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2023 Craft-A-Longs

Participate in one or all of the 2023 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!

2023's Booster Club will offer "flash" craft-a-longs throughout the year, each with a specific theme that should give you a wide variety of options to suit your crafting plans. 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.

Current List of 2023 Craft-A-Longs

You can see details for each craft-a-long by clicking on the event above or below - please review the specific rules for each CAL before casting on:

• Jan. 1-31st - Super Shawls - 2 stars
  Complete any shawl project that uses at least 600 yards of the ESK yarn(s) of your choice.
  
  
• Jan. 13th-23rd - Colorful Cowls - 1 star
  Complete any type of cowl project that uses more than one color and at least 100 yards of the ESK yarn(s) of your choice.
• Feb. 5th-14th - Craft your Heart Out - .5-1 star
  Complete any type of project with ESK yarn that incorporates hearts. Submissions up to 250 yards earn .5 star, submissions over 250 yards earn 1 star plus a bonus 250 yardage boost.
• Feb. 15th-Mar. 1 - I Want it Hat Way - 1 star
  Complete a hat project using one of the ten patterns picked by the ESK kitties in the I Want It Hat Way bundle.
• Mar. 6th-20th - Legwarmer Performer - .5-2 stars
  Complete a pair of leg warmers that are at least 6" or more in length with ESK yarn. Projects up to 250 yards earn .5 star, over 250 yards earn 1 star, over 350 yards earn 1.5 stars, and over 450 yards earn 2 stars. (Single projects, no combined submissions)
• Mar. 22nd-31st - Glam Hair Bands - .5 star
  Complete a headband from our FCAL bundle and earn a .5 star. Only one project can earn stars.
• Apr. 3rd-30th - Velvet Acorn - 1-2 stars
  Choose any project from The Velvet Acorn and any ESK yarn. Make size, fit, and minor modifications as needed. Submissions up to 500 yards will earn 1 star, submissions over 500 yards will earn 2 stars.
• Apr. 10th-May 15th - Need for Beads - 2 stars
  Complete either the Starlight Shawl (crochet) or Bewitched (knit) for 2 stars. (Single projects, no combined submissions)
• Apr. 24th-May 5th - Sock It To Me - 1 star
  Complete a pair of socks from either This Handmade Life or Summer Lee for 1 star. (Single projects, no combined submissions)
• May 1st-Jun. 30th - Strange Brew - 3 stars
  Complete a Strange Brew sweater for 3 stars.
• May 15th-Jun. 30th - Summer Vibes - 2 stars
  Complete a summer top from the kitty's Summer Tops Ravelry bundle for 2 stars.
• Jun. 5th - Jun. 15th - Potter & Bloom - 1 stars
  Choose any pattern by Potter & Bloom.
• Jun. 19th - Jul. 9th - Don't Panic - 1 star
  We’ll be knitting Hitchhiker (knit) or Mostly Harmless (crochet). Your shawl should use at least 400 yards of ESK yarn.
• Jul 9-15th - Team Mascots - 1 star
  Complete a mascot for your team for Team Spirit Week.
• Jul 23rd - Aug. 6th - Tote-ally Awesome - 1 star
  Choose any crochet bag pattern, though you must use at least 200 yards of yarn from ESK. You may make multiple projects to count towards the minimum. You’ll find a pattern inspiration bundle here.
• Aug. 4th - Aug. 24th - Radiant Gradients - 1 star
  Use 300 yards of any gradient yarn or kit from Eat.Sleep.Knit (yarns and kits we’ve carried in the past count as well). Choose any pattern you like for this FCAL.
• Aug. 25th - Sept. 18th - Kitty Invisibility Cloak - 2 stars
  Use at least 600 yards of any fingering weight yarn from Eat.Sleep.Knit to make Casapinka's Kitty Invisibility Cloak (the pattern calls for 2 colors but you can use one if you'd prefer). Choose any pattern you like for this FCAL.

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 stars. Don't forget to also submit our project to the brand new 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 and help you hit MVP. 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
• 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.