Begin with CC and cast on 18 sts. Turn.

Row 1: K 2 in each st, turn (36 sts).

Row 2, 3: K each row, turn.

Row 4: Pick up CC and k 4 sts; drop CC, pick up MC and k 4 sts with it; k 4 CC again, carrying the yarn firmly across the back of work. Alternate, knitting 4 sts in each colour and carrying the yarn of other colour across, always keeping it to the same side or back of your work, which becomes the inside; always turn at the end of each row.

Continue in this manner until the coloured portion of the ear of corn is about 4 1/4 inches long.

Each row will alternate colours like a checkerboard.

Next Row: With MC, K row, turn.

Next 2 Rows: K 2 tog, k remainder of row, turn.

Cut a six-inch length of thread, and with a needle, run it through each st; draw up tight and fasten. Sew edges together about an inch from the top and same distance from the tip.

Crochet Leaves with Green:

Looped Stem:  ch 20, sc back into each st of ch, sl st to 2 sts at beginning.

Begin Leaf:
Ch 8, sl st into a ring; ch 3 to count as a dc, make 19 dc into ring, sl st to beginning ch. (20 sts)

To Make Stem:
Ch 6, turn and sc back for center stem of leaf, sc into circle, turn.

To Make Leaf:
1 sc, 1 hdc, 6 dc into side and end of leaf stem.
Ch 3, sl st to dc, 6 dc back up on other side, 1 hdc, 1 sc, sl st to center.
Sl st into next 3 sts on center and repeat leaf.

Make 4 leaves and sew this piece to top of corn ear.