Written by Reba at Crafty Reason http://craftyreason.com Credits: Based on Schwartz’s Stocking Cap, original on display at A Christmas Story House & Museum: https://www.redriderleglamps.com/collections/replica-hats-beanie-caps/products/a-christmas-story-schwartz-stocking-cap-replica Movie screenshot appears courtesy of MGM/UA Entertainment Co. Pattern inspired by: “Santa’s Helper” Free Crochet Elf Hat Pattern With Ears https://makeanddocrew.com/free-crochet-elf-hat-pattern-with-ears/ A Christmas Story Costume Designer: Mary E. McLeod Wardrobe Department:…
Category: Patterns
My daughter has just reached the age where she wants to carry her own purse. Over the past couple of months, she has used her allowance money to buy two different purses. One she liked but it was too small to hold everything–she learned the lesson of practicality and function over fashion early! The other…
I work part-time at the ranch where my daughter and I ride horses, and I wanted to make a fellow ranch worker’s daughter a ragdoll horse for her third birthday. The original horse was a little bigger and not as floppy as I had hoped. I thought it would be cute if the horse were…
For Jason’s birthday I crochet him a leaf sheep! I couldn’t find a pattern anywhere, so I made up my own. What is a leaf sheep? The leaf sheep, also known as the leaf slug, is a tiny species of sea slug found in the oceans near Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia. They are called…
One of my friends and most loyal customers requested a baby blanket with big holes for her baby daughter, who enjoyed twining her fingers through the blanket I made last year for her big brother. I made up my own pattern, and while I was crocheting the blanket, my daughter Naomi begged for one of…
My daughter Naomi collects keychains. She likes to clip them to the zippers on her backpack, but lately she has so many that they weigh the front of her backpack down. I wanted to make her something to hold and display her collection (the ones that aren’t currently on her backpack). I also wanted it…
A new customer asked me to make a larger flat elephant, along with a couple of regular smaller flat elephants following Ani Tugushi’s YouTube tutorial (pattern transcribed here), so I modified the original pattern to make a larger flat elephant. The small elephant (original pattern) measures 4×4”. The large elephant (made following this new modified…
I searched off and on for over a year for a pattern for a small, round cactus that could be crochet in a spiral, rather than crocheting in rows and sewing together to get the “ridges” of the cacti. I couldn’t find one I liked, so I ended up making my own pattern instead. Round…
Recently we visited one of my college roommates and her toddler son. Having not been around little ones so much lately (at least, not that little), we were all pretty fascinated watching him play. He enjoyed stirring things (like my shoes!) in a pot with a big spoon. I remembered that Naomi loved play food…
This pattern and blanket combo is our second joint Crafty Reason project that Jason and I collaborated on. My friend from college wanted us to re-create her son’s baby blanket because he would get upset whenever his beloved blanket needed to be washed. She sent us pictures and told us the blanket was roughly shaped…