Harry Potter madness!

So you guys already know that I love Harry Potter from the HP scarf patterns I put up a long time ago (here).  There’s new HP material up now, but the new stuff is knitted!  Click here to see 3 different hats Hermione wore during the movies, 1 scarf (pictured above), Neville’s sweater from the last movie, and even a large plushie Hedwig!  These are the most true-to-the-movies patterns out there that I could find that actually look good.

For my crocheting followers, I’m working on another baby blanket and should be done in a couple of weeks, so look out for that!  I also may try to find some crochet versions of the HP knitting patterns.

more ornaments

So I’m ornament happy — I made a snowflake one!  The pattern for the snowflake is found here, and I just attached it to another cheap bangle from Wal-Mart!

I made a crocodile hat

I used this pattern to make this hat out of the crocodile stitch (which kinda looks like petals here), although I made some alterations to the pattern: I used dk yarn instead of worsted, and I think I paid for that mistake when the hat came out ALMOST too small for me to even put on (and my head is pretty small for an adult).  So next time I’d either use worsted or go up a hook size or two.  I also chained 2 between the set-up stitches almost the whole way, even though the pattern said I should just ch 1 (chaining 1 made it too small — you’ll understand if you try to make it).

So anyway, I will probably be trying this pattern again because it is pretty cute, but I will make some alterations to make it a more comfortable fit for myself.

new owl pattern!

Remember him from my very first posts?  Well the pattern is available now — click here!  Hope you like it!

started a crochet ripple afghan

Started this yesterday!  Found a great pattern for a ripple afghan here — this woman makes such cool stuff!  I like the pattern because it’s reminiscent of the old zig-zag afghans our grandmas made without being so… old looking.  Now I did use “vintage” colors — in fact, the yarn is Berocco’s “Vintage Chunky.”  It’s a little expensive but it’s machine washable, very soft, and made of 50% acrylic, 40% wool, and 10% nylon.  Emphasis on ‘very soft.’