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

--alerts you whenever any new Web pages appear at Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear, describing new products or knitting patterns

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The Wizard Wear Blog delivers the newest pages at wizardknits.com.

This blog page 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 can potentially be of interest to all existing or potential customers.

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Oct 7, 2008, Renaissance & Medieval Costumes

Hobbie's resources for Renaissance and Medieval costumes.

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Oct 3, 2008, The Best Wizard Wear Resources!

We've collected some of the very best wizard wear resources to help you complete an award winning costume.

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Oct 2, 2008, Halloween is for costumes!

Halloween is magical - make yours a special event!

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Oct 1, 2008, Printable Halloween Games

Halloween Games You Can Print & Play!

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Sep 25, 2008, Catch The Spirit of Halloween

Catch the spirit of Halloween - Find the perfect costume for you!

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Sep 23, 2008, Harry Potter Official Merchandise

The Warner Brothers Online Shop: Find all of your Harry Potter favorites at the Official Shop of Harry Potter.

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Sep 23, 2008, Right now on eBay®
Wizard School Uniform Sweaters

Right now on eBay®

Need a Wizard School sweater for your Halloween costume? We'll help you find exactly what you're looking for!

We will be adding to our Treasure Chest and eBay® in the coming weeks but currently up for auction on eBay® is a hand-knit, maroon and old gold version of the Wizard School uniform sweater.


Sep 22, 2008, Costume Craze!

Costume Craze has a huge selection of Halloween costumes for all ages!

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Sep 21, 2008, SOAK Wool Wash

Soak wool wash - Comes in different fragrances, with a no-rinse formulation that is gentle enough for a wide variety of fibers.

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Sep 1, 2008, Easy Halloween Costumes For Children

How to make easy and creative Halloween costumes for children.

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Aug 11, 2008, Very Pleased!

I have purchased several items of wizard wear from this site, and have been absolutely thrilled with every one of them. I love my old gold and black

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Aug 10, 2008, "OOTP" Cardigans, Costumes and the Heat

A year ago, when Deathly Hallows made its historical debut into the world, my twin brother and I thought it would be fun to actually go all out and

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Aug 1, 2008, Beedle The Bard Collectors Edition

The Tales of Beedle The Bard was written to supplement the Harry Potter series and will be published in two new editions on December 4, 2008.

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Aug 1, 2008, Beedle The Bard Standard Edition

The Tales of Beedle The Bard was written to supplement the Harry Potter series and will be published in two new editions on December 4, 2008.

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Jul 20, 2008, ROBES! Right Now on eBay...

A little far to send for but these look incredible...


Jul 14, 2008, NYC Wizard Rock Festival UPDATE

NYC WIZARD ROCK FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FINAL LINEUP The NYC Wizard Rock Festival announced their final lineup for the September 21st event at Public

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Jul 12, 2008, Hobbie's Wizard Wear Blog @ WordPress

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Jul 5, 2008, Compare U.S Sizes to International sizes

Compare US sizing and measurements to international sizes.

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Jun 28, 2008, The World of Anime

There's more to Anime than animation...

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Jun 21, 2008, NYC Wizard Rock Festival
9/21/2008

FIRST EVER WIZARD ROCK FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK CITY Calling all witches and wizards! Come “wrock” with us at NYC’s first ever wizard rock festival

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Jun 20, 2008, Wrock On!

Have you read or heard about the new wave of Harry Potter inspired music?

To make things even more magical, New York City will host the first ever Wrock Festival on September 21 this year.

Tickets will go on sale soon. As a sponsor of the NYC Wizard Rock Festival, we will be offering a special "gift" discount. Stay tuned...

In the meantime, why not read more about it? There are some really interesting bands signed up to play at the event - The Moaning Myrtles and Draco and the Malvoys...just to name a few.

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Jun 18, 2008, Luna's®™ Tote Bag - The Wizard Wear Version

This tote is definitely large enough to carry a goodly amount of litter...or books, or whatever treasures a free spirit chooses to bring along.

