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🎄 Sleigh the Holiday Make-Along 2025 — Join the Festive Fun!

It’s that time of year again, yarn friends… when our project bags start looking a lot more jolly and our WIPs get a little more sparkly! 🎁✨ I’m thrilled to invite you to this year’s Sleigh the Holiday Make-Along—a FREE seasonal event from me (Marly Bird!) designed to keep your hands stitching and your heart full of holiday joy.

Whether you’re a knitter, crocheter, or proud BiCrafty beast, this event is for YOU.

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❄️ What is the Sleigh the Holiday Make-Along 2025?

This is a totally FREE make-along event, designed to help you create a beautiful seasonal project alongside a joyful, supportive community.

In 2025, you get to choose your sleigh lane:

Each pattern will be released on the blog during the event—so if you want to join in, all you need is yarn, your favorite tools, and a little holiday spirit!

Festive graphic with a bird, stars, holiday bunting, and snowflakes. Bold pink text reads "Sleigh The Holiday." Below, smaller text says "2025 Christmas in July Festive Fun Holiday Make-Along Cowls. -Marly Bird

And yes… it’s a mystery make-along!
You won’t know exactly what the projects look like until the clues (aka pattern sections) start releasing—but that’s half the fun! ✨

You will get your supply list right after you sign up, so you’ll know exactly what yarn, hooks/needles, and notions to gather before we get started.

Cowl Free Pattern Links

The sections of the pattern will be linked below. Each section will go live at 12:30 pm ET!


Text graphic says "Only Cowl Patterns" in bold white letters with a teal outline, set against a dark teal background patterned with lighter teal snowflake-like shapes. Perfect for your Sleigh the Holiday Make-Along 2025 projects!. -Marly Bird

🧶 Go Beyond the Free Cowl Pattern with the Pattern Upgrade!!

Remember, the make-along is free.

Ready to take your make-along to the next level? Whether you’re knitting Dancer’s Delight or crocheting Vixen’s Vibe, the Pattern Upgrade gives you exclusive access to bonus materials that make your holiday stitching even more magical. ✨

🧶 With the Pattern Upgrade, you’ll unlock:

For the Knit Cowl (Dancer’s Delight):

✅ 5 Additional Stranded Colorwork Charts
✅ A Bonus Gauge Swatch Pattern – test your yarn and stitch up something useful!
✅ Full Video Tutorials for Every Step
✅ Ad-Free Printable PDF of the Entire Pattern at the conclusion of the event
✅ Stitch Fiddle Links for color customization and row tracker
✅ Unlimited Access to your content in the Marly Bird House

For the Crochet Cowl (Vixen’s Vibe):

✅ 3 Additional Stranded Colorwork Charts
✅ A Bonus Gauge Swatch Pattern – stylish and practical!
✅ Step-by-Step Video Tutorials
✅ Ad-Free, Printable Full Pattern PDF at the conclusion of the event
✅ Stitch Fiddle Links for color customization and row tracker
✅ Unlimited Access to your content in the Marly Bird House

❣️Please note: if you get the VIP Experience this cowl upgrade is already included.

✨ The Pattern Upgrade is just $12 for a limited time (regular price $20!)

This is perfect for you if you love to learn visually, want the convenience of everything in one place, or just like to support the event ❤️

A smiling woman with glasses holds a wooden tray filled with colorful skeins of yarn, ready for the Sleigh the Holiday Make-Along 2025. Shelves with neatly arranged yarn balls are visible in the background. -Marly Bird
Brava Tweed is used for the Dancer’s Delight Knit Cowl Pattern

📅 When Does The Sleigh the Holiday Make-Along 2025 Start?

The event officially kicks off on July 11, 2025, and the pattern content will be dripped out over two weeks, giving you a stress-free pace that fits right into your holiday schedule.

Once released, all pattern upgrade and VIP content comes with unlimited access inside the Marly Bird House—so don’t worry if life gets busy (because… holidays 😅).


🎁 How to Join The Sleigh the Holiday Make-Along 2025

👉 Sign up for the FREE event here and get the supply list sent to your email: Sign Up Form
👉 Treat Yourself to the Pattern Upgrade: Knit Cowl or Crochet Cowl
👉 Go VIP and get it ALL (The Sweater and the Cowl): VIP KNIT or VIP CROCHET

Once you sign up, keep an eye on your inbox—we’ll send your welcome email with all the details you need to get started!

The July 11, 2025 @ 12:30 pm EST the first set of instructions will drop!


💬 Let’s Get Social

Don’t forget to join us in the BiCrafty Community Group on Facebook where all the action happens—chat with other makers, ask questions, share photos, and sleigh the season together!

And of course, tag me on Instagram @themarlybird and use #SleighTheHolidays, #marlybird, and #mmmdi (Marly Made Me Do It) when you post your progress—I’ll be sharing my favorites all season long!


I can’t wait to stitch along with you. Let’s make this the coziest, most creative holiday ever. 🎄💖

❤️ Your BiCrafty Bestie,
Marly Bird

A cartoon avatar of a person with glasses and a brown bun smiles warmly. Their green shirt and black jacket add a stylish touch, while colorful hearts surround them like loving temperature blankets, stitching together an aura of love and positivity. -Marly Bird


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  1. D.E. says:

    For the knit cowl, do you possibly mean that we’ll need white, black and blue, not brown? The Kenai skein looks blue to me……

    • Marly Bird says:

      Hello Kenai is the main color we used. But you could use any main color you wish. However, some of the motifs used require white, black and/or brown. So having those three colors are suggested or you could end up with something that is pink when it should be brown (for exmple)

  2. Vicky Williams says:

    I just purchased the VIP crochet experience and can’t seem to find the measurements for the various sizes for the sweater. Can you help? Thanks! I would like to know to order my yarn!

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