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A couple weeks ago, a fellow crocheter friend reached out to ask me a very interesting question: someone needed a crochet doll of John Travolta's character from the '70s movie Grease made in just 2 weeks. Was I up for taking on this project? The really interesting part: it was a gift for a baby! I was intrigued. Back in early 2021, I had crochet three Bernie Sanders dolls shortly after a photo of him bundled up at the presidential inauguration went viral....

Crochet John Travolta A couple weeks ago, a fellow crocheter friend reached out to ask me a very interesting question: someone needed a crochet doll of John Travolta’s character from the ’70s movie Grease ma…

Hanging granny square decoration for a belated housewarming gift

Wednesday vest

Tomato for Lily 🍅 🌺 💜

Pattern: Schwartz’s AKA “Flick’s” Hat from A Christmas Story Written by Reba at Crafty Reason Credits: Based on Schwartz’s Stocking Cap, original on display at A Christmas Story House & Museum: Movie screenshot appears courtesy of MGM/UA Entertainment Co. Pattern inspired by: "Santa's Helper" Free Crochet Elf Hat Pattern With Ears A Christmas Story Costume Designer: Mary E....

Pattern: Schwartz’s AKA “Flick’s” Hat from A Christmas Story Pattern: Schwartz’s AKA “Flick’s” Hat from A Christmas Story   Written by Reba at Crafty Reason Credits: Based on Schwartz’s Stocking Cap, original on display at A Christmas Story House & …

Schwartz's aka Flick's hat from A Christmas Story
I triple dog dare you! 😂

This crochet cactus garden, made in memory of my parents' dog Toby, was the last birthday gift I ever gave my dad before he died last August. Tomorrow would have been Dad's 74th birthday.

This summer, my Dad passed away after his second battle with mantle cell lymphoma. We were very close, good friends as well as being father and daughter. I miss him every day, and it still takes my breath away sometimes when I am startled to remember that he is gone. My parents got married when my Mom was nineteen years old, so she had never lived alone before, and had been married to my Dad for over 50 years....

Special Penguin This summer, my Dad passed away after his second battle with mantle cell lymphoma. We were very close, good friends as well as being father and daughter. I miss him every day, and it still takes my…

Over the past year I have learned a valuable lesson the hard way. Hopefully most crocheters don't have to go through the pain of watching a project they worked hard on start coming apart because they didn't weave the ends in well enough. That is what happened to my poor temperature blanket. I didn't leave long enough tails, so even though I crocheted over them, as the articles and blog posts of instructions for C2C temperature blankets that I read suggested, many little holes had formed throughout the year as those little tails came unraveled and popped free from the squares they were woven into....

Temperature Blanket Repair Over the past year I have learned a valuable lesson the hard way. Hopefully most crocheters don’t have to go through the pain of watching a project they worked hard on start coming apart beca…

Cozy shrug crochet with yarn from In the Meadow Farm alpacas

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 one fit everything all right, but she declared it “just wasn’t her.” So I thought (as she put it) “Hold my hook!” (my crochet hook, that is) and I came up with a purse that is 100% her!...

Pattern: Spiral Purse 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 t…

Rainbow Lego scarf

Happy New Year! I finished my temperature blanket on New Years Day. The temperature blanket ended up being a bit different than I had originally planned, but I am really happy with how it came out. It's the perfect size for snuggling up in to watch a movie, instead of being too huge to really do much with. This happened because I accidentally wasn't turning the rows correctly during the straight part, but I didn't realize it until much too late....

2021 Temperature Blanket: Finished! Happy New Year! I finished my temperature blanket on New Years Day. The temperature blanket ended up being a bit different than I had originally planned, but I am really happy with how it came out.…

Thank you Annmarie for ordering 9 ❤️Lenny🐴 Pocket Ponies!

Next herd of Pocket Ponies ready to trot to the Ranch!

Get your very own crochet Pocket Pony today! Based on real horses at the ranch where Crafty Naomi and I ride. Pocket Ponies are for sale on Etsy, or you can message me here for a custom order of just about any color combination. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1050873476/crochet-pocket-pony
Our very own pattern is free on our Crafty Reason website and also on Ravelry. Available in crochet and knitting options!

Crochet Pocket Pony The Pocket Pony is a small, flat, ragdoll-inspired crochet stuffed animal. Pocket Ponies are approximately 4 tall x 5 long. Pocket Ponies are based on real horses at a local ranch! Each color variation is made to look similar to, and is named after, a real horse. Pocket Ponies can also be

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 smaller, and the Pocket Pony was born!...

Pattern: Pocket Pony 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 littl…

Today my temperature blanket is halfway done! I have run out of the mint green first (used for temps in the 60s). Unfortunately it looks like that color has been discontinued, so I'm going to make my first in-person trip to Michaels since before the pandemic started to try and match it up to something similar in color and texture/feel. The blanket is coming out much bigger than anticipated. It will probably fit our whole family of three when it's finished!

2021 Temperature Blanket: Month 6–Halfway Point Today my temperature blanket is halfway done! I have run out of the mint green first (used for temps in the 60s). Unfortunately it looks like that color has been discontinued, so I’m going to…

Crafty Naomi is a skilled slime maker

My temperature blanket is still going strong! Naomi's birthday was in April, so I used the gold thread on her birthday like I did for my own. It actually was colder on her birthday (April 22) than it was on mine (March 24)! April did not have as much variety as March did, or as many warm days, weirdly.

2021 Temperature Blanket: Month 4 My temperature blanket is still going strong! Naomi’s birthday was in April, so I used the gold thread on her birthday like I did for my own. It actually was colder on her birthday (April 22)…