Potter Post

I've been lax in sharing my thoughts on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which I saw almost two weeks ago. Loved it! I think my favorite bits were little throwaway things that had nothing to do with the plot...Harry & Ron fighting over the good copy of their Potions textbook, the return of Quidditch to the films, Fred & George's new shop in Diagon Alley, etc.

And now, of course, I can't wait until the final (two-part) film comes out. And it's going to be a long wait. Part I is tentatively scheduled for November 2010 and Part II in July 2011. In the meantime, I'll enjoy re-reading the books from the very beginning and wasting time with stuff like this excellent Harry Potter quiz from Parade magazine. It's pretty challenging - I got 29/50, which is characterized as "Not bad. You've definitely got a little magic up your sleeve!"

Harry Potter and the Self-Striping Socks

I love to knit, and I love Harry Potter. So when I learned of the existence of Harry Potter-branded sock yarn? Yeah, had to have some. I am a big sucker that way.

Finally finished up both pairs this weekend, and I'm very pleased with them.

These are the Dumbledore socks. The pattern is Froot Loop from Knitty.com. You kind of lose the pattern in the changing colors, but overall I'm very happy with them.

And these are the Ron Weasley socks. The pattern is Slippery, also from Knitty. This pair was a more successful combination of color and pattern, I think. It's still a bit difficult to see the pattern, but in this case it's mostly due to my feeble photographic skills.