Elena Hunt Posts Week 3 Update for 12th Annual Mystery Winter Afghan

Elena Hunt of Beatrice Ryan Designs posted Week 3 of the "2026 Mystery Winter Afghan CAL" on February 24, 2026, bringing the 12th Annual Mystery Winter Afghan Crochet Along into its third week of a planned 10 week CAL. Posts will be made each Tuesday starting Feb. 10th with the material and info list, and the Week 3 entry is listed on Ravelry as "Week 3 – Feb 24th 2026 Continue Crocheting (Today)."

The CAL schedule on the Beatrice Ryan Designs/Ravelry page lays out each weekly release: Week 1 – Today Feb. 10th 2026 – Materials and Information; Week 2 – Feb 17th 2026 Start Crocheting- Moss Stitch Chevron Section; Week 3 – Feb 24th 2026 Continue Crocheting; Week 4 – March 3rd 2026 Continue Crocheting; Week 5 – March 10th 2026 Continue Crocheting; Week 6 – March 17th 2026 Continue Crocheting; Week 7 – March 24th 2026 Continue Crocheting; Week 8 – March 31st 2026 Continue Crocheting; Week 9 – April 7th 2026 Continue Crocheting; Week 10 – April 14th 2026 Finish Project.

Earlier in the series Elena noted a specific tweak to Week 2 content, posting "I updated the week 2 pattern/st count on 2/20/26" on her Ravelry listing, and her Instagram line reads "2026 Mystery Winter Afghan Crochet Along has now started! Week two is the start of crocheting with the first section." Week 2 on Feb. 17 introduced crocheting with a Moss Stitch Chevron Section; Week 3 continues the stitchwork without new section labels in the provided excerpt.

Beatrice Ryan Designs is running a Grand Prize Giveaway tied to the CAL: "If participating to enter into the Grand Prize Giveaway of a $50 Amazon Gift Card, you will have 1 week to complete your project in full by April 21st(details and rules at the bottom of this post)." The weekly schedule shows a project finish date of April 14, 2026, with the giveaway window extending to April 21st as the final finish-by date for prize eligibility; the Ravelry excerpt references additional giveaway details and rules located at the bottom of the original post.

Ravelry page metrics and site data accompany the CAL listing: the excerpt shows "27252 projects" and "stashed 14890 times" alongside pattern links such as "Lazy Daze Lawn Chair Cover pattern," "Amazing Grace Saturday Super Scarf pattern," "Summertime Striped Shawl pattern," and "Pride Flag." Site-wide figures include "Blog Stats: 7,956,645 hits" and Top Posts & Pages entries that list "2026 Mystery Winter Afghan CAL - Week 1," "2026 Mystery Winter Afghan CAL... Week 3," and "2026 Mystery Winter Afghan CAL - Week 2."

Community links and sharing notes appear on the page as "[Beatriceryandesigns]: Facebook, Instagram, My CAL Facebook Group, and Pinterest" and Elena signs off the post with community messaging: "I hope you love this project!! Finally, make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!" and "Until we meet again, Happy Crocheting!!! Elena." To find out more and join the CAL, the Ravelry listing instructs readers: "To find out more and join the fun… Head to the provided linkI.