The fifth annual PlanetJune Reindeer Games crochet-along has just wrapped up, and it was a lovely way to end 2025. (The Reindeer Games is a relaxed end-of-year CAL where you can participate by crocheting projects from any PlanetJune patterns or any of my books.)
Over the 2-month CAL, we had a total of 85 completed projects split between the PJ Ravelry group and the PJ Discord group:
Don’t they all look wonderful?
- Rudolph’s Gingerbread House (home/décor projects) was the top stall this year, gathering half the entries thanks to lots of entries using my new Gingerbread Tree Ornaments pattern, and Susanna’s giant tree project.
- Santa’s Toy Shop (toys) came in second, with a nice selection of dinosaurs, cats, mice, and more.
- Prancer’s WIPs Wrapping (completing works in progress) rounded out the top 3 stalls, which I’m very happy about – I always hope this CAL will help to motivate people to pick any languishing WIPs back up and get them finished. 🙂
You can see all the projects, along with the full CAL statistics, in the Reindeer Games 2025 Gallery, which includes credits for all the participants and all the (virtual) medals they won for their achievements!
Join us next time!
The next Reindeer Games will start on November 1, 2026 (and I bet those ten months will fly by!) Look out for my announcement in October if you’d like to take part in the 2026 CAL (or sign up for my monthly newsletter now so I can send you a reminder).
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2025 Reindeer Games – all your projects are beautiful, and I hope it encouraged you to finish some older WIPs or inspired you to try a new-to-you pattern.
It’s always a joy to end each year with my online friends in the PlanetJune community, crocheting along with you, and I’m already looking forward to the 2026 games!
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