Crafty guys and gals, I'd like to introduce you to a very exciting art project called A Tree Undone (also). If you can knit or crochet a leaf, you can be a part of this art installation that will be installed on the Black Rock Playa during Burning Man at the end of August. Over three thousand hand-crafted leaves will decorate the sculpture - it will be so stunning! If you can squeeze in a few minutes a week and craft up a leaf or two or 20 (there are simple patterns on the web site or you can use/make up your own), you will not only have fun creating leaves, you'll be helping an ambitious and beautiful project come to fruition! Full details on how to participate can be found on the web site I'm planning on sending in as many leaves as I can. While crafting at's house this past Saturday afternoon, I hatched a new knitting pattern too. I liked the leaf patterns that were on the site well enough, but I decided a cute veined leaf would be my contribution. So, here it is! A cute veined leaf! If you knit it in worsted weight yarn, you'll have about a 5" leaf that is reminiscent of American elm leaves Note: at the bottom of this page you'll find a great description of how to do the symmetrical double decrease (sl2, k1, p2sso). It's basically a symmetrical k3tog.Cast on 10 stsRow 1: k10, cast on 9 stsRow 2: k19Row 3: k1, m1, k7, (sl2, k1, p2sso), k7, m1, k1Row 4: p19Row 5: p9, k1, p9Row 6: k9, p1, k9Row 7: k1, m1, k7, (sl2, k1, p2sso), k7, m1, k1Row 8: p19Row 9: p9, k1, p9Row 10: k9, p1, k9Row 11: k1, m1, k7, (sl2, k1, p2sso), k7, m1, k1Row 12: p19Row 13: p9, k1, p9Row 14: k9, p1, k9Row 15: k1, m1, k7, (sl2, k1, p2sso), k7, m1, k1Row 16: p19Row 17: p9, k1, p9Row 18: k9, p1, k9Row 19: k8, (sl2, k1, p2sso), k8Row 20: p17Row 21: p8, k1, p8Row 22: k8, p1, k8Row 23: k7, (sl2, k1, p2sso), k7Row 24: p15Row 25: p7, k1, p7Row 26: k7, p1, k7Row 27: k6, (sl2, k1, p2sso), k6Row 28: p13Row 29: p6, k1, p6Row 30: k6, p1, k6Row 31: k5, (sl2, k1, p2sso), k5Row 32: p11Row 33: p5, k1, p5Row 34: k4, p3tog*, k4Row 35: k3, (sl2, k1, p2sso), k3Row 36: p7Row 37: p3, k1, p3Row 38: k2, p3tog*, k2Row 39: k1, (sl2, k1, p2sso), k1Row 40: p3Row 41: k3togIf you are making your leaf for the Tree Undone project, DON'T TIE THEM OFF! The leaves are going to be unraveled. Read the site for more info *if you wish to try and make the p3tog a symmetrical double decrease - slip 2 purlwise at the same time, purl the next stitch then pass the two slipped stitches over the purled stitch and off the needles. If the whole make-the-p3tog-symmetrical process gives you the hives, don't worry about it! Your leaf will be cute even if the vein is a little wonky and non-symmetrical.