Hobbie's Wizard Wear Blog

May 14, Gardening in Woodbridge VA

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:41:26 GMT

Our gardening success is the result of selecting plants best suited for this region of Virginia.

Apr 24, Knitting Patterns Login Information

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:54:48 GMT

Wondering how to log into the knitting patterns membership site at Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear? It is relatively quick and easy but not instantaneous. Fill out the form found on the knitting pattern page and within minutes you will receive the current login. The username and password changes on a regular basis. After submitting the form, an autoresponder kicks in and a "Thank You" note appears on your computer screen. It also triggers the autoresponder to send out the actual information to your email address. To make sure you receive all our emails, consider white listing our domain before you fill out the form. Depending on how your email provider handles incoming email (and assuming that the spam filters are not out to grab every unrecognized email address), and how often "new" email is set to download in your account (ours is set to download new mail every 15 minutes), it may take a few minutes for your login information email to appear in your mailbox. We are seeing 3 to 4 attempts within minutes, even within one single solitary minute - by the same person - to obtain the login information. The information is sent out automatically BUT.... for a variety of reasons, give your email some leeway to deliver the goods. To be on the safe side, check your spam folder. Even GMail on our Google Domain Apps chucks some of our emails for unkown reasons - on a daily basis. We've adopted the habit of checking the Spam and Trash folders first for any errant legitimate emails which have found their way to the dust bin. We decided to test the system.

8:33 pm - Filled out the form and hit the submit button. The "Thank You" page appears automatically.

8:36pm and still no sign of the actual login information. Hit the refresh button and still not sign of the login info at 8:37 pm.

Refreshed again at 8:39 pm and still no sign of the email.

8:42pm the email has arrived. The suject line reads: Hobbie's Knitting Pattern - Login Info. It took nine minutes for the email with the login information to be delivered. P.S. We apologize for the total loss of formatting for the pop-up thank you page. It is obviously caught in the maelstrom of our website system update and there is nothing we can do at this time to correct the formatting.

Apr 22, June 2012 Delivery Date

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:09:53 GMT

On April 18, the delivery date for all new orders was advanced to June 2012. While there is no specific date set for delivery during any given month, an order marked for delivery during June 2012, for example, will be delivered during June 2012. We process all orders in the date sequence received. As soon as the label is created, the Post Office automatically sends out an email to the customer, provided an email was included when placing the order. Please make a note of the email you used when placing the order. It may not be the one you use or check on a regular basis. Any correspondence we receive and all confirmation emails are sent to the email address specified in your order. We use this particular email address to create threaded conversations associated with the order. Why are we mentioning this again? Because just this month, we've had several instances of total inability to communicate with customers who are obviously using several different emails. Some they check regularly and some are lost in limbo and that specific email is the only email we have to use in response to their inquiries. Thank you. Diana @ Hobbie's House

Apr 14, RENT® is on the road again!

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:08:54 GMT

Yes, how does one measure 16 years of RENT®? That's equal to 5,124 performances on Broadway, then a hit movie in 2005. This article appeared in the Arts section of the Sunday April 15, 2012 Washington Post. Both "Mark" and "Roger" are on the road again with new arrangements. In 2012, the RENT® sweater and scarf still tops the list of most requested items at Hobbie's House...

Apr 11, Sweater Care Instructions

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:47:08 GMT

Here are the sweater care instructions for all Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear knitwear.

Mar 1, What's New At Hobbie's House?

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:46:29 GMT

As we close out the month of February 2012 with a shipment to the UK, we've also successfully migrated all Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear products on to wizardknits.com! On February 21st, we took the first of several gradual steps towards a "new" wizardknits.com as we slowly migrate the website pages from the old to the new look. Nothing radical here...just changing how we operate behind the scenes and a slight change in the visuals. In the meantime, we even added a Support Desk which is already open for questions. Have a comment or a question? Now you can contact us with the regular form on the Contact Us page or click on the "Support" button on the left of the screen (it will soon be available on every website page), OR fill out the form at the Support Desk and submit a request for information. Over time, we will add information to the various forums and grow the Frequently Asked Questions forum with questions of interest to potential customers. Happy Leap Year!

