Welcome to our annual festive mystery make-a-long! To be honest, this year I wasn’t sure I would have the time or creative capacity to host it, as we’ve been completely snowed under with packing and shipping the City Walk book pre-orders. But now that all the books are on their way to their new loving homes—and because so many of you kept asking about the mystery MAL—I finally decided to take on the challenge. So… please welcome the Mystery Sparkle Make-A-Long (MAL)!
If you’ve followed my work for a while, you already know that mystery MALs have become a lovely tradition. This year’s event will actually be the sixth in a row!
As with last year, I decided to create small festive projects that can become cute decorations for your home or last-minute gifts for your friends.
What the Mystery Sparkle MAL Includes
The Mystery Sparkle MAL features 4 brand-new, exclusive patterns that have never been published before. And because I always try to teach something new through my designs, each project focuses on a different crochet technique: overlay crochet, brioche crochet, surface crochet, and short-rows crochet.
The projects are small but engaging—perfect for giving you a gentle introduction to techniques you may not have tried before. And by making several items from the same pattern, you’ll have the chance to really master your new skills.
Every pattern comes with:
- Full written instructions in English (US crochet terms)
- A detailed photo tutorial
- A video tutorial
You’ll have everything you need for success!
Where to Find the Patterns
The Mystery Sparkle MAL has not started yet, and pre-orders are open now on Ravelry HERE.
The ebook is available at a reduced price through December 2025. After the MAL ends, all patterns will be released individually, and the ebook price will increase.
When you purchase the ebook now, you will receive a file introducing the MAL, but no patterns will be delivered yet.
- The first pattern will appear in your Ravelry library on December 5th, 2025.
- A new pattern will be revealed every Friday around 3pm CET.
- The final pattern will be published on December 26th. Simply refresh your library each week to access the new releases.
Please note: The Mystery Sparkle MAL ebook is available only on Ravelry at this time. If you prefer buying patterns on Etsy, the individual patterns will become available there after December 26th, 2025. Etsy doesn’t support mystery ebooks or adding new files to a bundle week by week—hence the delay.
What You Will Need
To join the Mystery Sparkle MAL, you will need to purchase the ebook to access all four patterns. The name of the MAL was inspired by the new Scheepjes Catona Shine yarn, which has beautiful sparkles and is perfect for festive crochet.
I chose several Catona Shine colors and combined them with regular Catona shades—ten colors in total—but each project uses only a small amount of yarn. You can mix and match your own colors to create many beautiful combinations and make multiple decorations.
You can find Catona and Catona Shine at your local Scheepjes retailer.
If you are in the US or Canada, be sure to visit Taemombo Yarn Shop—Laura has put together adorable kits with carefully curated colors for this MAL. I’m sure you’ll find one you love!
Pattern Support
Official pattern support will be available in my Facebook group HERE, where we look forward to seeing your progress pictures and answering your questions! Join our friendly community of over 38K members. Please note: you will need to answer a simple question when signing up. Without an answer, your request cannot be approved.
Hope you join—and enjoy! I can’t wait to share the first pattern with you!
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