Make With Me!

Impact Dress CAL registration is now CLOSED.

If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know it’s no secret at all how much I ADORE dresses. Mini, maxi, fitted, loose, printed, solid, I love to wear them! The only thing better than wearing a beautiful dress is making one (and then wearing it and soaking up aaallllll of the “why-thank-you-I-made-it-myself” bragging rights, hehehe) 😏

I recently just published my Impact Dress crochet pattern and thought to myself, what better way to enjoy dressmaking than to do so with friends? I’ve also been sorely missing hosting my #DaisysMonthlyMakes challenge, so it’s time to bring back some community events to my little corner of the internet- and boy are we going all out with this one, because I’ve got not one, but TWO creative community events to pick from to join along in!

Option 1: Daisy’s Dresses Make-a-Long

If you’re new here, #DaisysMonthlyMakes was an old community event I used to host on Instagram. Each month, we’d pick a prompt to get creative with, and we’d all share our theme-inspired works using the hashtag, with each submission entering you into a giveaway. Makers of all kinds were welcome to join, be it crocheting, knitting, sewing, drawing- as long as you were making something related to the theme, you could join!

I want to carry on the vibes of Daisy’s Monthly Makes with this make-a-long, so all you have to do in order to participate is make a dress! It can be any dress you want, you can follow a pattern or make your own design up. You can crochet it, sew it, knit it, macrame it- hell, go nuts and make a chain mail dress if you want! As long as you’re creating a dress you can wear, you can count it as a submission for this make-a-long. Speaking of which…

You can submit your work by posting on Instagram and using the #DaisysDressesMAL hashtag- make sure you tag me in your post! Instagram changed their hashtags so they’re no longer in chronological order (literally WHY?!?! I actually am so perplexed as to how they thought this would be a good idea lol) , so it’s really easy for hashtagged posts to get buried or missed now 😓 so be sure to tag me, so that I can see your post!

Each submission you make using the hashtag (as long as it’s relevant to the criteria above) counts as an entry into a giveaway! The prize is a specially curated care package full of my favourite products from local small businesses- think candles, soap, accessories, pins, plus some extra crafty goodies!

This MAL runs from July 8- October 7 (13 weeks) , alongside my Impact Dress CAL- meaning you can technically participate in both by joining the Impact CAL, posting your progress using the #DaisysDressesMAL hashtag, and tagging me!


Not sure what to make? Check out these suggestions for inspo:

Designs from top left, clockwise: Snapdragon Dress, Maid You Fall Dress, Champagne Dress, Gran Kjole, Betty Dress, Dream Frock

Option 2: Impact Dress CAL

I brought up the idea of doing a pattern specific CAL in my broadcast channel over on Instagram (which, pssst, you should totally join if you want to be the first to know about pattern releases, new designs, testing calls, and all that good stuff!) and I was totally overwhelmed at the amount of people who wanted one for my Impact Dress! I had no idea this dress design was going to be such a hit, thank you so much for all the support it’s gotten!

This is the first Crochet-A-Long I’ve ever hosted and I’m so excited! I’m going to be doing this newsletter style, meaning you’ll sign up with your email address, and I’ll be reaching out via email with updates throughout each section of the CAL. I think these are always so fun to participate in, because since you’re working alongside other people for the same thing and at the same pace, you can stay motivated to get your project complete in one go!

You can check out the infographic to the right for the full schedule breakdown. This CAL runs from July 8- October 4, so it gives you a couple days extra to post your finished dress as a submission to our #DaisysDressesMAL challenge too, before that one wraps up on October 7😉

NOTE: REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Thank you to everyone who joined!

I am beyond stoked to be doing a community event with you all again and cannot WAIT to see your submissions!!! What do you think you’ll be making? Are you joining the Impact CAL, following another pattern, or making your own design? Happy crocheting!

-Becks