NOTE: As this is a CAL, you won’t get the first pattern part before the 10th of Oct!

Get the pattern and all of the CAL extra’s on Ravelry or Etsy at a reduced price until the CAL starts on the 10th of Oct.
After that it will go up to its regular price. And when the CAL’s finished, the extra’s will dissapear as well (but of course, CAL participants will keep access).

Join this year’s epic CAL read-along that will bring back the ALONG in crochet-along!
I want to give you an amazing CAL experience, that’s why I offer:

• Personal CAL support in the Facebook group
• CAL + read-along: Read along together and have fun in the online book club discussions
• A very interesting design and high quality pattern that you are used to receiving from me.
• 10% of ALL proceeds from this pattern will be donated to Conservation International, a nature conservation fund
• But the true crochet along is formed by the addition of… fun LIVE crochet along sessions where we get to meet our crochet friends and really crochet TOGETHER!

AND because I want to give you an extra special experience, you will receive fun gifts that I will keep a secret until the CAL starts and will only be available for CAL participants. 

Where’s the CAL hosted?
The CAL is hosted in my A Spoonful of Yarnies Facebook group.

When’s the CAL hosted?
We start reading from Oct 7 and the first pattern release is on Oct 10. The event will run until Dec 2nd. You will receive the full schedule after purchase. 

How do I access the pattern?
After purchase, you will receive a PDF with the link to the offical CAL page, where you can find all the pattern parts when they are released. You will NOT receive any pattern parts before the start of the CAL.

About the book and inspiration
This CAL is also a read-along. The pattern is inspired by the book The Overstory from Richard Powers and if you feel called, please join us by reading along as well. Previous CAL/Read-along participants have said that it gives so much more depth to their crochet experience and it is so fun to read and discuss the book together! Book discussions are held weekly in the Facebook group. 

From the Goodreads page: 

The Overstory is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of - and paean to - the natural world. From the roots to the crown and back to the seeds, Richard Powers’s twelfth novel unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables that range from antebellum New York to the late twentieth-century Timber Wars of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. There is a world alongside ours—vast, slow, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive, and almost invisible to us. This is the story of a handful of people who learn how to see that world and who are drawn up into its unfolding catastrophe.

About the pattern and difficulty level
During the CAL the pattern (offered in US English and Dutch) is offered in four parts. Afterwards the full pattern will also be made available.  

The used stitches and techniques are:

• Front post double and treble crochet, crocheting front post sts together, simple filet crochet, working in the back or front loop, puff stitch and for the wall hanging: securing your work into a metal hoop, using single crochet. 
• All the special stitches and techniques are supported with written explanation, clear tutorial photos and charts for the whole pattern. 
• And of course, you have ongoing support during the CAL in the Facebook group and during the LIVE sessions :D 

Shawl or Wall Hanging
Within the pattern, you can choose whether to make a shawl or wall hanging. Read on for the yarn and material requirements for both.

Yarn, hooks and notions

Wall hanging version:                 
3 skeins of The uncommon thread, everyday singles (100% Merino wool, 366m/100g) in colorway ‘Undergrowth’
3.5mm hook and large metal ring of 90cm/35.4” in diameter to mount your work

OR

Shawl version:                                
2 cakes of Scheepjes Woolly Whirl (70% cotton, 30% wool, 1000m/215-225g) in color ‘Melting mint centre’
3mm hook
                         
Both versions:                                 
Darning needle, thread clippers and blocking materials

Can I use other yarn than what the pattern calls for?
Of course! 

When creating the wall hanging you need approx. 1100 meters of fingering yarn (that’s about 350-400m per 100g) in any fiber type. 

When creating the shawl, you need approx. 2000 meters of fingering yarn in any fiber type. 

If you prefer not to use wool you can also use the regular Scheepjes Whirl. 

I am participating in the CAL by making another wall hanging with 1 cake of Scheepjes Whirl in color Jade Jimjam and 1 cake of Scheepjes Whirlette in the color Spearmint.  

The pattern was tested in English. The Dutch version was not tested, so little typos may occur. Please contact me via email if you have found one, or if you need help with the pattern. aspoonfulofyarn@hotmail.com

Will I meet you during the CAL? :)