What is it? For 6 weeks, craft-a-long with other knitters and crocheters to work with patterns from indie designers, with a focus on getting your holiday crafting done.
When is it? Thursday, November 19th through the New Year's Eve party, Thursday, December 31
Are patterns on sale? Yes! Each participating designer will put 5-20 of their self-published patterns on sale for 25% off to kick off the event. The sale will run from November 19-27.
Which patterns are eligible for the GAL? Any pattern by any participating designer, whether or not the pattern is part of the sale.
Why would I want to join the GAL? Why wouldn't you? But in case you need more encouragement, here are just five possible reasons:
1. Find hundreds of patterns on sale at the start of the event.
2. Be encouraged to get through your holiday crafting by posting your progress and being inspired by the other participants.
3. Discover new-to-you designers.
4. Win prizes! Each participating designer donates coupon codes for free patterns in their Ravelry store and those are given away throughout the event. Participants also donate other physical prizes, such as yarn and books.
5. Have tons of fun! Not only is there a lot of lively discussion, there are also games to play, such as the Name That Designer game.
Okay, I'm convinced. How do I join the fun? Go to the Indie Design GAL group on Ravelry and become a member. There's a thread in the group that explains the rules of the GAL. You can view a thread with the participating designers here, which includes a photo collage for each designer so you can get a feel for the type of patterns you might find in that designer's portfolio. Here's mine:
The event kicks off today at 8 PM US EST. I'm going to go write another post talking about the first pattern I'll be knitting and then I'll be posting throughout the GAL with suggested patterns that catch my eye.
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