I used Knit Picks KnitPicks Heatherly Worsted (80% Acrylic, 20% Merino Wool) in the Sweetheart colorway and a US#8 (5.0 mm) needle.

This is an easy stitch pattern that knit up similarly to leaves.

The decreases either stack on top of each other or line up to make those pretty slants.

As you can see, my decreases had a YO next to them. That eyelet made my decreases a bit loose.

I have a few options for ways to avoid this.

• Work a BYO (backward yarn over) – I think this is the best option. The yarn over would take up less yarn, so the decrease wouldn’t have much yarn to “borrow” from it.
• Fix it in blocking – If I saw that problem after I had already knitted it, I’d pull that slack on the wrong side. But this is a slow and laborious process. It’s possible, but I’d never set out with that being the plan. And after it’s done, I’d do a full blocking to seal in the movements of the yarn.

The stitch scalloped strongly on the bottom and just a touch on the top. That’s because of where the stitch pattern started. I could have battled that by moving it up or down a half of a repeat.

Strawberry, Chart

Strawberry, written directions

Row 1 (RS): Ssk, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, sl1, k2tog, psso, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, ssk. (25 sts)

Row 2 (WS): P2tog, (p3, yo) × 2, p3, p3tog, (p3, yo) × 2, p3, p2tog. 

Row 3: Ssk, k2, yo, k5, yo, k2, sl1, k2tog, psso, k2, yo, k5, yo, k2, ssk. 

Row 4: P2tog, p1, yo, p7, yo, p1, p3tog, p1, yo, p7, yo, p1, p2tog. 

Row 5: Ssk, yo, k9, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k9, yo, ssk. 

Row 6: (P1, yo, p4, p3tog, p4, yo) × 2, p1. 

Row 7: K2, yo, k3, sl1, k2tog, psso, (k3, yo) × 2, k3, sl1, k2tog, psso, k3, yo, k2. 

Row 8: P3, yo, p2, p3tog, p2, yo, p5, yo, p2, p3tog, p2, yo, p3. 

Row 9: K4, yo, k1, sl1, k2tog, psso, k1, yo, k7, yo, k1, sl1, k2tog, psso, k1, yo, k4. 

Row 10: P5, yo, p3tog, yo, p9, yo, p3tog, yo, p5.