Hi friends! I’m excited to start this year’s Crochet Along for a Cause! Last year was such a success and so much fun. Last year we made over 9,000 hats for donation! The Crochet Along for a Cause starts on Friday, June 19, 2020 and will last all summer long. Thank you so much for your interest in joining this year, I can’t wait to get started. Make sure to tag #CALforacause on Instagram!
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What is a Crochet Along?
A crochet along is when we work on a project all together at the same time. It’s a great way to have fun with fellow crocheters all over the world!
There will be 1 new hat pattern every Friday for 14 weeks until Friday, September 18, 2020. Each hat pattern will be made for donation to your local cancer center/organization, homeless shelter, or school. (I will not be collecting hats. You can distribute them to a hospital/school/shelter near you.)
You can make as many or as little hats as you’d like. Last year, some made 5 hats and some made 100. It’s all up to you. There are no requirements to take part in this event! And if there’s a pattern you don’t particularly like… skip it! Make a second of one you like better, or a completely different hat!
If you’re a beginner crocheter, or are new to making hats, check out my video tutorial below: How to Crochet a Basic Beanie for Beginners (get the written pattern HERE)
Be sure to join my Facebook group HERE for the lastest details, to ask questions, share your work, and talk with fellow crocheters!
Materials
The patterns will use worsted weight yarn with hook sizes 4.5 – 6.0. If you are donating to a hospital, the yarn does need to be a soft cotton or acrylic. Please don’t use wool because it can irritate the scalp. Some good choices are Caron Simply Soft, I Love this Yarn, Red Heart Soft, but any soft acrylic or cotton should work.
Level
The patterns will all be beginner friendly, maybe a couple of easier intermediate. You will need to be familiar with basic crochet stitches and techniques.
Hat Sizes
The hats will range from children’s sizes to adult. There will be patterns geared towards women and some geared towards men. For some of the patterns I will have different sizes available so you can choose what size you want to make.
HERE is the list of patterns from CAL for a Cause 2019!
HERE is the list of patterns from CAL for a Cause 2018!
The best way to stay up to date with the Crochet Along for a Cause is by joining my Facebook group HERE or by joining my email list in the box below!
CAL for a Cause 2020
Ring Stitch Beanie Crochet Pattern (CAL for a Cause)
This pattern uses a unique stitch called the Half Ring Stitch, and it creates this pretty and subtle texture.
Basketweave Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern (CAL for a Cause)
The Basketweave Bucket Hat Crochet Pattern starts as a basic double crochet beanie with a cute textured brim – perfect for summer!
City Lights Beanie Crochet Pattern (CAL for a Cause)
The City Lights Beanie Crochet Pattern uses one of my favorite stitch techniques, HDC in the 3rd loop. I used a fun variegated yarn with a matching solid to make the bright stripes.
Kid's Vintage Hat Crochet Pattern (CAL for a Cause)
The Kid’s Vintage Hat Crochet Pattern is a simple hat made with all half double crochet! And again with the half double crochet in the 3rd loop… I really LOVE using this technique and the texture look it gives.
Burst Beanie Crochet Pattern (CAL for a Cause)
The Burst Beanie Crochet Pattern use simple stitches to create a fun and textured design! This pattern is worked from the bottom up.
Easy Men's Beanie Crochet Pattern (CAL for a Cause)
This Easy Men’s Beanie Crochet Pattern is simple, quick, and has a few easy details. Of course, this beanie can be made for anyone!
Wide Brim Baby Hat Crochet Pattern (CAL for a Cause)
The Wide Brim Baby Hat Crochet Pattern is a super quick & easy pattern. The stretchy ribbing will be nice and cozy around a little one’s ears!
August Sun Hat Crochet Pattern (CAL for a Cause)
The August Sun Hat Crochet Pattern is the perfect summer hat! It has a tight stitch and offers full coverage from the sun.
Jelly Beanie Crochet Pattern (CAL for a Cause)
The Jelly Beanie Crochet Pattern uses a fun stitch called the Bean Stitch! I love puff stitches and this is a great variation.
Baby Bobble Beanie Crochet Pattern (CAL for a Cause)
The Baby Bobble Beanie Crochet Pattern has such a cute bobble texture! It’s an easy and quick hat.
Evergreen Beanie Crochet Pattern (CAL for a Cause)
The Evergreen Beanie Crochet Pattern uses front post double crochet and back post double crochet to create this fun texture!
Spike Beanie Crochet Pattern
The Spike Beanie Crochet Pattern uses a fun variation of the classic granny stripe, the Granny Spike Stitch!
XOXO Beanie Crochet Pattern
The XOXO Beanie Crochet Pattern is a quick and cute beanie with some fun textures!
Wayward Beanie Crochet Pattern
The Wayward Beanie Crochet Pattern is the perfect winter beanie! It’s textured & warm with it’s tightly woven stitches.
