One Skein Shawl Knitting Kit - Catch a Falling Leaf (with Heartspun Yarn)

The yarn supplied in this kit is 'Heartspun' by Woolly Chic. It's a beautiful eco-friendly yarn made from 70% Bluefaced Leicester Wool and 30% Tencel, a sustainable fibre made from wood-pulp which adds a lovely sheen and strength to the yarn, much like silk. The yarn is soft to the touch and a joy to knit with. 

This kit contains:

• Your choice of 1 x 100g / 420m skein of Heartspun Yarn (70% Bluefaced Leicester Wool and 30% Tencel) in a choice of:
• Sky Blue (as per the pattern sample)
• Dusty Rose (pink)
• Clover (light green)
• Iris (purple / blue)
• 1 pattern (PDF or print)
• 1 removable marker

In addition you will need*:

• 1 x 80-100cm 3.75mm circular needle

Kits are dyed to order so please allow up to 1 week for delivery (longer for overseas)

About this Pattern

There is an old saying that if you can catch a falling leaf in Autumn you can keep colds at bay until Spring. Another saying is if you want a lucky year ahead then try to catch a dozen leaves as superstition says that a month of good fortune will follow for every one you gather.

Now I don’t know about you, but I have tried to catch a falling leaf many times and it’s incredibly difficult to do! So I thought, instead of trying to catch them, why not knit them instead?

The Catch a Falling Leaf shawl is asymmetric in shape and alternates bands of simple stockinette with leaf-shaped lace. The lacy leaf pattern cuts through the solid stockinette just like leaves dancing against the sky. And as they fall towards the border of the shawl they gather like a bed of crisp leaves scattered on the forest floor. So even if you don’t manage to catch a falling leaf, you can wrap yourself up in a cozy warm shawl to keep the colds at bay instead!

The sample shawl was knitted with Heartspun, a beautiful eco-friendly yarn made from 70% Bluefaced Leicester Wool and 30% Tencel, a sustainable fibre made from wood-pulp which adds a lovely sheen and strength to the yarn, much like silk. The yarn is soft to the touch and a joy to knit with. To find out more about the yarn visit: https://www.woollychicdesigns.co.uk/product/heartspun-4ply-yarn/

Pattern Notes

Stitches Used – Sl1 wyif, knit, purl, kfb, yo, k2tog, sl2tog-k1-psso

Sizes – One size

Measurements – The finished, blocked shawl has a wingspan of 75” (190.5cm) and a depth of 21.5” (54.5cm)

Gauge: 22 stitches and 33 rows to 4” (10cm) in stockinette stitch after blocking

*There will be an option to purchase the needle on your order if you wish.