The EVOLVING AVELINE SWEATER Crochet-A-Long is underway! The sweater CAL runs for 5 weeks until May 18th 2024, hosted in my Facebook group Pepper-Gaggle!

Pattern is in English, with separate PDFs in both UK and US terms.
The pattern is being released in stages:

Pattern pages 1-21 are now available for download on purchase.
A supplement PDF presents yardages for all 5 recommended yarn options in tables format. (There is a brief summary of yardage below but please also refer to full description in this PDF supplement upon purchase).

An updated pattern link will be sent to buyers VIA RAVELRY each week so you can join in at any time and you will have access to the partial pattern to follow this schedule:
March 30 Sizing, Yardage & Swatching Instructions (pages 1-4 available for download)
April 13 CAL week 1 Neck to V-point (pages 1-11 available for download)
April 20 CAL week 2 V-point to U/arm (pages 1-19 available for download)
April 27 CAL week 3 Lower Bodice (pages 1-21 available for download)
May 4 CAL week 4 Split Hem and Rib (pages 1-24 available for download)
May 11 CAL week 5 Sleeves (ALL pages: 1-28 available for download)

From May 11th, the available download will be the complete pattern document.

Pattern features:
-13 sizes from 80cm-150cm finished bust
-5 recommended yarns
-top-down construction (no sew!)
-easy stitches (ch, ss, dc, htr, tr, dtr = UK terms)
-written instructions with:
-stitch charts
-some linked video demonstrations for the fiddly bits
-photo tutorials
-designer insights and custom fit advice
-option for long sleeve or short sleeve
-option for split hemline or full hemline

Level of Difficulty:
The stitches used for this garment are the regular stitches, and the project is suited to a crocheter who knows the basic stitch set, has even tension over a large piece of work and wants to get into making garments.

Yardage
For Sweater Size:
1 (2: 3: 4) (5: 6: 7) (8: 9: 10) (11: 12: 13)
with Garment finished bust circumference of:
80 (85: 90: 95) (100: 105: 110) (115: 120: 125) (130: 140: 150) centimetres

Rowan Felted Tweed dk wool blend & 3.5mm hook
(yellow and black Size 5 prototype).
Yarn A:
1017 (1054: 1126: 1151) (1212: 1318: 1372) (1361: 1469: 1510) (1573: 1649: 1838) metres
Yarn B:
200 (212: 226: 238) (251: 262: 276) (359: 377: 391) (408: 528: 564) metres

Bendigo Woollen Mills Classic 5 ply wool & 4mm hook
(blue and pink Size 13 sample)
Yarn A:
1095 (1134: 1212: 1239) (1305: 1419: 1477) (1465: 1581: 1625) (1693: 1776: 1979) metres
Yarn B:
215 (228: 243: 256) (270: 282: 297) (387: 406: 421) (439: 568: 607) metres

Morris & Sons Empire 8ply merino & 3.5mm hook
(dark blue and olive green Size 1 sample)
Yarn A:
1088 (1127: 1204: 1231) (1296: 1410: 1467) (1456: 1571: 1615) (1682: 1764: 1966) metres
Yarn B:
214 (227: 242: 255) (268: 280: 295) (384: 403: 418) (436: 565: 603) metres

Bendigo Woollen Mills Cotton 4ply & 4mm hook
(beige and pink short sleeve Size 5 sample)
Yarn A:
961 (995: 1063: 1087) (1145: 1245: 1296) (1285: 1387: 1426) (1485: 1558: 1736) metres
Yarn B:
189 (200: 213: 225) (237: 247: 261) (339: 356: 369) (385: 499: 533) metres

Bellissimo Lucca merino cotton blend & 3.5mm hook
(mid teal-blue and light teal-blue Size 10 sample)
Yarn A:
980 (1015: 1084: 1109) (1167: 1270: 1322) (1311: 1415: 1454) (1515: 1589: 1771) metres
Yarn B:
193 (204: 218: 229) (242: 252: 266) (346: 363: 377) (393: 509: 543) metres

A tester project fashion show and CAL Schedule is in this blog.

THANK YOU to
Morris & Sons for yarn support to develop the Size 5 sweater prototype in Rowan Felted Tweed dk and yarn support to make a Size 1 tester sample with Morris & Sons Empire 8ply merino.

Bendigo Woollen Mills for yarn support to make the Size 13 tester sample in Classic 5 ply wool and to make a Size 4 tester sample in Cotton 4ply
Skein Sisters for yarn support for a Size 10 tester sample in Bellissimo Lucca
^Morris & Sons, Bendigo Woollen Mills & Skein Sisters