The Skein Stash: Earn Rewards as You Create, Learn, and Connect
Welcome to The Skein Stash, Yarn Over Hook’s community rewards system.
Earn Skeins when you participate across the site: play Name That Stitch, join conversations, share projects, complete quizzes, attend events, support vendors, and encourage other makers.
As your Skein Stash grows, you can unlock new Hook levels, collect Maker Milestone badges, and climb the community leaderboard.
This is not about being the “best” crocheter. It is about showing up, sharing your creativity, and helping build the global home of crochet.
How it Works
In the Yarn Over Hook community, Skeins are our version of XP (experience points). You earn Skeins every time you share, engage, create, or connect.
Every Skein you earn reflects your journey as a maker and the threads you’ve woven with others along the way.
Together, we’re building something bigger than any one project, a tapestry of creativity, support, and shared joy.
- Earn Skeins
- Gain Stitch XP
- Level Up
- Collect Maker Milestone Badges
- Climb the Top Stitchers Leader Board
Hook Levels & Maker Milestones
Stitch XP Range: 0 – 499 Skeins
Your journey begins here. Earn skeins and move toward your next colorful hook in the Yarn Over Hook community.
Stitch XP Range: 500 – 749 Skeins
Consistent, creative, and community-minded. Steady Stitchers keep The Stitch XP thriving one skein at a time.
Stitch XP Range: 750 – 999 Skeins
You are helping add shape, rhythm, and momentum to the Yarn Over Hook community one post, comment, project, and conversation at a time.
Stitch XP Range: 1000 – 1499 Skeins
Your steady participation helps hold the community together, connecting conversations, projects, encouragement, and creativity across Yarn Over Hook.
Stitch XP Range: 1,500 – 3,499 Skeins
You have become a cornerstone of the Yarn Over Hook community. As a Master Maker, your creativity inspires others, your projects set the pace, and your encouragement keeps our threads connected.
Stitch XP Range: 3,500 – 5,999 Skeins
Celebrate your creativity, community impact, and mastery within Yarn Over Hook’s crochet world.
Stitch XP Range: 6,000+ Skeins
You are part of the long thread of Yarn Over Hook history. As an Eternal Stitcher, your presence, creativity, and support have helped shape the community and strengthen the fabric of our shared crochet home.
Hooks
Eternal Stitcher
The Eternal Stitcher rank honors the makers who go above and beyond.
You are part of the long thread of Yarn Over Hook history. Your presence, creativity, and support have helped shape the community.
Yarn Guardian
You’ve become more than a maker. As a Yarn Guardian, your creativity, generosity, and presence protect the spirit of the Yarn Over Hook community. You lead by example, guide new members, and help keep our threads strong and connected. This level celebrates heart, leadership, and the art of giving back.
Master Maker
You’ve become a cornerstone of the Yarn Over Hook community. As a Master Maker, your creativity inspires others, your projects set the pace, and your encouragement keeps our threads connected. This rank celebrates mastery, heart, and community.
Thread Keeper
You are a Thread Keeper. Your steady participation helps hold the community together, connecting conversations, projects, encouragement, and creativity across Yarn Over Hook.
Loop Builder
You are a Loop Builder. You are no longer just getting started. You are helping add shape, rhythm, and momentum to the Yarn Over Hook community one action at a time.
Steady Stitcher
You have found your flow. As a Steady Stitcher, you show up, create regularly, and encourage others as you go. Your dedication turns small threads into something meaningful.
Crochet Curious
You are just getting started in the Yarn Over Hook community. Explore, comment, play, and begin building your Skein Stash one stitch at a time.
Frequently Asked Questions
By posting, commenting, buying from vendors, completing quizzes, and attending events.
Nope! Your hard-earned Stitches are yours to keep.
Coming Soon…
Limited-time community challenges with big Stitch bonuses! Coming Soon!
The Foundation Chain
75 SkeinsThis badge recognizes the heart and hands behind Yarn Over Hook’s beginning. Giving your time, energy, and encouragement your contributions helped us stitch the start of something truly special.
Kindness in Every Stitch
100 Skeins
The Kindness in Every Stitch milestone celebrates Yarn Over Hook community members who joined the Summer Stash Bash and used yarn from their stash to crochet for a cause.
Awarded to makers who participate in the 2026 Summer Stash Bash and used their crochet skills to share practical care, handmade comfort, and kindness with someone in need.
This achievement recognizes makers who helped turn extra yarn into practical care, handmade comfort, and meaningful kindness through the Summer Stash Bash x S.A.C.K. community initiative.
Project Sharer
25 SkeinsYour creativity helps bring the community to life. The Project Sharer badge celebrates makers who post project photos, finished objects, works in progress, and creative updates that inspire other crocheters to keep making.
1 Step
- Share 5 project images
Cheerful Commenter
15 SkeinsYour replies help keep the Yarn Over Hook community warm, welcoming, and active. The Cheerful Commenter badge celebrates the encouragement, reactions, answers, and thoughtful words you share with other makers.
1 Step
- Leave 10 comments or replies
Conversation Starter
15 SkeinsYou started a thread that helped the community connect. The Conversation Starter badge celebrates makers who ask questions, spark ideas, and create space for others to join in. Every great community begins with someone willing to say, “Let’s talk about this.”
1 Step
- Start 3 forum topics or discussion posts
Stitch Sage
You are a Stitch Sage: the calm in the chaos, the thread that grounds the group. Crochet isn’t just your hobby, it’s your sanctuary. You don’t rush stitches, you breathe through them. You’re not in it for likes or deadlines. You’re in it for peace.
Pattern Alchemist
You are a Pattern Alchemist: a visionary with a hook. You don’t just follow patterns, you transform them. You remix. You mod. You frog fearlessly. You are here to experiment, not just execute.
Heart Crafter
You are a Heart Crafter: the soul of the stitch circle. Every loop you make is layered with intention, care, and connection. Whether it’s a scarf for a friend, a blanket for a baby, or a washcloth for someone who just needs to feel seen, your projects are crafted with heart.
WIP Warrior
You are a WIP Warrior: bold, excitable, and wildly creative with a hook in hand and ten tabs open in your brain (and browser). You don’t just crochet, you conquer. Every project idea is a spark, and you chase it with joyful determination… Even if it means leaving a trail of half-finished brilliance in your wake.
Community Stitcher
10 SkeinsThe Yarn Over Hook community thrives because of makers like you. The Community Stitcher maker badge celebrates every time you start a new conversation, share an idea, or post a project that brings people together.
1 Step
- Publish an activity post 1 time (limited to 1 per day)
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