09 August 2007

Hermione and the Big Funnel

I feel a little like Hermione, knitting hats for the house elves. I finished another two little hats - I'm getting better at the circular needles, and at doing regular decreases. Both of these, in true magpie form, incorporate bits of yarn that were wrapped around Christmas presents last year: the hairy yarn in the red hat, and the green stem on the other.

In the aftermath of the release of the final Harry Potter book, there was a piece in the Times about the many Chinese frauds and imitations and spin-offs. I think my absolute favorite was "Harry Potter and the Big Funnel". Nothing so exotic as sorcerer's stones or deathly hallows. Nope, a big funnel. Those crazy Chinese!

PS: That Times link probably won't work, unless you've got Times Select, which the New York Post says is soon to be a thing of the past. Nice that the Post broke that story, not the Times, huh?

14 comments:

  1. Isis8:45 PM

    Nice hats! And I LOVE the prospect of HP and the Big Funnel!

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  2. S8:54 PM

    The one on the right looks like a gourd. I mean that in the nicest possible way. I must, since I cannot even knit.

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  3. Awesome Mom10:28 PM

    Very cute hats!!!

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  4. Anonymous7:51 AM

    Those are the most precious hats, EVER!!!
    BTW, I just learned that they are going to end Times Select... I hope that is true. I don't like behind the wall subscriptions.

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  5. Aurelia9:14 AM

    Death to Times Select!!!!! Although---are they going to wall things off after a few days now? I don't mind paying for access to their database, I just don't want to pay for each individual article. That would be a pain.

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  6. Blog Owner10:12 AM

    I was so impressed by your hats and of course your "hat speak." I've never heard those expressions before. But I can kinda, sorta sew a button! Kinda!

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  7. BOSSY10:54 AM

    hats: So sweet. But do you think you can knit Bossy a cold shower? It's so hot...

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  8. S.1:10 PM

    I was wondering if you were going to knit a big funnel--it wouldn't be hard to adapt a hat pattern.

    Yay for circulars!

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  9. painted maypole3:25 PM

    love the hats, and the fact that you have used yarn from other places. That is so like me... I have boxes of that kind of stuff... for some future project, of course.

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  10. BipolarLawyerCook4:04 PM

    I like the look of them both, but esp. the red one. However, the fuzzies look itchy, maybe. What kind of yarn?

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  11. pinknest5:57 PM

    that story was quite hilarious. i loved the funnel title, too! i'd read that one.

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  12. niobe11:39 AM

    Those little hats are just adorable. And while I'm admiring them, I'm trying to imagine what kind of adventure you can have with a big funnel. Or, for that matter, a small one.

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  13. Furrow7:35 PM

    Wowee, wow, wow! Those are amazing!

    I'm a crocheter myself. I tried to learn knitting, but I gave it up. There are much better knitting than crochet patterns, for the most part. But, oh well.

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  14. flutter3:06 PM

    Those hats are fab, and the big funnel cracked me right up

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