Oak Leaves

My attempt at an oak leaf has progressed into these, not sure if anyone else has designed such a leaf so will not claim it as my own, but I am willing to share this particular pattern if there is interest.

Some oak leaves which have been blown off the trees in the wind and the rain we are now having, the temperature has dropped at least 12 degrees since last week.

And some acorns turning a golden brown, just right for those greedy squirrels of which we have many.

"Great oaks from little acorns grow" - an old English Proverb 

meaning 

Great things often have small beginnings.

HOW TRUE

OAK LEAF PATTERN © Sally Kerson 2011

Abbreviations:

R ring

Roch ring on chain

seta first half of double stitch

setab second half of double stitch

Ch chain

Cl close

vsp very small picot

+ join

Lj lock join

T & C tie and cut

Materials required: size 20 thread

Wind 2 shuttles with the continuous thread method 1 ½ yds shuttles 1

3 ½ yds shuttle 2

Begin by securing with paper clip or safety pin forming 1^st picot.

Ch: p 8 SS

Roch 1: 6 (seta x 6 setab x 6) 2 vsp 4 Cl SS

Ch: 6 SS

Roch 2: 4 + R1 4 (seta x 6 setab x 6) 6 vsp 2 Cl SS

SCMR ch 5

R3: 2 + R2 12 (seta x 6 setab x 6 ) 10 vsp 2 Cl

Ch: 5

R4: 2 + R3 6 (seta x 6 setab x 6 ) 4 (seta x 6 setab x 6)

4 (seta x 6 seta b x 6) 6 vsp 2 Cl

Ch: 5

R5: 2 + R4 12 (seta x 6 setab x 6) 10 vsp 2 Cl

Ch: 5

R6: 2 + R5 6 (seta x 6 setab x 6) 4 vsp 4 CL

Cl SCMR

Ch : 6 Lj to bottom R1 (opposite) SS

Roch 7: 4 + R6 2 (seta x 6 setab x 6) 6 Cl SS

Ch 8 join to first picot

make tail with which ever method you wish. T & C