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Welcome to the Wizard Wear Blog - Hobbie's Site Blog!

Reading this site blog will keep you updated on what's new at Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear and makes the subscriber aware of any and all edits, news, views, and announcements we post.

The Wizard Wear Blog is Hobbie's mini-journal about our custom-made costuming products. The site blog...

  • Alerts you whenever any new web pages appear at Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear, describing new products or knitting patterns,
  • It keeps you up-to-date with topic related news, views and other announcements,
  • And generally keep you updated on any changes we make to delivery dates, business hours, etc.
  • The Wizard Wear Site Blog will also update when anyone writes a review or shares a testimonial by creating your own web page on our website. It also updates when Event promoters, who are cordially invited to promote a Wizarding event, symposium, conference or gathering, create a web page dedicated specifically to their event. The new page appears on the Wizarding Events page.
  • The site blog is not interactive. It's content is akin to that of the office bulletin board and it's purpose is totally different than Hobbie's Wizard Wear Blog at WordPress.. The WordPress blog is a full blown blogging platform with all the bells and whistles. Read it for articles, tutorials and costuming resources which would be too lengthy to include on this site blog. Post to the blog, ask questions, start a thread...

    Find Your Niche

    The site blog delivers the newest pages at wizardknits.com and updates automatically when me we make any changes to our site.It will also provide us with a platform to respond to questions anyone submits which could be of interest to all existing or potential customers.

    To subscribe to our site blog (no e-mail necessary), simply right-click on the orange RSS button found in the left margin, then paste the URL into your RSS reader.

    For questions related to pre-existing orders, simply send us an email.

    Our wizards students can be found throughout Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific, in several European countries including the home of our favorite wizard, Asia, Australia and from coast to coast here in the USA.

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    Jun 25, 2009, The Best Wizard Wear Resources

    A collection of the best wizard wear resources to help you complete an award winning costume.

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    Jun 25, 2009, http://208.109.69.149

    They're back! The very best in patches for all your wizard wear costuming needs and your Source for Harry Potter Wizarding

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    Jun 25, 2009, The PatchPalace

    Need patches for your wizard wear sweaters? The PatchPalace is your Source for Harry Potter Wizarding

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    Jun 23, 2009, AOL Bounced Email from Newsletter Subscriber

    If you are a recent subscribers to Hobbies's newsletter, and you are waiting for the Login information for the knitting patterns page, please note that many emails are bouncing right back to us.

    Case in point? This morning's email came from an AOL.com email address.

    We've made at least 3 attempts to send email to this subscriber through Google and Outlook...without success.

    In fact the error message we receive is as follows: message rejected by the recipient domain.

    Until our domain is white listed in your email program, we cannot respond to any incoming messages from these subscribers.

    Thank you.

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    Jun 20, 2009, Wizard Wear Size Charts

    Review Hobbie's Wizard Wear size charts to determine if our standard sizing compares to the size you normally purchase.

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    Jun 17, 2009, Halloween Costume Ideas

    Need Halloween costume ideas? Thanks to the Captain, we've found more!

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    May 13, 2009, The POA School Sweater

    The POA school sweater...a different style with richer, darker colors.

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    May 2, 2009, Socks - For Team Sports!

    Knee socks designed to match your Sports Team Sweater and worn under the shin guards.

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    May 1, 2009, A New Team Sweater!

    The new Team Sweater has a slightly different look and darker, richer colors.

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    May 1, 2009, The POA Team Sweater

    The POA Team Sweater has a slightly different look and darker, richer colors.

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    Apr 30, 2009, The Wizard School Cardigan

    All buttoned up! It's the Wizard School Cardigan - another option for your school uniform.

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    Apr 29, 2009, The World of Anime

    There's more to Anime than animation...

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    Apr 26, 2009, Complete Slytherin Costume on eBayİ

    Better get your bids in on this one. The opening bid was less than $10. LeakyCon is coming up and I know you won't forget the movie premiere!


    Apr 25, 2009, Hobbie's Wizard School Vest

    The Wizard School vest - a favorite of Harry Potterİ fans who live in warm climates.

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    Apr 21, 2009, The Wizard School Sweater

    The Wizard School sweater is custom made in your favorite House color combination.

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    Apr 20, 2009, 2009 Wizarding Events

    Major 2009 Wizarding events, symposiums and conferences.

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    Apr 19, 2009, Money Order Purchases

    Money Order Purchases? Sure...Click here to fill out the Order Form.

