Nim Teasdale has created a real beauty with GoldenLeaf!

The Design

I will let her tell you about the design: 

Goldenleaf is a flowing semi-circular shawl with an expanding leaf pattern, and just enough texture to add depth.

The pattern includes 5 possible ending points, and the edging can either be blocked into dripping leaf points, or left to form a fluttery leafy ruffle, as pictured. (The size of the shawl can be increased in width as well by adding extra wedges.)

This design was inspired by the beauty of the ginkgo tree. Interestingly, these unusual trees are living fossils, being recognisably related to fossils from 270 million years ago. They are a reminder of the resilience of life on our beautiful planet, and our responsibility to care for it during our brief time here.


The Yarn and Colorways

Nim says that the design suits lace to fingering yarn, in solid, semi-solid, gradient or subtle speckle varieties and needs approximately 500m for the smallest size, up to approx 1000m, or more if adding extra wedges.

Our kits do not have the same yarn as what Nim knit her original one in (she used a lace weight).  You can see our yarn in the inset photo on the top picture and again below that. 

We love the large Shawl Bombs from Tina Whitmore of Freia Fibers. Each large pre-wound ball of yarn has 860 yards (786m) per 200g. 

The yarn has been dyed in a very gradually changing gradient of color.

1. One colorway we chose for Goldenleaf is one of her very newest ones, called Mardi Gras.  It runs from a gold then deepening gradually into a green into a teal into an indigo into a purple (or vice versa dependin simply on the order in which the yarn is wound). 

I believe the inspiration for this one was a Gustav Klimpt painting and truly, it just glows!

2. We also offer the choice of getting the same yarn in Grapevine.   It runs from a yellow into a lime into a brown into a rich purple (or again, vice versa).

Beads 

I queried Nim about beads for this beauty. 

She wrote back: "No beads specifically written into this one, but you could easily add them onto the k1 in the middle of the yo, k1, yo, or else onto the double decreases (after working the decrease)."

So we decided to give you the option to add some 6/0 beads to each of these kits.  If you decide to go with them (see the "Kit" drop-down menu) you will receive about 35g or roughly 420 beads,+ or - ,to place where it pleases you.  

If you have a preference on the bead color, do let me know.  Otherwise I will choose for you.

The Pattern

This pattern is not automatically part of this kit. 

Note that the pattern is written so you can work it entirely from the written pattern, or from charts with some notes.

You can get the pattern directly from Nim on her Ravelry page.  This will save it in your Ravelry library and ensure you get any updates as soon as released.  

Or if you prefer you can get a pdf of the pattern, saved for you on our website under your Accounts tab.

Alternatively we could print out a hard copy for you. 

Just select via the "Pattern" drop-down menu the form that suits you best.  (If you are going to get it directly from Nim on Ravelry, set the drop-down menu here to "No Pattern Needed.")