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🧶Not much time left! The last day to sign up to be a participating designer in the 2026 Fasten Off Yarnalong is Sunday, November 8 (ET).

www.fastenoffyal.com/designer-sig...

If you have any questions or need support, please get in touch.

#FastenOffYAL #stitchalong #yarnalong #crochet #knitting
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November 6, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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🧶Do you have questions for our participating designers? Tell us!

As part of this year's event, we're doing Ask Me Anythings (AMAs) with designers. Submit your questions at www.fastenoffyal.com/questions

#FastenOffYAL #knitting #crochet #inclusiveYarnCommunity #yarnalong #stitchalong #AMA
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November 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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🧶LAST DAY! Our designer sign-up window for 2026 CLOSES at midnight tonight (ET).

Sign-up form: www.fastenoffyal.com/designer-sig...
More details: www.fastenoffyal.com/for-designer...

Ask questions if you got 'em!

#FastenOffYAL #crochet #knitting #TunisianCrochet #loomKnitting
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November 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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🧶 INDIE DESIGNERS: #FastenOffYAL sign-ups are OPEN!

This is when #crochet and #knitting designers sign up to be participating designers in our #yarnalong event. Don't miss this crucial sign-up window! Details at www.fastenoffyal.com/for-designer...

#stitchalong #TunisianCrochet #loomKnitting
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October 23, 2026 at 4:46 AM
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🧶CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!

Our volunteer signup period has begun! Ends Sunday, October 18.

This directly impacts the activities, games, and platforms we can have.

Sign up at www.fastenoffyal.com/volunteer-si...

#FastenOffYAL #yarnalong #stitchalong #knitting #crochet
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October 1, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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Today in Canada is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Reconciliation is everyone's responsibility. Please check out the links available from our "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation" Pinterest board: www.pinterest.com/fastenoff/na... #NDTR #inclusiveYarnCommunity #crochet #knitting
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September 30, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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🧶HEADS-UP: The Fasten Off Yarnalong is right around the corner!

- We're an annual online stitchalong. Check out www.fastenoffyal.com for more info!
- Follow our Bluesky feed at bsky.app/profile/anni...

#FastenOffYAL #inclusiveYarnCommunity #knitting #crochet #loomKnitting #TunisianCrochet
Fasten Off Yarn-a-long: An independent designer event
We're an accessible, inclusive stitchalong event geared to promoting and supporting independent crochet and knitting designers.<br>We also love building community and giving everybody a fun time.<br>I...
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September 25, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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Whether you participate in our yarnalong or not, buying from our designers = supporting small businesses. A selection of the designers' products are 25% off now when you use code FO2025 at checkout! Discount ends after December 4.
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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We hope you'll join the fun! You can also check out our website at www.fastenoffyal.com for lots of information about the event - the yarnalong, the schedule, activities, etc.

#crochet #knitting #TunisianCrochet #inclusiveYarnCommunity #WeAintBuyingIt #SmallBusiness #ShopLocal
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November 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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🧶#FastenOffYAL HAS BEGUN!

* Start your yarnalong projects
* On our website:
- Find out who our participating designers are
- Search & shop for over 5,500 crochet and knitting pattern products
* Use event code FO2025 to get 25% off a selection of those products (over 4,300 are code-eligible!)
Fasten Off Yarn-a-long: An independent designer event
We're an accessible, inclusive stitchalong event geared to promoting and supporting independent crochet and knitting designers.<br>We also love building community and giving everybody a fun time.
www.fastenoffyal.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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You can find out more about how the yarnalong works at www.fastenoffyal.com

#crochet #knitting #TunisianCrochet #stitchalong #yarnalong #inclusiveYarnCommunity #meetTheDesigners #WeAintBuyingIt #SmallBusiness #ShopLocal
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November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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- You can start your yarnalong project(s)
- We'll fire up our event-related channels on Discord
- We'll launch our 2025 designers board on Pinterest
- Bingo cards will be available from our website so you can download them and start filling them out
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Hope to see you in the yarnalong!

#crochet #knitting #TunisianCrochet #yarnalong #stitchalong #inclusiveYarnCommunity
Fasten Off Yarn-a-long: An independent designer event
We're an accessible, inclusive stitchalong event geared to promoting and supporting independent crochet and knitting designers.<br>We also love building community and giving everybody a fun time.<br>I...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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The event even starts with a two-week DISCOUNT PERIOD, so you can get yarnalong-eligible patterns at a reduced cost! Just enter the code FO2025 at checkout for any product which has been marked on our site as discount-eligible.
Fasten Off Yarn-a-long: An independent designer event
We're an accessible, inclusive stitchalong event geared to promoting and supporting independent crochet and knitting designers.<br>We also love building community and giving everybody a fun time.<br>I...
www.fastenoffyal.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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🧶 So what IS the Fasten Off Yarnalong?