Thank you for doing this again. I have joined in this the past 2 years. Have 26 done now and am looking forward to your new patterns to try. Will give these to two cancer centres in our area once the pandemic allows. My husband has been treated at the two hospitals that I give to. It is an easy way to give back. Again, thank you for doing this!
do you have to sign up every year? last year was my first, i get Breann emails already but not clear if i have to sign up again or not ….
Hi! If you already get my emails, then you’re good to go 🙂
Thank you, I have learn so much!
How do I get pattern for jelly beanie hat. Thanks
Here you go: https://www.hookedonhomemadehappiness.com/jelly-beanie-crochet-pattern-cal-for-a-cause/
I just finished 70 hats for my local elementary school. They have a coat drive every year for kids in need and the coats are the same type, so I make every hat different so they don’t feel singled out. Thanks for you ideas. I’ll use them next year!
That’s amazing!!
Looks like this will be a fun and interesting project. I am excited to begin.?
Yay! Thank you!
THANK YOU for organizing this crochet along again this year! This is my 3rd year to participate! Waiting for the weekly pattern is so much fun….donating the hats is so rewarding!
I made several of your hats last year . Some of your patterns and some of others. Total hats last year was 78. The most popular was the turbans ha. I added a flower and a button. To where you sew the turbin part. Ihope to make some more this year. Do you have any patterns for summer?
Thanks so much for doing this again for 2020! A friend and I did hats last year – LOTS of hats! We donated them to a friend who runs a soup kitchen for the homeless, to a mentor program in Harrisburg called Center for Champions, and to an elementary school. We have not stopped crocheting and have a supply already started for this year!
Where’s the download pattern?
Please
Hi! All the pattern from this event are linked at the bottom of this blog post. Some of the hats are printable for free and some are in my shops 🙂
So excited! Have participated the last 2 years.
Thanks for doing this
Looking forward to CAL, have a group I’ll donating with. Thanks, excited!!
So this will be my first year participating. My question is, do we send them out to hospitals, homeless shelters or any other place that needs them or do we send them to you for distribution? I am so excited for this!!! ?❤️
Will you have video of the patterns? I am not good a reading pattern but can follow a video tutorial. Thank you.
This will be my first year, looking forward to it.
When I’m finished with the hats, do I donate them to a local charity? This is my first year doing this.
This is what happens when I’m too tired to read everything. I apologize for this question it was answered in the body of the blog lol
I just checked out your patterns for the last 2 years and I am so excited to join in this year! Unfortunately I don’t have a lot of cotton on hand right now and I need to get rid of all my acrylic before I buy any more yarn because I’m not buying anymore acrylic /polyester (what I called plastic yarns). Instead I plan on sticking to Natural Yarns in the hopes that my footprint left on this Earth will be less.
I have made a poncho for a nurse that took care of my mother at a local cancer clinic. I would love to have some hats to deliver also. Even better I can bring my mother to deliver them. I would like suggestions for yarn I could use to make the hats. I’m guessing soft & snuggly.
This site has good suggestions. https://www.knotsoflove.org/guidelines-for-knitters-and-knotters
This is something will try for this winter !! Our church does it as well! Thank you for the inspiration!!
Your benevolent nature is such an inspiration!
Thank you!
Hope to join you soon
I have enjoyed the past two years. I donate to my cancer center and the NICU at our local hospital. This year I am also donating to Life Choices.
Thank you so much for joining again!
Our small crochet group is excited to participate again this year! We donated to three different cancer treatment centers last year. Thanks for doing this again this year.
Yay! That’s awesome!!
This is the first year I have joined any CAL. I am truly enjoying it. And having discovered via you lovely people this is a yearly event. Hooray!! I crochet hats for newborns and preemies so this CAL falls right in with my goals. It’s an extra challenge to downsize but I am learning so it’s a win-win!! Thank you for doing this, Breann.
Thank you so much!
I’ve been crocheting hats for our local cancer center. I really like your patterns because they always turn out great. Looking forward to doing this for this year! Thanks!
Where do I find the weekly patterns? I see the first one…are we in week 2?
Thanks!
Hi Breann,
I am interested in the CAL and would like to know how I can get started?
Thank you.
Donna J.
New Port Richey, FL
Hi! You can join anytime! You can join my facebook group or my email list for all the latest details 🙂 All the published patterns are linked in this blog post. You can start with the first pattern or whichever you like best. 🙂
Thanks for creating an opportunity to join in with like-minded crafters, to offer a blessing to those in need. I am curious as to how many hats are actually created during one of the events from all of those who have joined in. I make items for donating throughout the year, but only see what I can do. Numbers really don’t matter as each one is special to the individual that receives it. But there is strength in numbers and was just curious how many lives will be touched by this group’s efforts.
Hi! Last year it was just under 10,000 🙂
Hi. I want to join for my local hospice. Is it too late for 2021?
Hi! I am not having this crochet along this year 🙂 But the patterns from the 3 previous years are on my blog.