This size-inclusive top-down raglan crochet crop sweater pattern packed with textural elements, a layered lace hemline and potential for colour play.

The #ShelleySweaterCAL is wrapping up and the full pattern is now available on purchase

Heaps of info with photos of tester samples in a variety of yarns is published in this blog post.

Pattern PDFs are available in both UK & US terms.

INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDE: Schematic, how to swatch and choose your size, stitch charts, how to figure out what yarn to use if want to substitute something else, comprehensive photo tutorials and video links as extra visual aids to supplement the written instructions to make the garment. Top-down construction means you can try it on as you go, and custom fit tips are also sprinkled through the pattern.

SIZES:
1 (2: 3: 4) (5: 6: 7) (8: 9: 10: 11)
with finished garment bust circumferences of:
85 (90: 95: 100) (105: 110: 115) (125: 135: 145: 155)cm
34 (36: 38: 40) (42: 44: 46) (50: 54: 58: 62)in
Intended to be worn with 0-5cm (0-2in) positive ease.

HOOKS:
3.25mm/D-3 crochet hook for most of garment (or hook size needed to obtain gauge).
3.5mm/E-4 crochet hook for part of Cuff (or hook size to adjust to preferred fit at the time).

YARDAGE:
Prototype sweater is size 3 and has been made with Sweet Georgia Yarns “Tough Love Sock” (combining tonal hot pink skeins as “Yarn A” with 2 Party of 5 sets as “Yarn B”). Size 1 can get by with 1 Party of 5 set (each set is 5 x mini-skeins of 96m = total 480m), but Sizes 2-7 will need 2 sets and Sizes 8-11 will need 3 sets. Regular skeins are 388m/115g of 80%superwash merino/20% nylon blend.

See last image for schematic with garment dimensions and Yardage.
This screenshot from UK version of the pattern shows required amount of yarn for garment and swatching, plus a guide for extra yardage if you want to add length.

During the test we have used a few other yarns to broaden accessibility. Other yarns I personally used for testing and developing this pattern are:

Life In The Long Grass “Moon” sock yarn (80%merino/20%silk; 366m/100g)
and
Morris & Sons “Empire 4ply” yarn
(Australian merino; 175m/50g)

My launch blog includes details of these, and shows off tester samples!

Pattern support via Pepper-Gaggle.