Welcome to the third CAL Central Crochet Along of 2026 and the second annual Toy Box Crochet Along! Get 10 free crochet toy patterns by your favorite designers along with the chance to win a fabulous prize while chatting with fellow crocheters online!
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This is the main post for the 2026 Toy Box Crochet Along. Below, you’ll find all of the details for this CAL including:
- How the 2026 Toy Box CAL Works,
- How To Join the 2026 Toy Box CAL,
- 2026 Toy Box CAL Schedule,
- 2026 Toy Box CAL End-of-CAL Giveaway Prizes, and
- Enter the 2026 Toy Box CAL End-of-CAL Giveaway.
How the 2026 Toy Box CAL Works
Every Monday from June 1 to August 3, 2026, we’ll share a free crochet pattern for a toy! These toys can include dolls (amigurumi), plushies, and more. You can make these toys to keep, for gifts, 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, GMC Books, KnitPal, Knitter’s Relief Balm, LennyMudPottery, Underground Crafter, and Unicorn to bring you some great prizes in our end-of-CAL giveaway. Don’t forget to enter the giveaway at the bottom of this blog post by Sunday, August 9, 2026 at 11:59pm Eastern.
How To Join the 2026 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 10 awesome toys, amigurumi, and plushies to cuddle and 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.
2026 Toy Box CAL Schedule
This list will be updated during the CAL to include links to each pattern as they are released.
- June 1: Announcement and 2026 Toy Box CAL giveaway (you are here!)
- June 1: Pattern 1 will be posted June 2. Apologies for the (short) delay!
- June 8: Pattern 2
- June 15: Pattern 3
- June 22: Pattern 4
- June 29: Pattern 5
- July 6: Pattern 6
- July 13: Pattern 7
- July 20: Pattern 8
- July 27: Pattern 9
- August 3: Pattern 10
- Crochet at your own pace.
- August 9: Enter the 2026 Toy Box Crochet Along giveaway by 11:59pm Eastern.
2026 Toy Box CAL End-of-CAL Giveaway Prizes
Everything is more fun with prizes, so we’ve partnered with some of our favorite companies to bring you seven giveaway prizes! Read on for more details about each prize and to enter for your chance to win a prize from GlassEyesOnline, GMC Books, KnitPal, Knitter’s Relief Balm, LennyMudPottery, Underground Crafter, or Unicorn!
GlassEyesOnline will provide one lucky winner with a Sunny Daze Creative Gift Set with starburst eyes, triangle noses, and flock triangle noses (including washers) packaged In a plastic rectangle storage box. You can use these high quality eyes and noses for crochet, knit, sewn, and other amigurumi and critter makes. Show your support by following GlassEyesOnline on Etsy, Facebook, and Instagram.
GMC Books will provide one lucky winner with my review copies of two fun books for crochet toys! Crochet Kawaii Pets: 30 Adorable Animals to Make by Jacki Donhou (available online through independent booksellers and on Amazon) and Cute Crocheted Plants: 25 Lovable Crochet Designs by Emma Varnam (available online through independent booksellers and on Amazon) Show your support by following GMC Books on Instagram.
KnitPal is providing one lucky winner with a 4-pack of Chenillique XL yarn in the winner’s choice of color. Each pack includes 352 yards of this velvety chenille-type super bulky polyester yarn and a digital softie pattern. 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 or Crafters Relief Roll On. 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 and Instagram.
LennyMudPottery is providing one lucky winner with their choice of any in-stock yarn bowl. These ceramic yarn bowls 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 LennyMudPottery on Etsy and the family business on Instagram.
Underground Crafter (that’s me!) is providing one lucky winner with two crochet stickers. Now you can show your crochet love wherever stickers are allowed. Show your support by following Underground Crafter on Facebook and 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 crochet or knitting project here. Show your support by following Unicorn on Facebook and Instagram.
Continue on to enter the giveaway for your chance to win a prize!
Enter the 2026 Toy Box CAL End-of-CAL Giveaway
- This is the end-of-CAL giveaway for the 2026 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 August 9, 2026.
- 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 King Sumo and/or Underground Crafter. You can read the King Sumo 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!
If you can’t use the King Sumo widget above, click here to enter the giveaway.