Friday Favorites: Harry Potter Edition

You better believe this nerd saw it at midnight. Did you?

And yes, it was awesome.

There are some nerderies that I try to conceal, but my love for Harry Potter is too great to ever try and hide. I've read all of the books handfuls of times and they will always remind me of my childhood/young adulthood. The fact that this is all really "over" makes me super sad (who else used to line at midnight for the books?), but I will never really be Harry Potter-less.

And, as I say all the time...knitters are nerds through and through. A quick search on Ravelry will reveal Weasley sweaters, snitch socks, every hat Hermione has ever worn on screen and endless interpretations of house scarves (puts all the Doctor Who scarves to shame). So, though the saga may be over, the fandom will carry on for a long time. No doubt about that.

And yes, I almost cried. Several times. Enough about that. Here are some projects to keep you busy while reliving one of the most popular fandoms of all time.

Hermione Hearts Ron by Christy Aylesworth

This one by: Stanzilla

For when you're feeling a little bit evil...

Dark Mark Illusion Scarf by by Lindsay Henricks

Hermione's Striped Pullover (Order of the Phoenix) by Sirianne

The parseltongue hat by tiny owl knits 

This one by: Underreigns

Hurray Hufflepuff by Lykkefanten 

These ones by: Askja

Coolest "non-hp" Harry Potter project?

Poetry Mittens by Veronica Patterson and Jane Fournier 

These ones by: Abycat

Sassy AND Evil

Slytherin Pride Socks by Ann Kingstone

Godric's Hollow by Margaretha Ramselaar

Potter Pals Snape!! by Squidneyknits

Bellatrix by Monkey Toes 

These ones by: Mycrosquish

The Weasley Sweater by Alison Hansel 

This one by: Cguggs

And even a...

Sorting Hat by Diane Scott 

This one by: Frey-ja

Even though there is a lack of Ravenclaw love, I must say that might be my favorite house. Well, either that or Slytherine, but I did purchase "Intelligence," the limited edition Jimmy Beans color from Lorna's Laces. I bought one skein of Shepherd's Sock (possibly a new favorite yarn...) and love, love, love it. Act quick; they only have three left in stock!

Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in "Intelligence"

/nerd

Slow week...and meeting Sally Melville!

Sorry it's been such a slow (and pornzless) week, folks. I just haven't really felt inspired to write, nothing is moving off my needles and the design process has come to a slow. AND my yarn still isn't here. Boo *pouts* Let me tell you, though, that this next yarn order is going to be a doozie and that my mother is sure to disown me. Curse you, non-lys, curse you!

I started to knit a hearthstone (World of Warcraft reference, anyone?) a few weeks ago for the nerd in my life. I found an awesome nerdy crafting site (seriously...check if out, even if you're only a little bit nerdy) while searching for some WoW knit goods, but didn't really see many. But, seeing as I hate dpns, I gave up on it when I needed to locate stuffing. I was cleaning yesterday and feeling sentimental, so I finally stuffed it and stitched it up. I don't know if I'm still going to give it to him (it was meant to be romantic...hearthstones are used to teleport you home in the game, yada yada).

My hearthstone

The back

So I kind of concocted my own heartstone pattern (basically a little hacky sacky thing) and stitched the hearthstone spiral and the word "home" on it. I wanted to write "to guide you home" on it, but, as you can see, my embroidery skillz, they suck. As do these photos.

//romantic nerd.



Anyway, something exciting is going on at Wool & Co. this week. Sally Melville, the knitting legend, has come to town for some seminars and whatnot. And today I got to meet her and help her find some Tosh. It was super exciting and I even showed off my Daybreak shawl to her. I texted my friend Katie Cyborg (of the Harrisburg Cyborgs) and she kind of died a little :)

Unfortunately, I won't be able to take any of her seminars this week (too much working, examing and concert going for me), but I'm hoping to see her speak at the Fox Valley Knitting Guild tomorrow night. My favorite Sally Melville book that I've browsed through is Mother-Daughter Knits, one that she co-wrote and designed with her daughter Caddy. My favorite designs?

Cabled-Edged Vest by Sally Melville

Altered Austen Jacket by Caddy Melville Ledbetter

The Slouch, also by Cady

I really enjoy that book and both ladies are super talented. We sell so many of Sally's books at the shop and the Einstein Coat class is one that always fills up.


Hopefully my next class will contain at least a little yarn pornz and some Sally Melville updates. And less nerdery.