
Greetings, fellow yarn enthusiasts! It’s time to get swimming into a new wave of fun and creativity with the Sassy Sardines Summer Makealong 2025! It’s the ninth annual makealong that I’ve had the pleasure of teaming up on with yarn dyer Kitey, aka The Yarn Whisperer and Amanda, aka Mrs G Makes and I’m really looking forward to this years project.
🐟 Pin this project for later:
For this ninth edition, we’ve cooked up something a little quirky and a lot of fun! You can expect a cheerful pattern, gorgeous yarn, and carefully chosen extras – all curated with our usual dose of love and creativity.
You’ll find all the details over on the MAL landing page [here], including a little introductory tale to set the scene for our star of the summer – the wonderfully whimsical Sassy Sardine who’s swimming her way into your stitches!
This time round we are going to be making a cowl. The make-along will run from 16 June to 27 July 2025; you can of course start the pattern at anytime you wish, this deadline is just there for those that like to have one.

🐟 About the kits
An exclusive pattern and kit are being created for this extra special MAL. Each kit will include 250g in total of super washed 100% merino DK (light worsted) yarn, this time all the skeins have been dyed in special colours! You will get in each kit;
- 1x 20g / 24m skein of an exclusive hand-dyed colourway
- 1x 115g / 230m skein of another exclusive hand-dyed colourway
- 1 x 115g / 230m skein of a third exclusive hand-dyed colourway
- Exclusive @mrsgmakes stitch markers
- A digital copy of the pattern
Pre-ordered kits will be available for £47 + postage, and can be made on The Yarn Whisperer website from 10 am on Monday 7 April and if you order in the first 12 hours you can enjoy a 10% Early Bird discount.
🐟 Let’s get social!
Make sure you are signed up to the blog (or my newsletter) and / or The Yarn Whisperer newsletter to stay up to date with all make-along news.
Grab the image (on the left) to post on socials to share that you are joining in with the latest MAL – don’t forget to tag @the_yarnwhisperer, @kcaco.uk and @mrsgmakes in your photos!
We will be using hashtags #SassySardinesMAL @kcaco.uk, @the_yarnwhisperer and @mrsgmakes if you want to tag us on socials – we love to see what you make.
We do hope that you will join us for this fun make-along – we can’t wait to see your wonderful new projects come to life!
Until next time folks! Happy hooking, keep calm and crochet on my friends xx

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Ooo this MAL looks so much fun! I can’t wait to see the makes!
Thank you so much, I’m excited to share this one 🐟