7th Annual Christmas in July Make Along

Welcome to the 2025 edition of the Christmas in July Make Along! For the seventh consecutive year, a team of talented designers is coming together to bring you a festive month-long celebration filled with beautiful winter holiday patterns — including crochet, knitting, and sewing projects. With wonderful themes and exciting new designs, there’s something for everyone to keep their hooks, needles, and sewing machines busy all month long. Plus, don’t miss your chance to enter the giveaway and win one of nine amazing prizes! You’ll find all the details for the 7th Annual Christmas in July Make Along in this post. Let’s get making!

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This is the main post for the latest Christmas in July Make Along. Here, you can read about:

• How the 7th Annual Christmas in July Make Along Works,
• How To Join the 7th Annual Christmas in July Make Along,
• 7th Annual Christmas in July Make Along Schedule,
• 7th Annual Christmas in July Make Along Giveaway Prizes, and
• Enter the 7th Annual Christmas in July Make Along.

If you want to know about the patterns we’ve released in the past years of this event, all of them are still linked in their respective posts:

• 2024 Christmas in July Make Along
• 2023 Christmas in July Make Along
• 2022 Christmas in July Make Along
• 2021 Christmas in July Make Along
• 2020 Christmas in July Make Along
• 2019 Christmas in July Make Along
• 2018 Christmas in July Crochet Along

How the 7th Annual Christmas in July Make Along Works

Continuing the tradition of the Christmas in July Make Along, twenty-seven bloggers have teamed up to bring you thirty-one days of free patterns that you can make for your loved ones. Gifting season may seem a bit far right now, but there’s always a lot to do around that time of year so let’s get started now! Each week has its own theme:

Week 1 (July 1-7): Babies, Kids, and Teens
Week 2 (July 8-14): Women
Week 3 (July 15-21): Gifts for Anyone
Week 4 (July 22-28): Home
Week 5 (July 29-31): Pets

We’ve also partnered with some of our favorite companies – GlassEyesOnline, KennyClayCo, KnitPal, Knitter’s Relief Balm, MBT Creates, Search Press North America, Storey, and Unicorn –  to get nine fabulous prizes for the make along giveaway! The deadline for entering the giveaway is Monday, August 4, 2025 at 11:59pm Eastern.

How To Join the 7th Annual Christmas in July Make Along

• Sign up for Christmas in July Make Along Along updates and the Underground Crafter newsletter to get regular updates, including an update as each make along 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, knitting, sewing, or making the projects as you have time.
• Share your progress and post pictures of your finished projects. Tag your projects and posts #CIJMakeAlong2025 on all social media.
• If you’d like to chat with other crafters, join the Underground Crafters Facebook group.
• If you need more handmade holiday inspiration, check out the weekly roundups with even more free patterns for gift ideas.
• By the end of the Make Along, you’ll have up to 31 awesome projects. Get ready for the handmade holiday season while having fun with us!
• 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.

7th Annual Christmas in July Make Along Giveaway Prizes

While you’re making all of these amazing gifts for your friends and family, you can also win something for yourself. Enter the giveaway by the deadline Monday, August 4, 2025 at 11:59pm Eastern and get the chance to win a prize from GlassEyesOnline, KennyClayCo, KnitPal, Knitter’s Relief Balm, MBT Creates, Search Press North America, Storey, and Unicorn.

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 bowl. These yarn bowls are handmade by a third-generation potter. They’re ceramic, making them 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 4 skeins Chenillique yarn in the winner’s choice of in-stock color. That’s 856 yards/400 grams of a medium (#4/Worsted) weight polyester yarn that’s a chenille-type, super soft and velvety yarn. Show your support by following KnitPal on Facebook and 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.

Search Press North America is providing two lucky winners with prizes! Show your support by following Search Press North America on Facebook | Instagram. The first prize is The Beginner’s Guide to Crochet by Claire Montgomerie (available through independent publishers or on Amazon). This book is a crochet reference guide for those new to crochet including photo tutorials and 8 patterns to get you started.

Search Press North America is also giving away a prize package including The Beginner’s Guide to Knitting by Lynne Rowe (available through independent publishers or on Amazon) and Knit a Mini Safari: 20 Tiny Animals to Knit by Sachiyo Ishii (available through independent publishers or on Amazon). The Beginner’s Guide to Knitting is a helpful reference book for new knitters including photo tutorials and 8 patterns to get you started. Knit a Mini Safari is a portably-sized collection of animal patterns. 

Storey Publishing is offering a prize package including Braiding Rugs by Nancy Bubel (available through independent booksellers or on Amazon), Quilting Basics by Debra Rogers-Gillig (available through independent booksellers or on Amazon), and The Vintage Postcard Collage Kit: 100 Classic Postcards to Alter, Adorn, Stitch, Sticker, and More by Kelly Lynch (available through independent booksellers or on Amazon). Braiding Rugs and Quilting Basics are from A Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin collection of black and white illustrated pamphlets, and The Vintage Postcard Collage Kit is a collection of 100 reproduction vintage postcards with a 64-page booklet with tips and approaches for using postcards with painting, embroidery, and layered collage. Show your support by following Storey on 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 one of these fabulous prizes!

Enter the 7th Annual Christmas in July Make Along Giveaway

• This is the giveaway for the 7th Annual Christmas in July Make Along hosted and organized by Underground Crafter.
• Enter the giveaway using any of the options on the Rafflecopter widget below by Monday, August 4, 2025 at 11:59pm Eastern.
• Nine winners will be chosen from the entries at random to win a prize. Each will win one of the prizes listed above.
• Winners will be contacted approximately one week after the entries close. Winners will have three (3) 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 the Underground Crafters Facebook group, too!