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    Apr 19, 2009, Hobbie's Shipping Information

    Shipping Information for Hobbie's House Of Wizard Wear.

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    Apr 16, 2009, Discounted Shipping Offers For Costumes

    Find Dozens of discounted shipping offers for costumes

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    Apr 16, 2009, Wizard School House Colors

    Where to find knitting yarns in authentic Wizard School House colors.

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    Apr 15, 2009, The House Stripe Pattern

    The House Stripe Pattern is all you need to create an authentic Wizard School sweater.

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    Apr 11, 2009, International sizes As Compared To U.S. Sizes

    Compare US sizes and measurements to corresponding international sizes.

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    Apr 9, 2009, Sleeve Measurements

    How to take sleeve measurements for a perfect fit.

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    Apr 6, 2009, The Wizard School Cardigan Pattern

    The Wizard School cardigan pattern adds another dimension to your school uniform. It's the most sought after

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    Apr 6, 2009, Hobbie's School Sweater Pattern

    Hobbie's school sweater pattern...just one in a collection of wizard wear knitting patterns available with a subscription to our newsletter.

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    Apr 4, 2009, Wizard Wear Knitting Patterns

    We are still in the process of migrating our site from the old look to a totally new look.

    As part of this change, we consolidated our "wizard wear" knitting patterns on a single page instead of individual sweater, vest or cardigan knitting pattern pages. It makes it easier for the visitor to locate the patterns and easier for us to add new patterns. Access to the new page is combined with a subscription to the Wizard Wear newsletter, which we are about to re-activate after a long lull. When you subscribe to the newsletter, the confirmation email will contain the Username and Password required to access the list of patterns.

    We removed the emails of all visitors previously subscribed to the Wizard Wear Newsletter so if you would like to continue receiving the newsletter, be sure to re-subscribe.

    The "Login" for the new pattern page is currently limited to the "Knitting Patterns" page but we will be adding it to all pattern related pages. The subscription form will also be added throughout our website.

    Everyone is welcome to submit topics for the newsletter by using the blog "Contact Us" form. Be sure to add "Newsletter Topic Suggestion" to the subject line.

    Happy Knitting!

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    Mar 26, 2009, Perfect Wizard Wear Knitting Yarns

    Where to find the perfect knitting yarns for Wizard School sweaters, vests, and cardigans.

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    Mar 24, 2009, Wizardknits Site Map for Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear

    The Wizardknits site map helps you locate specific information and instantly navigate to specific pages.

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    Mar 17, 2009, Unsolicited Testimonials For Hobbie's Wizard Wear

    Hobbie's wizards are talking! Browze through our collection of unsolicited testimonials.

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    Mar 17, 2009, Sweater Measurements For A Perfect Fit

    Measurements - There is a difference between actual and finished measurements - How to pick the correct size garment.

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    Mar 13, 2009, Privacy Policy for Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear

    Review the Privacy Policy for Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear.

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    Mar 13, 2009, Hobbie's Team Sweater Pattern

    Knit one for your House Elf! Here is the team sweater pattern.

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    Mar 12, 2009, Exchange links with Hobbie's House

    Exchange links with Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear...using these quick and easy directions.

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    Mar 12, 2009, The Wizard School Vest Pattern

    Here is a Wizard School Vest pattern...so pick up those knitting needles and knit up a quick costume prop.

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    Mar 11, 2009, RENT - The Musical & Movie

    The RENT sweater and scarf...custom knit. It's Hobbie's version of the popular worn by Mark Cohen in RENTİ!

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    Mar 9, 2009, A totally new look...

    Time for a face lift...

    We hope you will all bear with with us while we systematically migrate our site from one look to another.

    Same site, same information, same products....just a new look moving forward.

    Everything works although you will continue to see both versions of Hobbie's House until all web pages have been transferred over.

    Thank you for your patience!

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    Mar 1, 2009, Rent Tickets At All Venues

    Don't miss your chance to see the musical RENTİ

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    Feb 26, 2009, Another Bounced Email

    The email in question came from Hotmail.com - from the U.K. It was a Money Order submission sent in on 2/25/09 but now it's

    Time to remind all our visitors that many free email services such as Hotmail.com do not accept email messages unless the sender is "recognized" by their filter.

    Case in point...we received an order yesterday for which we issued an payment Invoice. It bounced back immediately with the following error message attached:"550 Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable - giving up on delivery of message"

    It is just one of the various error messages we receive for bounced emails.

