What To Wear To Deathly Hallows...

DEATHLY HALLOWS OPENS AT MIDNIGHT!

I can't help myself. I love Harry Potter and all Potterphernalia. Most of these are fan made items, and that rocks my Ravenclaw socks off...well, it would if they were mine...just keep scrolling! 

 I want it.

I want it.

Sweaters By Brooke

I want it.


 I want them.

Wizarding World Gifts
I want them.

techmom
I want it...and yes, would wear it.

Becky and Daniel
I want it...with an E. (Though Liz could work with L!)

knit.Ir2
I want it.

 the leaky cauldron
I want them.

roshipotoshi
I want him...to live! :(
Oh Snape, I always trusted you!

I want them all! I don't think I'm going to be able to make it to the midnight premiere, which saddens me, but, a friend and I plan to go Friday night! I am so ready to see this movie. I don't have a Harry Potter sweater to wear, but having been to Hogwarts, I have a few shirts to choose from...(fyi, HP world is in Orlando is aaaaamazing!)

Hedwig And The Angry Itch...

What? Wool sweaters are totally itchy. Sorry, I just couldn't resist the title. However, I digress because the subject of this post isn't a jilted, post-op, German singer, it's

HARRY POTTER!
Well, more specifically, Hedwig the owl. In honor of Hedwig and this week's release of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, I'm bringing you some awesome sweaters of which our feathered friend would highly approve!

Needled

I LOVE this collar of owls, especially their little button eyes. It's like having an entire owlry from shoulder to shoulder but without the poop! It's things like this that make me wish I could knit, or that I had a generous friend who could.  Kate Davies, the creator of this sweater is a skilled artist in the realm of knitwear design and a historical writer and academic specialising in nineteenth-century literature, textile history, and material culture. The pattern for this piece is available, along with others.

 Etsy
You can really "feel the Hedwig" in this snowy piece.

Style Bytes
Back in 2005, H&M got in on the sweet trend with this shoulder sweeping owl.  I'm actually wearing a sweater just like this today, (minus hood) but mine is sans magical, in-your-face owl...so inherently, it's not as cool.

Venus Zine

Live Journal
I can totally see a Weasley in this, but it works just as well on a Muggle. I'm not sure if Brown and Sound is still producing this or anything for that matter, but you never know what might turn up on ebay, in a thrift shop, or the room of requirements. Still, if you still can't get your hands on one, the shop for Flight of the Conchords offers a pretty decent substitute.

followsales
Kate Spade's Beacon Hill Owl Graphic Sweater. It's an angry looking little thing. I love the colors though!

Live Journal
Even Gleeks love owls! A sweater this cool will keep you from a bad reputation. (seewhatididthere?)

This is cute. This is hurt your teeth sweetness on a sweater. I think it looks like Ron Weasley's little owl Pig, kind of innocently neurotic. The best thing about it though...

Both at Gap
...you can buy it in a onesie for a behbehchild!

Knut on Flickr
Ok, I'm usually not a big fan of animals in clothing. It just seems...unnatural and undignified, but...this is adorable! Plus, it was just meant to be. The dog's name is Knut...a kind of currency in Harry Potter! Kismet? I think so.  As I scroll down the flickr comments, I see that Knut actually hates his sweater (which proves my point about animal clothes) but it's just too cute. I'm sorry Knut, but you should be a breed that doesn't look so adorable in tiny clothes.

Dollar Store Crafts
Of course, you can always make your own owl wear. If you can't knit, no problem, just use the skill of someone else! This beanie and scarf was crafted from a dollar store sweater vest. A bit of felt, some minor cutting and stitching, and you're good to go!

Well, there are scads of other fantastic owl themed pieces on the interwebs, but it's lunchtime for me and I'm just tired of typing so here's a picture of Harry and Hedwig.

 Laura Erickson
Also, I'm hoping, come Friday at Midnight, I'll be sitting in my local imax waiting for the start of Deathly Hallows part 1! I don't have any Felix Felicis, so wish me luck in getting a ticket! Oh, I hope it's good!

