Wow, it's been forever since I posted anything. I guess I haven't been doing anything interesting.

Today I knitted the first thing I ever knitted without a pattern. I'm not a great knitter, but I think it came out ok.

Just in case anyone else wants to make one, here's what i did...

----stem----
co 3
i-cord for a while
put 2 st on holder

----leaf----
repeat for each stitch on holder
1 kfb 2
2 (an all even otherwise marked) p
3 k2 kfb k1
5 k1 kfb k1 kfb k1
7 k
9 k1 ssk k1 k2tog k1
11 k2 bo1 k2
12 bo2 break yarn.
bo2 (i just used a small piece for this)

---making---
bind in extras.
with the two at the top of the stem, i went through each leaf to give it a little more support than the 2 st. from the kfb.

i hope this all makes sense. first try!