Evolving Bella by Peppergoose (Susannah Kate)

Evolving Bella

Crochet
October 2024
both are used in this pattern
Aran (8 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 10 rows = 4 inches
in alt rows of tr and dc sts in Noro Silk Garden for main fabric of garment
4.0 mm (G)
1353 - 2698 yards (1237 - 2467 m)
1 (2: 3: 4) (5: 6: 7) (8: 9: 10) (11: 12: 13)
both US and UK
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Evolving Bella is a top down crochet hoodie jacket with a front zip.

Size Options:
1 (2: 3: 4) (5: 6: 7) (8: 9: 10) (11: 12: 13) with finished garment bust circumference of:
84.6 (89.6: 94.6: 99.6) (105: 110: 115) (120: 125: 130) (135: 145: 155)cm

Pattern Document:
29 page Pattern PDF in English, in both UK & US terms.

Level of Difficulty: easy to intermediate.

Please refer to these blog posts:
Evolving Bella Prototype sample
(NORO Silk Garden as Yarn A for the main fabric of the bodice and hood, and Scheepjes Stone Washed as Yarn B for the contrast trims and slip stitch embroidery). Blog post includes a video showing how the fabric drapes and moves!

Evolving Bella Tester samples
(Blog post includes SCHEMATIC, MEASUREMENTS and YARN ALLOWANCE for NORO Silk Garden and Scheepjes Stone Washed, and comprehensive information about tester samples and alternative yarns including how to double strand a thinner yarn or combine thick and thin yarns as Yarn A).

Yarn Allowance:
Yarn allowance table is image on this pattern listing, but I strongly recommend you also read the Tester Sample blog post (link above).

Tested yarns include:
Bendigo Woollen Mills
Multicoloured 4ply Sock (double stranded) as Yarn A and Luxury 4ply as Yarn B.

Great Ocean Road (GOR) Woollen Mills
1 strand La Bella 8ply held with 1 strand Summer Fiesta as Yarn A and La Bella 8ply as Yarn B

Thank you to Bendigo Woollen Mills and GOR Woollen Mill for yarn support to test this pattern!

Pattern support is via my Facebook Group Pepper-Gaggle, or email susannah@peppergoose.design