    Regardless of the error message, the result is the same. The invoice for the pending order was not delivered to the hotmail.com address used to write to us. The customer will probably assume that we are ignoring their request. It's a natural assumption when you get no response.

    However, short of posting the entire email on our site and hoping the customer will notice it, we have no way to contact them, even if they send another email!

    If you are using Hotmail or any other free email service, be aware that their spam filters are programmed to basically refuse any email that does not already exists in the recipients' address book.

    Please - whitelist our domain before you contact us.

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    Feb 25, 2009, Custom Labels, Tags, and more...

    Custom labels, favor tags, coasters and cards personalized just for you. Use your words with our styles, shapes and colors. Ordering is fast and easy, and you can order just the amount you need!

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    Feb 17, 2009, Update: WordPress Blog Mix Up

    Sometimes it simply does not pay to try to improve on things. We should have left well enough alone!

    But...we thought we'd give it another try. A couple days ago, we associated Hobbie's Wizard Wear Blog at WordPress with wizardknits.com...with unexpected results.

    Earlier this morning, all WordPress posts were on a re-direct loop.

    As of 11:15 AM EST, looks like the problem is history...

    We appreciate your patience.

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    Feb 12, 2009, Selecting new products for 2009...

    With a diminishing interest in Hobbie's wizard wear knits and a growing interest in a variety of other custom made knits, we're conducting a short survey on visitor preferences for new knitwear products for 2009.

    The selection of products offerings is based on stats we collect as a result of web "searches" and searches within our site and blog. If you have any other suggestions, by all means let us know and we will add them to our list.

    So...we'd love to hear from as many visitors as possible before we make a final selection.

    Hint, hint...Luna's bag is high up on the list but not far behind is another sweater from Rentİ.

    New Products for 2009
    Please note that all fields followed by an asterisk must be filled in.
    Any Interest?
    Luna's Tote Bag
    Adam Pascal sweater from RENTİ
    Ready-made Initials for sweaters
    First Name*
    E-mail Address*

    Please enter the word that you see below.

      


    Feb 9, 2009, Mark's RENTİ Sweater Replica
    A Testimonial

    My son was thrilled with his custom made RENTİ sweater and scarf for his role as Mark. The sweater was a total hit when he wore it to the first

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    Feb 5, 2009, Wizard Wear Delivery Dates

    Available delivery listed in the Store's shopping cart are as follows:

    * March 2009 * LeakyCon [May 21-24 2009] * Movie Release [July 17 2009] * Azkatraz 2009 [July 18-21 2009] * Level Two [July 23-26 2009] * Infinitus, Summer 2010

    March 2009 is filling fast with orders for the Rentİ sweater and scarf, as well as other special requests. The newly listed delivery dates are available for any custom knitwear order, not just wizard wear.

    Did we miss a Harry Potterİ related event? Be sure to contact us. We'll add that date as a delivery option.

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    Jan 11, 2009, Pumpkin Painting Techniques

    Pumpkin painting techniques to make your Halloween pumpkins outlast the carved Jack-O-Lanterns by months!!

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    Jan 9, 2009, Learn Face Painting

    Discover how simple it is to learn face painting.

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    Jan 7, 2009, Make Your Child's Halloween Costume

    Halloween Costumes That Will Make Them the Envy of the Neighborhood!

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    Jan 1, 2009, Excellent Wizard Scarf!

    I simply could not be more impressed with the exceptional quality of my maroon and old gold wizard scarf! These are the university colors where I'm

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    Dec 25, 2008, Season's Greetings...

    Season's Greetings from everyone at Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear!

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    Nov 11, 2008, Goblet of Fire

    Harry Potter Goblet of Fire Pewter Replica

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    Oct 7, 2008, Hobbie's Wizard Wear Auctions

    Check Hobbie's Wizard Wear Auctions for all your costuming needs.

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    Disclaimer

    Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear collection of custom knit sweaters, scarves, vests and cardigans are neither official nor licensed Harry Potterİ products. These heirloom quality knits are merely reproductions of our own design. We strive to make these, and other costuming pieces, as authentic looking as possible with the use of high quality materials, accurate colors, attention to detail and superior workmanship.
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    A Testimonial...

    "Received school sweater today and am amazed at the quality of the product! It's a perfect fit, gorgeous, beautifully made and looks like it came right out of the movie! I am so pleased, now I really can't wait to get my scarf! Thanks so much- I'm telling everyone about you!" - Sarah, Alberta, Canada - February 2006



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