Pinterest Pattern -- Near Fail

So, warning! The tutorial attached has instructions that will not quite produce the desired results.
Follow the chart rather than the tutorial.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rochet-hot-pad---doily-autumn-leaf-pattern
The tutorial skips a step with every other row that shapes the leaf. Without that step, the leaf takes on a stair-step look like Lego bricks.
The final step, single crochet all around completes the shape. This is left out of the tutorial and the leaf just looks unfinished without it.

Once I figured out what needed to be done, I just loved the pattern! Follow the chart.