Feb 25, The Wizard Scarf

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:50:06 GMT

The Wizard Scarf comes in several styles, eight color combinations and in 4 sizes suitable for children and adults. Have one knit just for you!

Feb 9, Hobbie's House News

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:32:15 GMT

Hobbie's House is turning over a new leaf. As of Friday, February 10, 2012, the Wizard Wear Store will close its doors. No, we are NOT going out of business. Far from it. In fact, we started receiving new orders almost as quickly as we migrated products from the Wizard Wear Store to the website. We would like to reassure those customers who placed orders through the Store that all outstanding orders are already in the production queue and not affected in any way by the change. All wizard wear products available since 2002 are still available. We are simply consolidating the website content with the ordering process. Since 2004, the ordering process was handled by a stand alone shopping cart hosted on a different website. To streamline the entire Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear experience, visitors can now visit our main website at www.wizardknits.com, select individual products from the Table of Contents or Navigation bar, visit the product specific page, review the product description and order from the same page. We still recommend that you contact Hobbie's House for specific sizing information and to review custom measurements. PayPal remains our payment platform. Customers receive a PayPal payment notification (which you should print for future reference) and are then re-directed to a "thank you" page on our website. This "thank you" page is confirmation that your order has been processed by PayPal and received at Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear. Please take a minute to read the contents. PayPal assigns transaction ID's rather than order numbers. From now on, we will identify orders in the working calendar according to the last four digits of the PayPal transaction id. Please be sure to white-list our domain in your email software. We want to make sure you receive all responses to possible inquiries. We found that customers often send email inquiries using a different email than the address used when making the payment. We respond promptly but to an email that is rarely checked or instantly filtered to the spam or trash folders. If you do not hear from us in a timely manner, please check your email spam filters. We reply promptly but every so often, when we receive hundreds of emails in the same day, even GMail hiccups and identifies a certain number of these messages as spam. Thank you,
Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear

Feb 1, What's New At Hobbie's House in 2012?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:10:30 GMT

The new year has been quite busy here at Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear. So busy in fact, that we failed to update delivery dates since December of last year. During February 2012, we will be completing the phase out of the stand alone shopping cart we've referred to as the "Wizard Wear Store" since 2004. We are migrating all our knit products to product specific website pages at Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear. Moving from one shopping cart to another does not in any way affect orders received prior to February 2012. The existing production has not been altered. Paypal remains our payment platform but with so few requests for money order purchases during the past two years, we are eliminating the money order payment option. However, E-checks are still available through Paypal. As we do at the beginning of every year, we determine which "wizard wear" items are to be removed from the store shelves altogether aka "discontinued", or gradually phased out due to lack of interest. In some cases, our suppliers have phased out or discontinued the very materials we use in our knitwear. In 2012, we will focus on those "wizard wear" products which remain popular with our customers as well as work on prototypes for other costuming designs we've had on the proverbial back burner. The transfer between shopping carts is nearly complete. From now on, you will find the current delivery date posted above the ordering buttons on each product page. Our Facebook page is still there but we are also taking advantage of Google + to post photos, make announcements and generally keep in touch with our friends and followers. The delivery announcement will be updated as needed on the following pages:

The Wizard Wear Blog

Hobbie's Google + page

The Wizard Scarf

The School Sweater

The Wizard School Cardigan

The School Vest

The Team Sweater

Childrens Sweaters

Socks Orders for March 2012 delivery are coming on a regular basis. The production queue for the month is close to full. As of 2/2/2012, the delivery date has been advanced to April 2012. If you have questions about the changes, be sure to contact us or post your questions on the Google+ page. Thank you, Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear

