Oombawka Design's 2026 Scarf and Hat CAL Offers Free Monthly Patterns Year-Round

Oombawka Design's Scarf & Hat of the Month Club CAL runs all twelve months of 2026, releasing three scarf patterns and three hat patterns every month at no cost to participants, with Marie Segares of Underground Crafter confirmed as April's guest designer.

The release schedule follows a fixed rhythm: scarf patterns drop on the third Sunday of each month, hat patterns follow on the fourth Sunday, and both arrive at 9 pm ET on their respective release days. That 9 pm window is the critical moment for makers who want a free premium PDF, since those are only available at no charge for a short period on release day. The standard blog versions of every pattern stay up permanently, so there's no pressure to participate in real time if the premium PDF isn't a priority.

Six patterns per month across twelve months adds up to a substantial free library by year's end, and the multi-designer format means the creative voice shifts every month. The 2026 guest designer schedule was confirmed in Oombawka's early April overview update, with past designer rosters also referenced for context on the depth of contributors the club has drawn over previous years.

For makers who want to guarantee they catch the premium PDF window, Oombawka offers a reminder email signup that removes the guesswork from tracking third and fourth Sundays month after month.

The structure also functions as a practical platform for participating designers. A guest spot introduces creators like Segares, whose Underground Crafter brand already carries significant name recognition in the crochet community, to an additional engaged audience without requiring solo promotion. The windowed free PDF creates a traffic spike that can redirect makers to a designer's own pattern shop, while the blog pattern version sustains long-term discoverability. That cross-blog engine is precisely why coordinated CALs remain a durable format: free consistent content for makers, consistent exposure for designers.

With the April scarf release landing on the third Sunday of the month and the hat release following a week later, makers joining now are stepping in just as the month's full offering comes online.