Insert gray-brown color yarn in between stitches between Rnds 1-2, make knots on top of roots to prevent pulling through, make 6 roots, each strip about 5″ long.
Rnd 3-5: SC around. (12)
Rnd 6: [SC, DEC] x4. (8)
Rnd 7-10: SC around. (8)
Rnd 11-23: Attach green, SC around. (8)
Rnd 24-25: Attach dark green, SC around. (8)
Green Leaf
Rnd 26:
First leaf: SC, CHx41, turn, start SC from the 2nd loop of chain and then all way down.
Second leaf: SC x2 from Rnd 25, CHx41, turn, start SC from the 2nd loop of chain and then all way down.
Third leaf: SC x2 from Rnd 25, CHx37, turn, start SC from the 2nd loop of chain and then all way down.
Fourth leaf: SC x2 from Rnd 25, CHx31, turn, start SC from the 2nd loop of chain and then all way down.
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