Dec 7, Best Moments of My Life

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:33:51 GMT

I was a junior in high school. I had heard of Rent, watched the movie, loved it, but I was too scared to audition for a part in the upcoming school musical:

Sep 14, Harry Potter Costume Set A Top Seller

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:56:17 GMT

Harry Potter® costumes are going to be big this Halloween and Christmas. Wondering which Hogwarts® costume is the top seller? According to our stats it is the Deluxe Kids Costume set. This set includes black robe with clasp, Harry Potter's eyeglasses, and wand. So let the kids (and the adults) channel their inner wizard. Wondering which "wizard wear" products were top sellers this past week? Quidditch® styled sweaters with coordinating knee socks. Harry Potter® lives on...

Aug 19, More Halloween Costume Ideas

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:49:29 GMT

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

Aug 19, Is it safe to speak of Lord Voldemort?

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:35:14 GMT

Lord Voldemort is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series of books and movies. He is a dark wizard who will do anything to ensure his own immortality, including murder. Lord Voldemort is so feared by the other wizards that everyone calls him as he-who-must-not-be-named. He is Harry Potter's archenemy in the film. Voldemort tried to kill Harry after he killed Harry's parents. Nevertheless, Harry survived and was labelled "the boy who lived". The explanation for Voldemort living while trying to kill Harry is quite complex. It basically involves the fact that only Harry or Voldemort may live at one time. Irritated and scared of the prediction Voldemort attempts, numerous times, to assassinate Harry. In the first book Voldemort took over a teacher at the school. In the second book Voldemort or Tom Riddle came back through a book to try to kill Harry in the Chamber of Secrets with a huge snake. Voldemort is a bad wizard from the Slytherin house, who fears only Dumbledore and Harry. Lord Voldemort has no feeling whatsoever and is 100% evil with one aim to control the entire wizarding and non-wizarding worlds. This makes Lord Voldemort one of the greatest Halloween Costumes for years to come! Voldemort Outfits Consist of the Following Pieces Voldemort costumes will consist of your best wizard clothes and a Voldemort mask. This usually involves getting a long black robe the longer the better. You will also want a Voldemort Mask to cover your face. You also have the hands to purchase for the costume as well. Voldemort as a dead entity must keep trying to come back from no form so his hands have long nails, bony structure, and his skin is a very pale color, almost white. You will also need a wand to complete the costume. Robes-You'll need a large black robe. It buttons across to the right side, so what you wear underneath doesn't matter. Face-There are some Voldemort masks out there. However , to have a more realistic look, use make-up. Use a sponge to cover the face in white to simulate Voldemort's pale skin. Add subtle hints of blue to tint the temples, jawline and a touch under the eyes. Hair-If you are not bald try using a bald cap from your local costume shop. Or use gel to hold your hair back while you cover your head with the hood of your robes. You'll have the best Voldemort Costume if you follow those simple steps!

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Become Lord Voldemort This Halloween Season

Aug 4, Voldemort Robe

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:40:09 GMT

Loooking for a Voldemort robe? Why? Voldemort is evil personified. Whose side are you on anyway? But...If you feel like walking in the footsteps of

Jul 25, RENT - The Musical & Movie

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:08:43 GMT

A custom knit reproduction of the sweater worn by Mark Cohen in RENT©!

Jul 10, Harry Potter Scrapbook Kits

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:57:53 GMT

No time for scrapbooking? Try ready made scrapbook kits - simply add your photos.

Jul 10, Harry Potter® Removable Wall Art

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:57:52 GMT

Create your own Hogwarts® scene with life sized removable wall art.

Jun 21, RENT© Returns To Broadway

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:54:59 GMT

RENT© is back... Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize musical returns to the Broadway stage after a record-breaking 12 years run. Based Puccini's opera, La Bohème, RENT follows a year in the lives of seven friends living in New York's East Village This is a new production, directed by Michael Greif. It features a new cast as well as a new look at favorite characters. There is nothing like RENT©!

