I will admit that the title is a lie. I am not going back to Hogwarts, as I have unfortunately not yet received my acceptance letter. However, among the ranks of people at my school, I have found many who are in the same predicament. As it turns out, one of my Hogwarts-less friends' birthday is next week and I decided that I would make her a Ravenclaw scarf.
I started knitting this on Monday.
That's not very much time to make a scarf, but I am determined to do it!
As it is almost the holiday season (at Hogwarts and elsewhere), I thought I could share the not-so-secret-secret of how to make these scarves because they make awfully good presents for the magically gifted (and those who just want a striped scarf). For those of you who are like me and absolutely love the Harry Potter world, you will notice that this is a first year scarf, with large blocks of color.
So, here it is, the Hogwarts scarf pattern that I made up.
Stuff you need:
• dark blue yarn (a lot of it)
• silver or light grey yarn (again, a lot of it, you're making a scarf)
• knitting needles (I'm using 6.5 mm, but use what is recommended for the yarn you're using)
How to do it:
1. Cast on 23 stitches in the dark blue.
2. Knit 26 rows of the blue yarn.
3. Switch to grey yarn by snipping the blue yarn (leave a 4 inch tail) and tying the grey yarn to it, then knit as usual.
4. Knit 26 rows of the grey yarn.
5. Switch back to the blue yarn in the same manner as step 3.
6. Repeat as many times as it take to get a long scarf.
7. End in a blue stripe.
8. Knit 26 rows of the blue.
9. Cast off.
10. Weave in all the little dangly pieces of yarn.
11. Fly to Hogwarts in a magic car.
To make a Gryffindor scarf, use dark red and gold, for Hufflepuff, use yellow and black, and for Slytherin, use dark green and silver (or light grey).
Happy knitting! Fair warning, these scarves do take a very long time to knit. The solution that I have found to that is to knit while watching your favorite movies and/or television programs. My TV show of choice has been Doctor Who, which is really not surprising at all. As for movies, I would suggest Hugo, Marley and Me, and the Avengers, as those are the movies that I have been wanting to watch lately.
Good day and all that!
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