This year I am participating in the Holiday Stashdown CAL is the fifth and final crochet along of 2022 hosted in the CAL Central Facebook and Ravelry groups. We’ve brought together 22 of your favorite crochet designers to bring you free crochet patterns for winter holiday gifts, decorations, gift wrap, and more! Join us to make wonderful projects, chat with other crocheters, and enter for your chance to win a prize!

How To Join the 2022 Holiday Stashdown CAL
- Sign up for Crochet Along updates and the Underground Crafter newsletter to get regular updates, including links to new CAL patterns as they are released. When you sign up, you’ll also get access to my subscriber vault which includes exclusive free PDF patterns, a coupon code for your choice of any crochet or knitting pattern or ebook from my Ravelry shop, and coupon codes from other indie designers and crafts businesses.
- You can join in by crocheting the patterns as you have time.
- Share your progress and post pictures of your finished projects. Tag your projects and posts #CALCentralCrochet and #HolidayStashdownCAL on all social media.
- If you’d like to chat with other crocheters, join the CAL Central Crochet Facebook group, or visit this thread in the CAL Central Ravelry group.
- By the end of the CAL, you’ll have up to 22 gifts, decorations, or gift wrap projects for the winter holidays.
2022 Holiday Stashdown Crochet Along Schedule
This list will be updated during the CAL to include links to each pattern as it is released.
- October 3: 2022 Holiday Stashdown CAL Announcement and End-of-CAL giveaway (you are here)
- October 3: Pattern 1 by Underground Crafter. Show your support by following Marie on Newsletter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry | YouTube
- Get the Straight and Narrow Cowl pattern
- October 6: Pattern 2 by Knitting with Chopsticks. Show your support by following Hortense on Etsy | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry
- Get the Leon Hat pattern
- October 10: Pattern 3 by Fosbas Designs. Show your support by following Susanna on Etsy | Facebook | Instagram | Ravelry | YouTube
- Get the Wind Spinner Christmas Tree pattern
- October 13: Pattern 4 by Grace and Yarn. Show your support by following Stephanie on Etsy | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry
- Get the Bear Ornament pattern
- October 17: Pattern 5 by 5 Little Monsters. Show your support by following Erica on Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry | YouTube
- Get the Trinity Hat pattern
- October 20: Pattern 6 by Malloo. Show your support by following Lou on Etsy | Facebook| Instagram | LoveCrafts | Pinterest | Ravelry
- Get the Gnome Bottle Topper pattern
- October 24: Pattern 7 by Cute As A Button Crochet & Craft. Show your support by following Esther on Etsy | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry | YouTube
- Get the Michelle Beanie pattern
- October 27: Pattern 8 by The Purple Poncho. Show your support by following Carolyn on Facebook | Instagram | LoveCrafts | Pinterest | Ravelry | YouTube
- Get the Angel Doll pattern
- October 31: Pattern 9 by Nana’s Crafty Home. Show your support by following Tonya on Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry | YouTube
- Get the Reindeer Towel Topper pattern
- November 3: Pattern 10 by Oombawka Design Crochet. Show your support by following Rhondda on Etsy | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry | YouTube
- Get the Evangeline the Angel pattern
- November 7: Pattern 11 by Stitches n Scraps. Show your support by following Pia on Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry | YouTube
- November 10: Pattern 12 by A Crocheted Simplicity. Show your support by following Jennifer on Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry | YouTube
- November 14: Pattern 13 by The Stitchin’ Mommy. Show your support by following Amy on Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry
- November 17: Pattern 14 by The Loopy Lamb. Show your support by following Ashley on Etsy | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry | YouTube
- November 21: Pattern 15 by Raffamusa Designs. Show your support by following Raffaella on Etsy | Facebook | Instagram | LoveCrafts | Pinterest | Ravelry | YouTube
- November 24: Pattern 16 by Straight Hooked. Show your support by following Malena on Facebook | Instagram | Ravelry | Rumble
- November 28: Pattern 17 by Made by Gootie. Show your support by following Agat on Etsy | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry
- December 1: Pattern 18 by Noor’s Knits. Show your support by following Noorain on Etsy | Facebook | Instagram | LoveCrafts | Pinterest | Ravelry | YouTube
- December 5: Pattern 19 by Mamas2Hands. Show your support by following Andee on Facebook | Instagram | Ravelry | YouTube
- December 8: Pattern 20 by GwenGoods Crochet. Show your support by following Gwen on Etsy | Facebook | Instagram | LoveCrafts | Pinterest | Ravelry | YouTube
- December 12: Pattern 21 by Celtic Knot Crochet. Show your support by following Jennifer on Etsy | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry | YouTube
- December 15: Pattern 22 by Knot 2 Sassy. Show your support by following Tracee on Facebook | Galilee Life | Instagram | LoveCrafts | Pinterest | Ravelry
- Crochet at your own pace
- Saturday, December 31, 2022: Deadline for entering the end-of-CAL giveaways (see below for more details and to enter)
2022 Holiday Stashdown CAL End-of-CAL Giveaway Prizes
Crochet alongs are always more fun when there are prizes at the end. We’ve teamed up with 11 of our favorite companies – AndeanSun Yarns, Babé Crochet, Clover USA, Eucalan, GlassEyesOnline, Hooked for Life Publishing, KennyClayCo, KnitPal, Knitter’s Relief Balm, Unicorn, and Walnut Farm Designs – to bring you 11 amazing prizes for our end-of-CAL giveaway. Don’t forget to enter the giveaway by scrolling to the bottom of this post by 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, December 31, 2022!
AndeanSun Yarns will provide one lucky winner with their choice of a 3-pack of Umayo bulky, DK, or fingering weight yarn in winner’s choice of color. These luxurious, soft, strong, and durable yarns are a blend of 35% alpaca, 15% wool, and 50% acrylic fibers with great stitch definition. Show your support by following AndeanSun Yarns on Facebook | Instagram.