Toy Box Crochet Along with CAL Central Crochet

Welcome to the second CAL Central Crochet Along of 2025! This year, the Toy Box Crochet Along brings you four mini crochet-alongs, each featuring a different theme and running over an extended period to give a nice variety of patterns.You’ll get to enjoy free crochet patterns to create adorable and cuddly softies that you can gift or donate to charity. Whether you’re crafting for a loved one or donating to a good cause, the Toy Box CAL offers a great opportunity to connect with fellow crocheters, share your progress, and enjoy the creative process. Plus, by participating, you’ll have the chance to enter exciting giveaways and win fabulous prizes!

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This is the main post for the 2025 Toy Box Crochet Along. Below, you’ll find all of the details for this CAL including:

• How the 2025 Toy Box CAL Works,
• How To Join the 2025 Toy Box CAL,
• 2025 Toy Box CAL Schedule,
• 2025 Toy Box CAL End-of-CAL Giveaway Prizes, and
• Enter the 2025 Toy Box CAL End-of-CAL Giveaway.

How the 2025 Toy Box CAL Works

Every Monday, from March 3 to August 11, 2025, we’ll share a free crochet pattern for a toy, doll, amigurumi, softie, or plushie from a different crocheter. There are four different themes:

• Garden Friends
• Farm Friends
• Beach and Ocean
• Woodland Creatures

This lets you crochet up all of your favorite kinds of toys. You can make them to keep, for gifts, to host a themed party, sell at a craft fair, put into a basket of goodies, or donate to charity while chatting with other crocheters in our groups and sharing your projects to win giveaway prizes!

We’ve made amazing partnerships with Crochet Foundry, GlassEyesOnline, KennyClayCo, KnitPal, Knitter’s Relief Balm, MBT Creates, and Unicorn to bring you great prizes in our end-of-CAL giveaway. Don’t forget to enter the giveaway at the bottom of this post by Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.

How To Join the 2025 Toy Box 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 24 awesome toys to play 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. 

2025 Toy Box CAL Schedule

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

2025 Toy Box CAL End-of-CAL Giveaway Prizes

One of the greatest joys of joining a CAL is being able to win amazing prizes and that’s why CAL Central Crochet partners with some of our favorite companies for each CAL! For the Toy Box CAL, Crochet Foundry, GlassEyesOnline, KennyClayCo, KnitPal, Knitter’s Relief Balm, MBT Creates, and Unicorn are bringing you seven great prizes. Read on for more details about the prizes and how to enter for your chance to win one of these prizes!

Crochet Foundry was created to present beautiful garments for women of all sizes in their magazine. One lucky winner will get a prize package including 4 issues. Show your support by following Crochet Foundry on Bluesky | Facebook | Instagram.

GlassEyesOnline will provide one lucky winner with a 48-piece triangle nose assortment with carrying case. You can use these high quality noses for knit, sewn, and other dolls and critter makes. Show your support by following GlassEyesOnline on Etsy | Facebook | Instagram.

KennyClayCo is providing one lucky winner with their choice of any in-stock yarn-themed mug. These ceramic mugs are handmade by a third-generation potter. These are a long-lasting and absolutely gorgeous addition to your crochet or knitting corner. Show your support by following KennyClayCo on Etsy and the family business on Instagram.

KnitPal is providing one lucky winner with a pack of 3 skeins of Cotton to the Core in the winner’s choice of any in-stock color. That’s 654 yds (300g) of a baby soft, cotton/acrylic blend! This heathered yarn is worsted (#4/medium) weight and is machine washable. Show your support by following KnitPal on Facebook | 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 oz 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). Show your support by following Knitter’s Relief Balm on Facebook | Instagram. Want to try some Knitter’s Relief Balm now? Use coupon code CROCHETALONG for $10 off + free shipping on purchases of the 2oz size with CBD oil.

MBT Creates is providing one lucky winner with a Yes I Made This pin that you can wear to show your handmade pride. Show your support by following MBT Creates on Bluesky | Facebook | Instagram.

Unicorn is providing one lucky winner with a 4-Ounce Set with Plush which includes Fibre Wash, Fibre Rinse, Power Scour, and an adorable plush unicorn. If you’re new to Unicorn, you can see how easy it is to use to remove stains from a knitting project here. Show your support by following Unicorn on Facebook | Instagram.

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

Enter the 2025 Toy Box CAL End-of-CAL Giveaway

• This is the end-of-CAL giveaway for the 2025 Toy Box CAL. 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, August 17, 2025.
• Winners will be chosen from the entries at random. Each will win one of the prizes listed above.
• Winners will be contacted within 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 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!