Join Me For 25 Days of Crochet in December 2026!

10 Nov Join Me For 25 Days of Crochet in December 2026!

For December 2026, I’ve created a crochet advent calendar, of sorts. It’s not holiday themed. It’s designed for all genders and you can join!

Why I’m Doing This

Let’s be honest. 2026 has been a difficult year for many of us. Not only because of what’s being going on globally. Many of us have faced personal challenges, me included. Some of my challenges include being forbidden to crochet for months because of injuries that require surgery on both arms, a parent who is dying plus working through my holidays–vacation time for non-Canadians–for the past two years. Frankly, I’m burnt out and need to do something that will help reset my brain while I take all of December off from client and freelance work.

I searched for crochet advent calendars and was met with mountains of AI bullshit. What wasn’t AI bullshit was holiday themed–many of us don’t celebrate any specific winter holiday or reminders of them are difficult or if we do celebrate, they aren’t Christian–or was heavily gendered towards women. I don’t do anything special or decorate for the winter holidays, plus I want to make things that are quick and easy and can use all year round and are not heavily gender coded.

So, I decided to make my own advent calendar, of sorts. It’s “of sorts” because it isn’t holiday themed. But I’m doing it during the typical advent calendar season, so here were. And I want you to participate, if this is your thing!

What’s Included

You will receive 25 free crochet patterns. These patterns take as little as 10 minutes to no more than a couple hours. For the most part, the patterns are Beginner to Easy in difficulty level. I think I have curated one pattern that is Intermediate but looking at the pattern, I think that is because it makes use of more than two different type of stitches with different sections using different stitch patterns; the stitching part isn’t difficult it simply requires a little bit more attention.

All of these patterns use Worsted Weight/#4 yarns, either in acrylic or a cheap cotton. Think Bernat Handicrafter or Lily’s Sugar and Cream or similar for the cotton. Many of the patterns can be made with scraps. Most of the patterns use less than a skein of yarn. Perfect for busting that stash or using up those scraps. Some patterns require triple stranding the #4 acrylic, but you can use a Super Bulky/#6 yarn instead. If you run out of a specific yarn, you can grab a skein from Michaels or Walmart for less than $10 CAD. It will make multiple projects. Just be sure to grab a colour you would be happy to use over and over again.

The patterns use a full range of crochet hooks. I think they run from a 4mm to 8mm. I think.

How The December 2026 Crochet Along Work

The day before a pattern is to be crocheted, I’m pulling a pattern number at random from a basket. Then, I’ll post the pattern along with any modifications I plan to make, if applicable. Hopefully by posting any modifications I will make will help you do the same. So that means on November 30, I’ll be posting the pattern for December 1, December 1 for December 2, December 2 for December 3, etc.

These posts will go live at 9 am PST / 10 am PCT (my time/BC’s new time zone) /12 pm EST. That will give you enough time to buy any yarn, if needed. I will share these posts on Mastodon, Gander and Bluesky.

The day after I post the pattern, I will crochet it, then make another post sharing the finished product. That means, beginning December 1, there will be two posts per day, ending with one post on December 25.

How To Participate

Participating is easy! Read the post. Grab the pattern. Make it on the prescribed day. Then come back, check out my finished project and leave a comment with a link to a social media post of your finished project so we can all bask in its beauty!

If you are worried about missing the pattern and finishing projects links on social media, then subscribe to Geeky Pleasures and get them straight to your inbox!

What You Need to Bring

You need to bring your own supplies: yarn, crochet hooks, your skills and time.

I hope to see you participate!