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Stitchspiration!

Join in the community conversation of the Fasten Off Yarnalong by following our regular prompts! Today's prompt is:

"Use hashtag #FOYAL2022FO for a finished project"

We invite everyone to share your preparations, stitching, inspiration, and projects using the #stitchspiration hashtag!

Photo: Participating designer Natali's Crochet Designs' "Ocean Waves Sun Hat"

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Stitchspiration!

Join in the community conversation of the Fasten Off Yarnalong by following our regular prompts! Today's prompt is:

"Show your stitching progress"

We invite everyone to share your preparations, stitching, inspiration, and projects using the #stitchspiration hashtag!

Photo: Participating designer Mary W Martin Knits' "Secret Garden Wrap"

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How to let us know about your finished projects

If you've finished a project in our yarnalong, please shout about it! Your FO can be eligible for prizes, just do the following:

Step 1: Post about your project

If you're on our Discord server, you can use our #yal-finished-projects channel

On any social media channels, use the #FOYAL2022FO hashtag on your post

Step 2: Submit your project using our FO submission form at www.fastenoffyal.com/fo2022

You can see the projects which other participants have finished and submitted to us on our master spreadsheet. We're also planning to incorporate finished projects into the website search sometime over the next week.

Happy finishing!

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Stitchspiration!

Join in the community conversation of the Fasten Off Yarnalong by following our regular prompts! Today's prompt is:

"Finish something yet?"

We invite everyone to share your preparations, stitching, inspiration, and projects using the #stitchspiration hashtag!

Photo: Participating designer Leela Mary Knits' "Branches and leaves shawl"

#FastenOffYAL #stitchspiration #inclusiveYarnCommunity #crochet #stitchalong #knitting #yarnalong #fiber arts #tunisian crochet #humansthatyarn

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The @fastenoffyal Stitchspiration prompt was "Show off your Fasten Off wip" and here are mine.

Top is the not yet photogenic CamdenCap a design by Woolly Wormhead which is an adventure to create, especially the brim. I love how it's turning out so far

Bottom is Mosaic Staircase Scarf by Aklori Designs. It's TunisianCrochet and due to my yarn choice slow going but turning out lovely

#crochet #fastenoffyal #inclusiveyarncommunity #knitting #tunisian crochet #yarnalong #woollywormhead #wip wednesday #stitchspiration #akloridesigns

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Come join our end of the year event! It's a great spot to discover new indie designers, meet fellow makers, play games and have fun. Everything is off-Rav and we aim for an accessible event for everyone. Reach out if you need help or have questions.

All the info about the event can be found at www.fastenoffyal.com

#inclusiveyarncommunity #fastenoffyal #crochet #knitting #stitchalong #tunisian crochet #yarn #yarnalong #makersgonnamake #makers #sale #indiedesigner #yarnlove #humansthatyarn

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Stitchers, start your engines!

We are delighted to announce that the 2022 Fasten Off Yarnalong has begun! This is our biggest year yet, with:

109 designers

3,500 discount-eligible patterns

Over 4,300 patterns in our database altogether

As usual, we kick off the yarnalong with a discount period. Use code FO2022 on any of our participating designers' discounted patterns to get 25% off the regular price! Our website's search feature lets you hunt for patterns you'll love, and lets you see which ones are discount-eligible.

Yep, that's right, this year we're showing all patterns from our participating designers which can be individually purchased off-Ravelry, not just the discounted ones! We hope this gives you a wider variety of yarnalong projects to choose from, and gives you a better idea of the great work that the designers create. We've also added new search features this year, which we hope will help you find exactly what you want.

So go ahead and get started on your yarnalong projects! Use our #FastenOffYAL event hashtag to follow along on social media, and check out our website at www.fastenoffyal.com for more ways to connect with our community, play games, and win prizes.

Have fun!

Photos shown in the collage:

NW quadrant: Tunisian Crochet

"Fluorite capelet" by Andrea Cretu - Yarnandy

"Happy Sack Tote" by Capital Crochet

"Gaoth Casta" by Aoibhe Ni

"Kundali Tunisian Spiral Rug" by KnitterKnotter, Arunima Goel

NE quadrant: Loom Knitting "Fiesta Hats", "Chevron Cowl", "Luxurious Loom-Knit Neckwarmer", and "Striped Sock Puppet" all by Polka Dot Cottage

SW quadrant: Crochet

"For the Love of Tulips Tank" by CrochetHighway

"Cheerful Stripes" by Osswald Design

"Small Ruffle Bowl" by Rachel Beth - RBSCrochet

"Tenzing Vest" by Elizabeth Sullivan

SE quadrant: Knitting

"Blue Spruce" by Spruce Lane Designs

"Four Seasons Scarf" by Duke of Nikko

"My Path is the Forest" by bunnymuff

"Stamets" by talvi knits.

#FastenOffYAL #inclusiveYarnCommunity #offRav #crochet #knitting #tunisian crochet #makersgonnamake

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Stitchspiration!

Join in the community conversation of the Fasten Off Yarnalong by following our regular prompts! Today's prompt is:

"Start your first event project"

We invite everyone to share your preparations, stitching, inspiration, and projects using the #stitchspiration hashtag!



Photo: Participating designer bunnymuff's "Gigot Puff (or no puff)"

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Stitchspiration!

Join in the community conversation of the Fasten Off Yarnalong by following our regular prompts! Today's prompt is:

"Pre-event finishing frenzy"

We invite everyone to share your preparations, stitching, inspiration, and projects using the #stitchspiration hashtag!



Photo: Participating designer Andrea Cretu's "Honey Drip shawl"

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We're looking for volunteers!

We couldn't possibly run the event every year without our fantastic volunteers! The event is filled with lots of activities and games, and we need help to run them all. If you'd like to help out, please let us know what you're interested in doing, by using this signup form. The responses will determine which activities and games we're able to have this year, as well as which platforms we can support them on. We need to be able to make these decisions in time for the start of the yarnalong, so although you can absolutely fill this form out at any time throughout the event, we do need to know by November 20 whether we definitely have enough volunteers for:

Moderating

Social media posts

Monitoring channels for random giveaways

And remember that everything is optional, please don't feel obligated to volunteer for things which don't interest you!

#FastenOffYAL #crochet #inclusiveYarnCommunity #knitting #yarn #makers #stitchalong #yarnalong

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Designers: The weekend is here!!!

It's the perfect time to sign up to be a participating designer in the Fasten Off Yarnalong!

To find out more, and to access the link to the signup form, head over to www.fastenoffyal.com/signup.html Pictured is a selection of designs from some of our 2021 participating designers.

We welcome designers both new and experienced, big and small, and everything in-between! Find out more and join us for this year's fun!