Harry Potter House Sweaters – aka the school sweaters – are available in two styles (COS and POA styles ) and in all House colors. At Custom Costume Knits, we knit and sell reproduction Harry Potter® styled house sweaters, vests, cardigans and scarves for “Hogwarts©” school uniforms.
Un-shrink Wool Sweaters – Washing and deliberately shrinking wool fabric to create felted projects is one thing. But when the DH calls out from the laundry room with a cry for help because he shrunk one of his favorite wool sweaters… you have a completely different problem! Ever had this happen to you? The following […]
Knitting Pattern Diagrams – They’re literally the “blueprint” for your pattern and there is no specific trick or method to creating a diagram, adding instructions to it or reading it. Unless of course, the patterns is drafted for someone else’s use. We’re talking personal patterns. At Hobbie’s House and Custom Costume Knits, we create our own […]
Harry Potter Ravenclaw Costumes The first Harry Potter © styled sweater I knit was a Hufflepuff© school uniform sweater but the second and third were knit in Ravenclaw© colors! The blue and dove gray of the House of Ravenclaw© ranks as the second most popular requested color combination for our school sweaters and scarves.
Harry Potter Zipper Pulls – As a long time sewing enthusiast, I’ve replaced my fair share of zippers, zipper pulls and even sewn made-to-measure zippers. Anyone remember the time when decorative zipper pulls were the rage? I still have several large pulls that never made it off the cardboard backing and onto a zipper!
Freddy Krueger Sweater Colors – Our Freddy Krueger sweater pattern is a simple design with wide stripes and a minimum of shaping and finishing. Quick and easy to knit up, this is one of the most recognizable sweaters at Halloween! The stitch is plain stockinette with the only patterning required being a change in colors […]
Posts contain affiliate links so readers can locate the resources mentioned in the article. Thank you. Toddler Sweater Measurements – A child’s size 3T toddler sweater is quickly outgrown but that does not stop avid knitters from creating Mini Me sweaters in toddler sizes. In this post, we discuss the Toddler 3 size specifically but […]
Harry Potter Knitting Patterns – Looking for a knitting pattern inspired by the “Harry Potter© and Hogwarts” uniforms? The pattern collection has grown to include knitting instructions for everyone from the littlest wizards to children and adults, up to plus sizes.
Sweater Care instructions – These directions for sweater care have allowed us to keep sample sweaters knit more than twenty years ago in excellent, hand-me-down condition. Knit with premium quality acrylic fibers. these sweaters are now heirlooms. Don’t throw that sweater, vest or scarf into the [popup_product]laundry tub[/popup_product] with the rest of the laundry! Follow these […]
Harry Potter Quidditch Sweater – Team sports are in! The Prisoner of Azkaban® style Team sweater aka a Harry Potter Quidditch sweater is a favorite of Wizarding fans near and far. Out of the entire collection of Hogwarts© styled reproduction sweaters, it’s also my favorite. In maroon and old gold. The colors are darker and […]