That's Just...Yeah. Well, That's Just Weird.

The Stylester

Alien meets Care Bear...

...Meets Kitty Pryde from X-Men.

Phong, the fella wearing this, is the creator. Either he's a lot of fun at the office and everyone is excited to see what mad-capped shenanigan he'll come up with next, or he's on the company watch list.

Winnie Cooper

...And so the seemingly innocuous Snuggie proves to be a parasitic life form. Clearly the host has been overcome by the creature, and is in the process of being absorbed.

Spadow
Children of the NES, don't you dare tell me you don't see the resemblance.

Machineisorganic flickr
*Cue Barry White*
Ah, the 70s, it was a simple time. A time when it was OK to have a little soft-core porn on your sweater, and the image on this afternoon delight, practically purrs, "let's get it on." Who could resist that bold and manly Afro, that bright yellow, wide collared shirt? Certainly not his well knit lady. She never stood a chance. Wear that vintage treasure proudly young man. I hope you had it cleaned first, and by cleaned, I mean soaked in penicillin.

Kye Crow
I'm not saying this isn't kind of cool. I'm just saying it's weird. Kye Crow, pictured here, has a store on Etsy, and in that store, she has some pretty sweet clothes. (seriously.) Click the link and check it out. I bet if you could turn the 60s into an outfit, it would look like this. See you at Burning Man!

Picshag
You bet it is kid. You bet it is. (Are you a young Mark Harmon?)

The Craft Begins
The irony. 
OH, THE IRONY!

imglols
OK, so this isn't a sweater...and I'm pretty sure it's made out of leather. I hope it's made out of leather. (It rubs the lotion on its skin...) It was just too good/weird not to post. I wonder if they make these in all body types? Can you buy one in an "overweight, hairy guy" style, or "prison tat"? What about another ethnicity? Is there a girl version? Would you be arrested for wearing it, uh, au natural? So many questions! Is it even real? IS IT EVEN REAL?

*Sigh...moving on...

Marikaart on Deviant Art
This is weird, but in the best way possible. Marikaart on Deviant Art has managed to combine two amazing themes into this piece named Trio. Harry Potter and ugly sweaters...oh, how I love it when worlds collide! Those sweaters are just supermegafoxyawesomehot!

EXPECTO PATROKNIT! 
avada kedavra post

Dolls man.

Cultural Knittings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan! It's wow! You know, that Borat doll actually bears a great resemblance to Tom Sellek...but thankfully, I don't ever recall Magnum PI donning the slingshot mankini. The chest hair however...that's pretty accurate.

In contrast to Borat's beefiness, we've got the adorably cracked out Winehouse...complete with gravity defying beehive and sailor tats!Psh, who needs rehab when you've got your own plushie? Amy you just keep sayin' no, no, no.

" En knitia dollforminus!" hehehe...pardon me while I "cast" a spell. Even a muggle can see how cute this is! It's practically enchanting! The boy wizard translates well into plushiness. It could even lead to a new series! "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Sewing Kit" or "Harry Potter and the Knitters of Azkaban." I'm sure they'd sell just as well as the originals...see? "Well, I had one that I was knitting the other night," said Ron, screwing up his face in an effort to remember. "What do you think that means?""Probably that you're going to be eaten by a giant Christmas Sweater or something," said Harry, turning the pages of The Dream Weaver without interest."

*All images from mail online

Borat, Harry Potter, LOTR, they're all so cute! I sure love dol...They sure are...oh. OH. Um...so that's Hitler huh? Well...that sure is...cozy? Boy, that'd be an awkward moment at the craft convention. "Oh, nice doilies Martha. Beautifully tea cozy Wilma! Eva...well...that certainly is...unexpected. Yes, I'm not saying it's not nicely crafted. Put your arm down, stop shouting that! What did you say your last name was again?"

At least there's a craftily knitted Churchill to make sure the Nazi menace doesn't succeed!

*Be sure to check out the link above for the full story and to see more of these little gems.