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There are many sites with knitting projects for fans of Harry Potter. If you’re as eager as I am to see the new film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, then you might want to mark the occasion by creating a memento or something to wear. I’ve scoured several sites and have selected the projects I like best.
Knitting:
- Dobby Style House SockMark
- Harry Potter Bookscarf
- Golden Snitch Hat
- Dobby Hat
- Dark Mark Illusion Scarf
- Weasley Cell Cozy
- HP House Fair Isle Pouch Bag
- Quidditch Sweater
- Errol the Owl (owl belonging to the Weasleys)
- Harry Potter Wizard Scarf (pattern available for every house)
- Weasley Sweater
- Hermoine’s Cable and Bobble Hat
- The HiP scarf (a narrow, bias version of the Harry Potter striped school scarf)
- The Golden Snitch
- Professor Lupin’s Scarf
- Hermoine’s Cable and Eyelet Hat
- Harry Potter Uniform Sweater
Crochet:
- Luna Lovegood’s Cardigan
- Harry Potter Amigurumi: Hagrid’s Pets Norbert, Buckbeak & Fluffy
- Harry Potter and Hedwig Amigurumi
- Dobby Afghan
- Mini Hedwig Amigurumi
- Luna Lovegood’s Skinny Scarf
- Mini Molly Weasley Sweater
Related post: Harry Potter’s Magically Knitted Scarf
- Floating life in an elephant’s belly
- Elephant pictures and facts – get free desktop wallpaper
- National Geographic elephant pictures – get free desktop wallpaper here too
- Elephant art fetches jumbo price
- The Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project
This will be my second post pointing you to useful information provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. My discovery of the information in this post and the one just prior to it is a result of research I’m doing for a report.
Though the list of classic literature for young people is a summertime reading list, you and I both know that books don’t need to be seasonally classified. A book can be enjoyed inside on a rainy spring day, outside on a colorful fall day, near a fire on a brisk winter day, and on the beach on a hot summer day. I have a book with me at all times. I would be lost without something to read when I find myself in the position of waiting or relaxing.
This NEH recommended book list includes suggestions for children K-3 to 12th grade. I have many favorites on this list. Some books I discovered when selecting readers for my child, some I read when I was a child, and some I have read recently.
Please enjoy!
How can anyone resist the story of a French Quarter cat surviving our nation’s most recent natural crisis? How did Katrina’s aftermath look to a cat? Read for yourself how Gullah and fellow survivor, Kitchey-Gee Lafitte, remained hopeful in the midst of a disaster.
Nancy Murray, Katrina survivor and author, is donating the proceeds from Gullah, the Nawleans Cat to charities along the Gulf Coast, including Habitat for Humanity.
I love cats. I love books. Now I can enjoy both in one instance by reading The Cat Who Wouldn’t Come Inside by author and artist Cynthia von Buhler.
Today it is all about classic children’s literature. Find complete texts online.
I was browsing one of my favorite websites today when I ran across this recipe for homemade marshmallows. I’ve never had homemade marshmallows, but I understand they are very yummy. While reading through the recipe, I wondered if there were any characters in literature with the name of Marshmallow. I rushed to Google and searched. Results led me to a wonderful little book by Clare Turlay Newberry called, yes you guessed it, Marshmallow. Since I’m the curious sort and wanted to know more, I did another search and found this article, one you’ll truly appreciate if you love both cats and rabbits, which I do.
I’m quite a fan of children’s literature. I read as much of it as I do adult fiction. A well-written story with skillfully rendered illustrations can always be appreciated. Today, I’ve found another book I must add to my collection. Someday, I hope to share a variety of stories with a grandchild. For now stories like Marshmallow will have to be personal pleasures.
