Join in round and knit 3 rounds in garter stitch (k 1 row, p 1 row). Knit 4 rounds. Eyelet round: k3 k2tog, k2, k2tog repeat to end of round. Note from the crafty witches: A crafter tried this ...

Take one piece of wire and cut it to around 12 inches (30.48 cm) long with the wire cutters. Find the center point and bend slightly to mark its place. Curve the wire by running it between your ...

Have the supplies set up at a craft table. Participants paint the styrofoam balls gold. Add two feathers as wings – voila! Your own Golden Snitch to take home! You're Angry, I'm Angry The ...

US 6 (4 mm) or US 8 (5 mm) 12-16" (30.5 cm - 40.6 cm) circular needle, size dependent on gauge ...

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There are many forms of authority. Those exercised in the books include legal, parental, and moral authority. The use of authority relies first on the acknowledgement by both parties to the ...

Some would say that Harry Potter is a Bildungsroman story, about the growth of the protagonist (Harry) from childhood to adulthood. Others argue that it is a fantasy story containing a quest ...

Maroon and Gold are the colors of Gryffindor house, and you'll need to show them off on the tie, scarf and robe. Start out with a gold tie. Use red fabric paint to add the lines on the tie.

"A small, battered case held together with a large quantity of neatly knotted string. The name ˜Professor R. J. Lupin' was stamped across one corner in peeling letters." 1 At first, Harry is ...

Oh yes, I can hear the groans from a thousand Potterfans: "Nooo! Not another Snape essay! Enough already!" (This is leaving out those whose immediate thoughts were "Oh, is this a wizarding rock ...

Measure from top of shoulder where seam of a shirt is to about mid calf and add 1/2” (1.3 cm) or so. On the pattern, cut or fold the front and back pieces however long you measured it.

J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, has called Leaky “my favorite fan site” and “a wonderfully well-designed mine of accurate information on all things Harry Potter” that ...