The Gryffindor striped HP hat - now a knitting staple for me. I know it's still eight months until the next movie comes out (and lord, well JK, knows how long until the next book), but I can't help but think about HP knits. I think it's the beginning of fall and starting to think about Christmas knits again. You know, S is going to need a new red Weasley to go with B's new blue one and I'll have another mini-weasley ornament to make by this time next year. But for now, Harry Potter caps for kids are my focus.

I'm hoping another kid will be more excited about the hat than S here

I've got a metric ton of the Patons Merino left over, so if I can squeeze it in before the end of November, I'm totally doing a stocking cap version for my next hat. With a pompom or a tassel. I've never made a tassel. I can't be any worse at it than I am at pompoms, right?

S may not have been so thrilled about trying on the hat, but B's gotten into the fun, making a magic wand with his playdough the other day.

And Ruth mentioned to me at Rhinebeck this weekend that she posted her pattern for House Gloves. Check 'em out - she put Slytherin colors on the middle finger!