2024 Softie Crochet Along

The Softie Crochet Along is the second crochet along of the year which is hosted in the CAL Central Facebook and Ravelry groups. 2024 marks the seventh year since this CAL started and fifteen of your favorite crochet designers will bring you free crochet patterns for adorable and cuddly softies. Join along on this CAL to make fun crochet projects, chat with other crocheters, and enter to win one of the fabulous prizes we have in our giveaway.

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This is the main post for the 2024 Softie Crochet Along. Below, you’ll find all of the details for this CAL including:

  • How the 2024 Softie Crochet Along Works,
  • How To Join the 2024 Softie CAL,
  • 2024 Softie Crochet Along Schedule,
  • 2024 Softie CAL End-of-CAL Giveaway Prizes, and
  • Enter the 2024 Softie CAL End-of-CAL Giveaway.

Do you want to brush up your softie-making skills before you start? Check out the previous six iterations of the Softie Crochet Along.

How the 2024 Softie Crochet Along Works

Every Monday from March 18 to June 24, 2024, we’ll share a free crochet pattern for a softie from a different crocheter. You can make these softies to keep, for gifts, to sell at a craft fair, or to donate to charity while chatting with other crocheters in our groups and sharing your projects to win giveaway prizes!

We’ve partnered with GlassEyesOnline, KennyClayCo, Knitter’s Relief Balm, KnitPal, and Yazzii to bring you some great prizes in our end-of-CAL giveaway. Don’t forget to enter the giveaway at the bottom of this post by Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.

How To Join the 2024 Softie CAL

  • Sign up for Crochet Along updates and the Underground Crafter newsletter to get regular updates, including an update as each CAL pattern is 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 on all social media. 
  • If you’d like to chat with other crocheters, join the CAL Central Facebook group or visit this thread in the CAL Central Ravelry group.
  • By the end of the CAL, you’ll have up to 15 awesome softies to cuddle with!
  • Use this button below on your Ravelry project pages or elsewhere on social media. Right click (on desktop) or tap and hold (on mobile) to save.

2024 Softie Crochet Along Schedule

This list will be updated during the CAL to include links to each pattern as they are released.

2024 Softie CAL End-of-CAL Giveaway Prizes

It’s much more fun to crochet along with a giveaway, and that’s why CAL Central Crochet partners with some of our favorite companies for each CAL! For the seventh annual Softie CAL, GlassEyesOnline, KennyClayCo, Knitter’s Relief Balm, KnitPal, and Yazzii are bringing you five great prizes. Read on for more details about the prizes and how to enter for your chance to win one of these prizes!

GlassEyesOnline will provide one lucky winner with a Heart Gift Assortment set that has 15 safety noses in sizes 6mm to 25mm. You can use these high quality noses for crochet, sewing, and other dolls and critter makes. Show your support by following GlassEyesOnline on Etsy I Facebook I Instagram.

KennyClayCo is providing one lucky winner with their choice of any in stock crochet- or knitting-themed mugs. These mugs are handmade by a third-generation potter. They’re ceramic, making them long-lasting and a staple for your crochet or knitting evenings. Show your support by following KennyClayCo on Etsy and the family business on Instagram.

Knitter’s Relief Balm will provide one lucky winner with their choice of Knitter’s Relief Balm original or with CBD oil in the 2 ounce size. Knitter’s Relief Balm is all natural and chemical free. The no-mess tube makes it easy to apply so you can keep crocheting (or knitting). Want to grab some Knitter’s Relief Balm right now? Enjoy $10 OFF your next purchase! Just put Knitter’s Relief Balm with CBD 2oz in your cart and at checkout use coupon code: CROCHETALONG.

KnitPal is providing one lucky winner with a pack of 3 skeins of Woolen Delights soft and fluffy yarn perfect for knitting and crocheting baby blankets in the winner’s choice of in-stock color. That’s 522 yards (477 meters) of a worsted (#4/aran), Australian wool, acrylic, and polyamide blend yarn in solid colors. Show your support by following KnitPal on Facebook | Instagram.

Yazzi is providing one lucky winner with a Petite Craft Organizer XL in black. This organizer is perfect for all your notions, threads, and more. There are ample slots for your collection and a fabric flap that covers your crafting equipment for extra protection. Show your support by following Yazzi on Facebook | Instagram.

Continue on to learn how to enter the giveaway for your chance to win a prize!

Enter the 2024 Softie CAL End-of-CAL Giveaway

  • This is the end-of-CAL giveaway for the 2024 Softie Crochet Along. The Crochet Along is hosted by CAL Central and the giveaway is organized by Underground Crafter.
  • Enter the end-of-CAL giveaway using any of the options on the Rafflecopter widget below by 11:59 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, June 30, 2024.
  • Winners will be chosen from the entries at random. Each will win one of the prizes listed above.
  • Winners will be contacted approximately one week after the entries close. Winners will have three days to claim their prizes. If winners do not respond within three days, prizes will be awarded to alternates.
  • By entering this giveaway, you are agreeing to share your contact information with Rafflecopter and/or Underground Crafter. You can read the Rafflecopter Privacy Policy here and the Underground Crafter Privacy Policy here to understand how this information is used.
  • This giveaway is open worldwide, except where prohibited by law.
  • Don’t forget to join the fun in our Facebook and Ravelry groups, too!
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1 thought on “2024 Softie Crochet Along”

  1. Hi Marie! How fun! I don’t see the Rafflecopter widget above. Is there another link to enter? Thank you!
    Dimitra

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