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2026 Craft-A-Longs

Participate in one or all of the 2026 ESK craft-a-longs to expand your repertoire, craft with virtual teammates, actually use all that gorgeous hand-dyed yarn and give your team a little boost while you're at it!

2026's Booster Club offers four scheduled quarterly Craft-A-Longs.

Flash craft-a-longs will also arrive throughout the year - these craft-a-longs will typically be announced with 1-2 weeks notice of the start date and duration will vary based on the size of projects. We try to provide both knit and crochet options for as many craft-a-longs as possible, though there may be a few pattern-specific activities that don't allow for this.

• Q1 - Happily Ever Hooded - Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  Come stitch with us and create all the hoods and balaclavas that you've dreamt of this winter to keep your whole head warm. Choose any hood or balaclava pattern to join in.
• Q2 - Yoke Folks - Apr. 1-Jun. 30
  Create a garment with a yoked design! Wheher it be using colorwork, textured stitches like cables, or lace, we'll make tops of all shapes and styles that use a circular yoke construction.
• Q3 - Beaded Bliss - Jul. 1-Sept. 30
  Put a little sparkle in your life with beads! Any project that uses beads as a primary design feature to find your very own beaded bliss.
• Q4 - I'm So Indie - Oct. 1-Dec. 15
  Let's show some love to independent designers and fiber artists! Use yarn from one of our designated indie dyers and a pattern from an indie designer. This craft-a-long is completely open-ended as far as project type.

How it Works

Each craft-a-long officially begins on the start date listed. Pick your yarn, maybe even get ambitious and do a swatch, and cast-on with your fellow ESKers in the Ravelry thread. When your project is done, head to your Progress Dashboard to submit your project and get your prize tickets. Don't forget to also submit your project to Hook It!, where you earn Yarnathon yards and more stars for every project you finished this year.

Prizes: All Flash Craft-A-Longs award a set number of stars to help your team. All regular craft-a-longs will be awarded tickets based on crafted yardage as shown in the chart below. You can combine as many projects as you'd like - just wait to submit until all your projects for the CAL are done.

Requirements for ALL craft-a-longs:

• All yarn should come from Eat.Sleep.Knit except for minor embellishments
• You can combine multiple projects for regular craft-a-longs but please wait to submit until you have completed all projects you plan to make for that craft-a-long.
• All projects should start on or after the start date for the craft-a-long and be completed and submitted before the end date
• All projects should use the patterns or themes specified by the individual craft-a-long requirements
• All projects completed within the craft-a-long calendar timeframe will be eligible for the Ravelry prize drawings for that craft-a-long.