Knitting or Crocheting for the Festive Season? Join Indie Giftalong 2025 on Ravelry!

Some of the designs in my sale bundle

Are you joining Ravelry's Indie Giftalong 2025 this month? It's a wonderful event for crafters knitting or crocheting gifts for the festive season; seeking out a friendly craft community; or bargain hunting for great patterns by independent designers. I'll be a participating designer this year, so twenty of my independently published patterns are included amongst those eligible for the coupon code and all of my patterns including those you see free on this website are eligible to be worked on in the CALs/KALs.

This is me on Ravelry. Say hello if you see me!

If you're not using Ravelry or are interested in one of my patterns that's not discounted, you'll find I'm also participating in the Fasten off Yarn Along event this year, so take a look at my post here too for more details of a make-along event that is held entirely off Ravelry and with a discount covering all of my patterns on Etsy.

What's the Indie Giftalong 2025

The bundle of all designer's patterns: use the filters to find one for you

The Indie Design Giftalong is a KAL/CAL event, taking place in a group on Ravelry, focused on making seasonal gifts (and why not make yourself a gift or two too!) from thousands of patterns designed by hundreds of independent designers. It lasts around six weeks and from 5pm (US EST) 20th November to the end of 31st December and includes fun quizzes, competitions, and eight KAL/CALs to help you get your seasonal makes ready in a fun atmosphere. You can find out more about the event in this group on Ravelry.

Joanne's Bundle on Ravelry

First buy your Giftalong patterns. You can make projects from any pattern by participating designers shown in the big bundle of all eligible patterns. You'll probably want to use the filters to find just the right patterns for you from the thousands available. If you're looking for a bargain, you could choose one from participating designers' bundles of up to 20 patterns during the sale that takes place during the first week. Don't forget to use the coupon code giftalong2025 for 25% off each one you buy! Here's my bundle and here are the patterns in the sale bundles for all the designers.

Then back in the Giftalong  group join any relevant KAL/CALs for each of the type of items you are making by posting in each KAL/CAL thread to let the team know the pattern name you will be making. After its complete, post back in the same thread and in the FO (Finished Object thread too. Those who do are eligible to win one of many lovely prizes (if making a paid pattern by any of the participating designers). You can work from any patterns by the participating designers, but projects from free patterns won't be eligible for prizes. I've donated these two bag pattern collections as prizes, one for a knitter and one for a crocheter.

You'll find fun games, and a great chatty atmosphere, so don't hesitate; come join us! Do say hello if you see me online in one of the events. I'll be joining in too as I relax making a few projects from other people's patterns for once. This year, I'm making some new hair clips for myself using small motifs from participating designers, like the beautiful Crown in a Diamond motif by ItWasYarn designer, Kate Kosenko Veselunka, and I'll be sharing in my newsletter, the Ravelry Indie GAL group and on Instagram.