Harry Potter Knitting Magic: The official Harry Potter knitting pattern book
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Introducing the first official Harry Potter knitting book – a deluxe guide to creating over 25 authentic Harry Potter knits based on the iconic films.
Channel the magic of the Harry Potter films from the screen to your needles with the ultimate knitter’s guide to the Wizarding World. Featuring over 25 magical knits, the book includes patterns for clothing, home projects and keepsakes pulled straight from the movies – and even includes a few iconic costume pieces as seen on-screen. With yarn suggestions based on the true colours used in the films, projects ranging from simple patterns like the Hogwarts house scarves to more complex projects like Mrs Weasley’s Christmas jumper, knit your own wizarding world.
Projects:
Crafty Creatures: patterns for Hedwig; Cornish Pixie; Fluffy the Three-Headed Dog. Wizarding Wardrobe: patterns for Mrs Weasley’s Home-Knit Christmas jumpers; and Hogwarts’ house scarves. Inspired Apparel: clothes and accessories inspired by characters, artefacts and themes from the films such as a Expecto Patronum! mittens and Quidditch socks. Delightful Decor: dress your home with Harry Potter decorative accessories such as Hogwarts House mug cosies and Seven Horcruxes tea towels.
A true fan must-have, this book also includes fun facts, original costume sketches, film stills, and other behind-the-scenes treasures. Harry Potter Knitting Magic is sure to have fans everywhere summoning needles, conjuring yarn, and practicing their best knitting wizardry.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 1st edition (28 Jan. 2020), Pavilion Books |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 208 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1911641921 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1911641926 |
| Dimensions | 20.6 x 2.4 x 25.9 cm |
by Hevpais
I haven’t actually knitted up any of the patterns yet, but this book is crammed with oodles of scarves, mittens and hats. They all look great fun and I can’t wait to try some of them. I was a bit dubious about buying this book as it isn’t cheap and doesn’t give a lot of detail on what is included, but I am very glad that I did. There are loads of projects, all beautifully illustrated and the detail looks fine. I would be more than happy to make some of these up just because they are great patterns, regardless of the HP link and definitely plan to do so. There are 27 projects at varying levels of skill (which is indicated) and although a few are more quirky, like a knitted Hedwig, for the main part they are practical and wearable. It’s a hardback book too, so not likely to fall apart too soon, although i may photocopy pages when i actually use the patterns, so i can scribble on them without ruining the book. Highly recommended, both for the Potterhead in the family and anyone else that would like a nice garment as a gift.
by jeangb
Loved the patterns . Mostly worked on circular needles. New to me. So I found that knitting a patterned jumper difficult when working different threads. However I shall persevere. Perhaps it would be good to mention in the description of these books that the user should also have to buy circular needles.
by Natalie
I received my copy as a preorder this morning, and by the evening have already ordered another for my daughter-in-law!
Sometimes official franchise craft books are a big disappointment, but this one definitely is not! It has such a variety of patterns, some of which are absolutely stunning (Hedwig!) It’s a beautiful looking, well presented book too. And it doesn’t contain 50 pages on How to Knit, which most knitters will be really pleased about, I’m sure! Probably not the book for a total beginner then, but it could certainly inspire someone to pick up their needles and learn, before tackling these patterns. Now which one to cast on first?!
Just to add, after reading one review above, the yarns the items are made with are from US companies (some of which ARE available in the UK), but the type of yarn used (DK, Aran, etc) is very clearly stated so don’t let this put you off!
by Helen Nicholson
I am an intermediate knitter and I did this pattern to the stitch a good few times and each time it ended up like the bottom sample on the left hand side. So I tried doing it again the way I felt seemed right and it worked (see top example). The mistake is on row 23 instead of 2/2 RC the second time do another 2/2 LC, and on row 25 2/2 RPC then 2/2 LPC and repeat 2/2 RPC 2/2 LPC. If that helps anyone I hope it does. There are a few patterns wrong in this book easily fixed if you know what you are doing, but they really should of closely examined the book before making copies and selling it. Other then that it is a really nice knitting book.
by AlisonC
so being a huge Harry Potter fan and being able to knit this book was a must have for me. Its a great book, the stunning pictures and little bits of triva are great. The patterns are fab, but this is where I feel the book as lost a star. On opening the book I went straight to the contents page and here is a list of all the patterns and a guide to project skill levels. There are 4 beginner patterns, 2 of which are on dpns, the 3rd has a crochet type cast on. leaving only one that is on straight and simple needles with basic knit and purl stitches. There are 5 easy patterns, again one has cable stitches and a crochet type cast on, another requires the magic loop method on circular needles. Yes the book is stunning but not really great for the knitter that cant use dpns or magic loop or knows the crochet cast on.
by Oscar
I bought this for a friend’s birthday. She started knitting a while ago and loves Harry Potter. Some patterns are still very difficult for her but she was very excited and loved it.
by Helen Nicholson
This book is amazing. I love the presentation and trivia, as well as the patterns being a great mix of movie replicas and inspired designs. As a strong intermediate knitter that loves learning and improving skills, I find most books pander to the newbie and are filled with over simplified patterns that as a consequence look horrible; I’m glad the publisher didn’t shy away from advanced techniques – I’m excited to attempt them in the near future. This book exceeded my expectations.
On the flip side, I think this book would be terrible for a new knitter as the entry-level patterns are boring, and Harry Potter inspired dishcloths and mug cosies can be found free online, though this book has a great collection of confident-beginner and intermediate patterns which I think can be attempted after just one or two projects with the help of YouTube.
What let’s this book down is there’s no recommended ease or anything to help with which size to knit with the sweater patterns. It’s a complete guessing game. It’s a shame such a small detail makes such a big difference in the ability to replicate these beautiful designs. Otherwise the instructions are brilliantly detailed and have a wide range of sizing – 30″ to 68″ finished bust.