Christmas challenge · 1–24 December 2026
Knit Christmas together — five by five.
The Christmas Knit-Along and Crochet-Along are two free challenges in Craft MadeBy. You make one Christmas piece in December, side by side with four others: you follow each other's work step by step, from the first stitch to the last woven-in end.
Reserve your seat now. Download the app, find the Christmas Knit-Along or Crochet-Along at the top of Discover, and tap “Reserve a seat”. We’ll place you in a group of five before we start on 1 December.
On iPhone, “Reserve a seat” arrives with the next update, which is on its way to the App Store. Download the app now so you’re ready.
iPhone, iPad and Android · No ads · Made in Denmark
Two challenges
Pick needles or a hook.
Christmas Knit-Along
Knit something for Christmas: a stocking, a pair of mittens, a hat or a gift for someone dear.
Christmas Crochet-Along
Crochet something for Christmas: tree ornaments, snowflakes and stars, a little Christmas gnome or a garland.
You can join both — with a knitted piece in one and a crocheted piece in the other.
How it works
Three steps to a Christmas piece.
Find the challenge
Download the app and find the Christmas Knit-Along or Crochet-Along at the top of the Discover tab.
Begin on 1 December
Start your Christmas piece on 1 December or later. Take a photo and write a short note for each step, and add the piece to the challenge while you work on it.
Follow your group
You are seated with four others. You can watch each other's pieces grow and write to each other along the way.
When the piece is finished — with at least five documented steps and a photo taken with the camera — it is ready for the app's Certified Handmade seal, which shows it was made by hand. A nice thing to give along with it if the piece is going under the tree.
Questions
Good to know
Does it cost anything?
No. The Christmas challenges only need a free Craft MadeBy account, and the app has no ads. Premium is optional and comes with a 14-day free trial.
I've already started a Christmas stocking. Can it join?
Sadly not. A challenge piece has to be started on 1 December or later, so everyone begins from the same place. Save the yarn for a new piece — or knit the second stocking.
Who will be in my group?
Groups are put together automatically, five in each. Your group can see the piece you've added to the challenge — not your other projects.
When does the piece have to be finished?
The challenges run until 24 December. Add the piece while you work on it, and mark it finished when the last end is woven in.
Which phones does the app work on?
Craft MadeBy is on iPhone, iPad and Android, in 12 languages including English, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and German.
For yarn shops and knitting groups
Knit along at your knitting night.
The challenge fits a December knitting night: everyone can join on their own phone, and the groups make it easy to follow each other between meetings. An A4 poster and an A6 counter card are ready to print, and the poster also comes in German, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish.
Questions? Write to hrdissi@craftmadeby.com.
See you on 1 December.
Download the app now and reserve your seat, so you're ready when the challenge opens.