Halloween Snow Heart Beanie

Oooh, it's almost my favorite time of the year again!

Designer Leesa Nixon recently shared a photo on her socials of the Beetlejuice/Halloween colors version of her Snow Heart Beanie (paid pattern), and I just knew that I needed to make one for myself in a messy-bun/ponytail style, because Halloween is probably my favorite holiday, too!!

These Sour Apple poms by Dannisdesignscrafts on Etsy add the perfect finishing touch! This is a really fun and quick pattern to crochet, and it doesn't require very much of each color of yarn. Love it!

Ric-rac UGA fan slouchy hat

Made this for our Georgia Bulldog, Jill. I recently saw some designs (such as the ZiggyZag Vixen Slouchy Hat by Faith Holbrook) made with the ric-rac stitch (or cluster V-stitch) and really liked the look (it also looks great worked flat as a blanket, etc.), so I just had to try it. 

This slouchy hat design lends itself nicely to working with team or school colors. Very quick and easy to make.

I made the pompom removable, so the hat can be safely washed without it.

I also made this quick little coffee cozy for Jill, since she loooves coffee. 

I made this in YOslst, also called HDC slip stitch. 16 stitches tall. 

Apropos feltie came from TheWiredPlanner on Etsy.

Proud Santa Hats

I started this project right after last Christmas after seeing a photo of something similar online, but for whatever reason I didn't make a project page on Ravelry at that time. So I actually mostly finished making the hats months ago, but they sat on the table in my sewing room waiting for me to weave in the ends and add the pompoms, which I finally did today. 

I made the tail on one hat a little longer and on the other hat a little shorter just for some differentiation between the two. Fiber Spider has a good tutorial on YouTube for how to crochet a seamless, top-down stocking cap. I modeled these caps after most of his instructions and then added the rainbow stripes using HDC in the 3rd loop before finishing with the ribbing in white.

But since I did most of the work on these nearly a year ago, I can't remember anymore what size hook I used or what colorways the yarns are, etc.! Oh well. I'm still excited to get these in the mail to Mika and Emmy so they can wear them this coming holiday season. I hope they like the hats!

Silly Jester Sack Hat free pattern

My free Santa Sack Hat pattern is good for more than just Christmas hats. Switch up the yarn to something fun like this Red Heart Super Saver in Bon Bon Print and voila: This easy-wearing slouchy hat becomes perfect for any cold-weather occasion. I call this one a Silly Jester Sack Hat.

Santa Sack Hat free pattern

New free pattern alert! This Santa Sack Hat has a comfortably loose, slouchy fit and no side seams on the crown for a smooth appearance.

I admired Penny’s cute double-tailed Santa hat that she wears in a Christmas episode of the popular American sitcom “The Big Bang Theory.” This hat isn’t an exact replica, but its dual pompoms do provide a touch of whimsy.



I have a large head, 22.5 inches, so to achieve a loose fit, I worked a foundation chain with 88 stitches. To make different sizes, simply work a foundation chain until it’s a length that fits loosely around your intended wearer’s head. The foundation chain needs to have an even number of stitches, so if your foundation has an odd number, either add one or remove one to make an even number of stitches.

Hat is worked from the bottom up.