A blue, stable knit fabric, fully lined with an extra long shoulder strap - the tote hangs at hip level!

This one is already spoken for but if there is any interest, we'll write up the pattern.

Send us your comments...

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Jun 18, 2008, Hobbie's House "Out Of Business"??? NOT!

 

Reports of our “being out of business” have been greatly exaggerated!
In fact, we are doing quite well and nothing could be further from the truth.  It’s just been a VERY BUSY past few months on several non-business levels: out of state weddings and graduations, hospital stays, and trips…just to name a few. 
However, thought it was hilarious to come across the recent statement, made without the benefit of email verification, that Hobbie’s House of Wizard Wear had been deemed to no longer be in the “wizard wear” business.  
The US economy being what it is these days,  we are using this down time to develop and diversify.  On the other hand, our overseas customers are having a field day!   Just completed a prototype for Luna’s tote.  We’ve also noticed a definite trend – our knitting patterns are being downloaded at a dizzying pace. We are guessing that everyone is knitting furiously in anticipation of Halloween and the movie release in November. With that in mind, we are preparing additional knitting patterns, in various sizes, for the Team Sweaters, the OOTP cardigan and the striped crewneck. A knitting pattern mini-mart will soon be added to our Store.
So….if you have any questions, be sure to write.  Send us an owl!  We're still standing... 

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Jun 5, 2008, Miss Size 12 Team Sweater Knitting Pattern

Complete knitting instructions: Misses Size 12 Team Sweater knitting pattern.

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Jun 5, 2008, 1X PoA Cardigan Knitting Pattern

1X PoA Cardigan Knitting Pattern; Ladies 44 [finished 48

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Jun 5, 2008, Hobbie's Wizard Wear Auctions

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

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May 20, 2008, Huge Selection of Costumes...

Huge selection of costumes for Halloween Parties and Family Gatherings

Be ready early for Halloween this year! Get the perfect costume for spook night and some unforgettable Halloween parties and events. Costume Craze has a huge selection of costumes for all age groups. Find the perfect costume for every member of your family...including the family pet.

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May 18, 2008, Luna Lovegood Costume

How to Create a Luna Lovegood Costume

from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit
Want to feel dotty, weird, and dangle radishes from your ears? How about trying out the Luna Lovegood look?

Steps

  1. Get a long, blond wig for starters. If you already have long hair, dye it either blond or a brownish blond color.
  2. Practice keeping your eyes wide and not blinking for the truly dotty effect.
  3. Buy or make Dirigible Plum earrings (see the tips section for more information) as well as a butter-beer cap necklace.
  4. Find the most outrageous outfit that you can. You may want to search for a Ravenclaw tie, robes, blouse, and skirt. Try search through Wal-Mart's clearance racks, for example clothing between $3 and $7.
  5. Stick a wand behind your ear. Wands can be purchased from the WB or Alivans, but a drumstick, chopstick, or sturdy just plain stick should do the job. Carry an upside-down magazine and a schoolbag filled with cat litter.
  6. Attach a stuffed lion to a simple witch hat, though you could attempt to find and actual lion's head hat (plush of course).

Tips

  • Think creatively. Can't find Dirigible Plum earrings? Try for onions, carrots, or anything weird. Don't want an ordinary schoolbag? Look for an odd knitted bag or spazzy purse. Remember, the one rule for being Luna is not being normal.
  • Don't forget the voice. Sound as far off as possible, and use an Irish accent as in the film the actress is Irish. You need to practise because accurate Irish accents are hard to pull off.

Things You'll Need

  • Bag
  • Outfit
  • Earrings
  • Lion hat
  • Wand
  • Magazine
  • Butterbeer corks
  • Cat litter
  • Gurdyroot

Related wikiHows

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May 11, 2008, Harry Potter Music Downloads

Harry Potter music downloads - Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Apr 17, 2008, Robes4wizards.com

For all your custom made Wizard Robes please check out:

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