This is an online stitchalong event (crochet and knitting) where, to participate, you make a project using a for-pay pattern from one of our participating designers. It starts at 9pmET on November 21 (Friday!), and runs until the end of 2025.

#FastenOffYAL
Fasten Off Yarn-a-long: An independent designer event
We're an accessible, inclusive stitchalong event geared to promoting and supporting independent crochet and knitting designers.<br>We also love building community and giving everybody a fun time.<br>I...
www.fastenoffyal.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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🧶DESIGNERS: BARELY MORE THAN ONE DAY LEFT!

After Sunday, November 9 (ET), designer sign-ups close for 2025!

Sign up at www.fastenoffyal.com/designer-sig... - we'd love to have you on board this year!

#FastenOffYAL #crochet #knitting #TunisianCrochet #loomKnitting #yarnalong #stitchalong
Being a participating designer | Fasten Off Yarn-a-Long
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November 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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🧶INDEPENDENT #CROCHET AND #KNITTING DESIGNERS (including #TunisianCrochet and #loomKnitting): Sign-ups for our annual yarnalong event are happening NOW!

Don't miss this all-important sign-up window!

Sign-up form: www.fastenoffyal.com/designer-sig...

More info: www.fastenoffyal.com/fordesigners...
2025 Designer sign-up
We're really excited you're signing up as a designer for the Fasten Off 2025 event! We'll email you once your submission has been processed to tell you about the next steps. We try to respond to all d...
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October 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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🧶Reminder: The Fasten Off Yarnalong is right around the corner!

- We're an annual online stitchalong. Check out www.fastenoffyal.com for more info and 2025 schedule!
- Follow our Bluesky feed at bsky.app/profile/did:...

#inclusiveYarnCommunity #knitting #crochet #loomKnitting #TunisianCrochet
October 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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- Join the Inclusive Yarn Community on Discord at discord.gg/a2d8jw4Gde
- Follow us on social media - links are in the footer of our website at www.fastenoffyal.com

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

~ The Fasten Off Yarnalong team
January 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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🧶HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!

With the ball dropping for 2025, that means the end of another Fasten Off Yarnalong.

We hope you had a fabulous time in our 2024 event, and discovered crochet and knitting designers and patterns that you love!

#FastenOffYAL
January 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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🧶 Fasten Off - RANDOM QUESTION GAME :🧶
What's one pattern that has caught your eye in which you'd need to learn something new (a new technique, like brioche, or a new craft, like crochet!) See below for rules, we're keeping it open for 48 hours!

#FastenOffYAL
The Fasten Off Yarnalong logo, a disco ball/ornament/ball of yarn with a knitting needle and a crochet hook in it, surrounded by music notes, stars, and question marks. Text reads: "Fasten Off Random Question"
December 10, 2024 at 5:21 PM
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🧶 Fasten Off - RANDOM QUESTION GAME :🧶
What pattern are you ready to cast on RIGHT NOW? See below for rules, we're keeping it open for 48 hours!

#FastenOffYAL
The Fasten Off Yarnalong logo, a disco ball/ornament/ball of yarn with a knitting needle and a crochet hook in it, surrounded by music notes, stars, and question marks. Text reads: "Fasten Off Random Question"
December 5, 2024 at 1:15 AM
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🧶 Fasten Off - RANDOM QUESTION GAME :🧶
What new-to-you designer has caught your attention while looking through the database? See below for rules, we're keeping it open for 48 hours this time 😄

#FastenOffYAL
The Fasten Off Yarnalong logo, a disco ball/ornament/ball of yarn with a knitting needle and a crochet hook in it, surrounded by music notes, stars, and question marks. Text reads: "Fasten Off Random Question"
December 2, 2024 at 12:45 AM
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If you can't make it as a live participant in the video calls, once they're done, we archive them on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@fastenoffyal. (Just please give us some time for the archiving, as setting up the video transcripts properly takes quite a while.)
Fasten Off Yarnalong
We're an accessible, inclusive stitchalong event, geared to promoting and supporting independent crochet and knitting designers. We also love building community and giving everybody a fun time! To par...
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November 28, 2024 at 11:17 PM
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🧶 Fasten Off - RANDOM QUESTION GAME :🧶
What pattern from the database would you make more than once? See below for rules 😄
#FastenOffYAL
The Fasten Off Yarnalong logo, a disco ball/ornament/ball of yarn with a knitting needle and a crochet hook in it, surrounded by music notes, stars, and question marks. Text reads: "Fasten Off Random Question"
November 25, 2024 at 9:33 PM