Twenty-eight days out. Time to find your hooks, sort your yarn, and clear a shelf for the case file, because the mystery starts on a Saturday and doesn’t wait for anyone.

CASE FILE 2026-HC STATUS: OPENING SOON

I’ve been working on something special. This work can get heavy, so I wanted to give readers a fun way to flex pattern recognition, keep their brains engaged with puzzles and true crime, and make something beautiful just in time for the holidays.

The Clutch Detective Club
The 2026 Clutch Blanket Mystery Opens August 1

Twenty free squares. Twenty Saturdays. One serialized mystery for puzzle brains, true-crime readers, and makers who like their clues with a hook in hand.

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What to Get Ready

Nothing about this club requires shopping ahead of time; every square lists exactly what it needs the week it publishes. But if you like to walk in prepared, here's what covers the whole run.

Hook4.0 mm (US G/6), the gauge every square in the program is built on.
YarnWorsted weight cotton or cotton-blend. Navy is the dominant color; the full palette is in the free materials guide.
NotionsTapestry needle, stitch markers, pins, a blocking mat.
A notebookPhysical or the free printable Mystery Notebook. You'll want somewhere to track suspects.
The Clutch Detective Club
Sign up now. Week 01 lands the moment the countdown hits zero.

Join before August 1 and the first case file arrives in your inbox the day it opens, no catching up required. Free membership, no daily noise, one evidence drop every Saturday through December, and a finished mystery blanket ready for the holidays.

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Continue Your Investigation

While the clock runs down, there's plenty else to dig into.