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We have a winner!

Congratulations @miss-sholia, you are our randomly selected winner! Please DM us your email address and preferred craft so we can get you your prize!

Random question time!

How are you ringing in 2025? Whether you're joining our New Year's Boonanza on Discord, getting together with friends and family, or thinking up resolutions, we'd love to hear your plans!

Reblog or reply with your answers before 12:00 PST / 15:00 EST on January 1. Everyone who does will be entered in a random drawing to win a pattern prize!

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Happy new year, everyone!

We hope you had a fabulous time in our 2024 event, and discovered designers and patterns that you love! Please fill out our feedback form to let us know how the event went for you! We really value what folks have to tell us about the event, positive or otherwise. We're committed to making improvements every year, and communication from our audience is how we know what we can work on. Please fill out the form while everything is still fresh in your mind!

Remaining prizes

Please give us some time to draw for and communicate with the final prize winners of the event. This includes:

Boonanza prizes

Bingo prizes

FO prizes

Our 5th anniversary grand prize

What's next?

Last day to claim prizes is January 31, 2025.

You can search and shop for designers and patterns all year round!

If you'd like to assist with event costs, we have a Ko-Fi.

Join the Inclusive Yarn Community on Discord.

Follow us on social media - links are in the footer of our website.

We hope you and yours have a safe, healthy, happy, and wonderful 2025!

~ The Fasten Off Yarnalong team

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Random question time!

How are you ringing in 2025? Whether you're joining our New Year's Boonanza on Discord, getting together with friends and family, or thinking up resolutions, we'd love to hear your plans!

Reblog or reply with your answers before 12:00 PST / 15:00 EST on January 1. Everyone who does will be entered in a random drawing to win a pattern prize!

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We have a winner!

Congratulations @poledragon, you are our randomly selected TPBM winner! Please DM us your email address and preferred craft so we can get you your prize!

The person below me...

Time for another round of TPBM!

Reblog this post and tell us whether the last prompt in the thread is true or false for you, and a new prompt for the next person ("the person below me" or TPBM). We'd prefer prompts to be about FOYAL, but let's at least keep them fiber-arts-related.

Everyone in the thread by December 30 at 12:00 PST / 15:00 EST will have a chance to win a pattern from a participating designer.

The person below me can both knit and crochet.

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Designer Spotlight: Lene Olszeth

Lene is a librarian and crafter from Bergen, Norway. She designs knitted accessories, mostly with stranded colourwork. Some are inspired by the video games or spooky aesthetic she enjoys.

Their Felwood Socks… Have. It. All! Colourwork, fantastic design elements on the leg, sole, instep, and everywhere; and an amazing homage to the zone of the same name in World of Warcraft. Plus these socks are knit in sport weight yarn, so you can wear a corrupted forest of tainted creatures on your feet sooner than later.

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The New Year's Boonanza is coming!

What are you doing New Year's Eve? Did you know that we have an all-day celebration on the Fasten Off Yarnalong Discord server where you can chat to your heart's content, play games, and win prizes? We call it the New Year's Boonanza!

It's never too late to hop onto our Discord server and join the fun!

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We have a winner!

Congratulations @bcatboy, you are our randomly selected Similar Stitching winner! Please DM us your email address and preferred craft so we can get you your prize!

Similar Stitching

Let's play Similar Stitching!

I'll start with a link to a pattern in the FOYAL database, and a photo of that pattern. Reblog and add a photo and link for a pattern that has some similarity to the previous design (like the same craft, colors, yarn weight, design features, etc). We'd also appreciate a brief description of what the patterns have in common, but that's not required.

You can reply multiple times, but please leave at least two posts by other people between your entries. Invite your friends to play! We'll draw winners on December 24 after 3pm Pacific.

Your first pattern is:

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The person below me...

Time for another round of TPBM!

Reblog this post and tell us whether the last prompt in the thread is true or false for you, and a new prompt for the next person ("the person below me" or TPBM). We'd prefer prompts to be about FOYAL, but let's at least keep them fiber-arts-related.

Everyone in the thread by December 30 at 12:00 PST / 15:00 EST will have a chance to win a pattern from a participating designer.

The person below me can both knit and crochet.

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We have a winner!

Congratulations @tuttleturtle, you are our randomly selected Scavenger Hunt winner! Please DM us your email address and preferred craft so we can get you your prize!