Jun 10, Top 10 Famous Anime in Europe and America

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:12:24 GMT

When various votes about the most expectant and disappointing anime have been initiated by Japanese anime otaku, another poll is also launched by anime

May 25, Top 10 Popular Pairs of Anime Lovers

Wed, 25 May 2011 14:23:39 GMT

Various votes have been held recently. But whether they are objective should be judged by ourselves. Recently, a Japanese blog named Sankakucomplex

May 25, Japanese erasers - why we love collecting them.

Wed, 25 May 2011 00:52:54 GMT

People all over the world have fallen in love with Japanese erasers. As soon as you see one for yourself, you’ll understand why… they’re just so dang

May 23, The relationship between anime and Japanese fashion

Mon, 23 May 2011 02:27:22 GMT

Japanese fashion is one of the most exciting forms of fashion there is. Not only is there a sense of innovation, but there’s also a very visible relationship

May 20, School Cardigan Delivery Date

Fri, 20 May 2011 15:17:49 GMT

I would love to order one of your school cardigans to wear to the New Zealand midnight premiere of the last movie - I thought I was being ahead of time

Feb 21, Custom Made Quidditch Robes

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:43:58 GMT

www.robes4wizards.com is now making custom Quidditch Robes. Be sure to Click here to read or post comments to view recent entries.

Jan 20, Copyright Infringement

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:48:59 GMT

Recently, we discovered that nearly all our website images had been copied without prior permission onto several "less than desirable" websites. Although our website content and images are protected by a registered copyright in effect since 2002, all images will now be watermarked and - more importantly - tracked through a reporting service. Usage parameters have been set for unlicensed images. Some will be replaced in their original positions while others will be moved to other locations throughout our website. Please contact us with any questions. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you, Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:01:53 GMT

My first experience with RENT© came when I was in college. I was like many students at the time, just out of high school, on my own for the very first

Oct 23, OPEN - A New Wizard Wear Store

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 20:26:39 GMT

Although new orders came through without skipping a beat, we've been testing and testing again just to make sure everything is ready. And it is! The Shopping Cart operates exactly as the original one did. Only the color scheme and the style are new. Thank you. Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear

Oct 3, Wizard Theme Parties

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:14:15 GMT

The best wizard theme parties - Did you host a party? Share your ideas with everyone!

Jul 19, Model 883294S Deluxe Wizard Robe

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:20:17 GMT

Model 883294S Deluxe Wizard Robe is an officially licensed, children's Harry Potter robe. 3 sizes.

Jul 18, Model 889785 Deluxe Wizard Robe

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:35:13 GMT

Model 889785 Deluxe Wizard Robe is an officially licensed, adult Harry Potter robe. Perfect for men and women.

Jul 12, RENT Sweater Sizing and Measurements

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:04:51 GMT

Looking for a custome fit? Review measurements and detailed RENT sweater sizing information.

May 30, Hobbie's Knitting Notebook

Sun, 30 May 2010 03:05:07 GMT

In response to a question related to a possible error in the measurement chart for our "Wizard Wear" in children's sizes, we posted a response in the Knitting Notebook. To read our response to this or any other question, be sure to click on the

May 30, Finished Measurements - Childs Size 6

Sun, 30 May 2010 02:36:23 GMT

We happen to be drafting a knitting pattern for a character sweater in a Child's size 6. This sweater has an average fit...not too loose but not close

Apr 3, Frequently Asked Questions | Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:36:37 GMT

Answers to frequently asked questions from our customers...

Feb 26, Thanks for the Soccer Scarf!

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:53:09 GMT

Ordered a scarf in my football club's colours. Very impressed with the quality and product -- several people asked me where I got it from. Photo courtesy

Jan 23, Sweater Measurements For A Perfect Fit

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:23:53 GMT

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

Jan 22, 2010 Wizarding Events

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:53:58 GMT

Major 2010 Wizarding events, symposiums and conferences.