Let's play Scavenger Hunt!

I'll start with a prompt; you reply to this with a link to a pattern from the FOYAL database that matches it, and a new prompt for the next person to reply to.

Links should be to either the database or the designer's website. Try to not repeat patterns, & to let at least 2 other people reply before you play again.

We'll draw winners December 27 at 12:00 PST / 15:00 EST.

To kick things off: Find me a pattern that uses your favorite technique!

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With only 5 more days left in the 5th Fasten Off Yarnalong we would like to introduce our special 5TH EDITION CELEBRATION PRIZE!

One winner will receive 5 patterns of their choice by 5 different participating designers. Each 2024 submitted FOYAL finished project counts as an entry for this celebration prize. 

If you haven’t submitted anything yet, there’s 5 days left for some stitching. The database is filled with small items if you need a quick project or just want to up your chances by submitting more FOs. 

We will announce this magnificent prize on all our social media platforms today as well. Share with your friends to give them a chance to win!

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Let's play Scavenger Hunt!

I'll start with a prompt; you reply to this with a link to a pattern from the FOYAL database that matches it, and a new prompt for the next person to reply to.

Links should be to either the database or the designer's website. Try to not repeat patterns, & to let at least 2 other people reply before you play again.

We'll draw winners December 27 at 12:00 PST / 15:00 EST.

To kick things off: Find me a pattern that uses your favorite technique!

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Designer Spotlight: Made with Love and Fibres

Joanne of Made with Love and Fibres designs patterns for knitting and crochet, including Tunisian crochet! Her patterns play with shapes and colors to create eye-catching designs that are a joy to make and wear.

This is her Florina Cutaway Poncho [x], which cuts a dramatic and unique figure! Inspired by flowers and butterflies, it's adorned with little flowers and leaves for a gorgeous finish.

Check out Joanne's website [x] to see more of her work!

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Similar Stitching

Let's play Similar Stitching!

I'll start with a link to a pattern in the FOYAL database, and a photo of that pattern. Reblog and add a photo and link for a pattern that has some similarity to the previous design (like the same craft, colors, yarn weight, design features, etc). We'd also appreciate a brief description of what the patterns have in common, but that's not required.

You can reply multiple times, but please leave at least two posts by other people between your entries. Invite your friends to play! We'll draw winners on December 24 after 3pm Pacific.

Your first pattern is:

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We have a winner!

Congratulations @bits-n-knits, you are our randomly selected Bingo winner! Please DM us your email address and preferred craft so we can get you your prize!

Time for another round of Bingo!

Share your FOYAL bingo card(s) at any level of completion for a chance to win a prize! We'll draw a random winner from all reblogs with a card in progress 48 hours from now (let's call that 6pm Pacific time on December 21).

Curious about our legendary Bingo cards? We introduced them here.

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Time for another round of Bingo!

Share your FOYAL bingo card(s) at any level of completion for a chance to win a prize! We'll draw a random winner from all reblogs with a card in progress 48 hours from now (let's call that 6pm Pacific time on December 21).

Curious about our legendary Bingo cards? We introduced them here.

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We have a winner!

Congrats @stabbysticks, you are our randomly selected winner for this Random Question! Please DM us your email address and preferred craft so we can get you your prize!

Random question time!

Who or what is keeping you company while you craft? This doesn't have to be a person or animal--what are you watching/reading? do you go somewhere special to work?

Reblog or reply with your answers before noon Pacific time on December 19. Everyone who does will be entered in a random drawing to win a pattern prize!

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Sweet Paprika Designs is owned and run by a Canadian sister duo, Debbie and Elizabeth. They run a bricks and mortar LYS in Montreal, Quebec, offering crafters new and seasoned a wide selection of yarn-based products. They are also an amazing design team, with over 20 years of experience. Debbie and Elizabeth pride themselves on providing knitters and crocheters size inclusive, detailed, and easy-to-read knit and crochet patterns that bring your projects to the next level.

For the mini adventurers in your life, you can crochet this adorable Tenzing Vest. Sized for ages 0-24 months, this vest is worked in one piece with minimal seaming. It is a perfect piece to highlight your favourite tonal or semi-solid DK skeins .

You will be sure to find something for everyone at Sweet Paprika Designs.