It's never too early to start thinking about Halloween

This year I plan on dressing up as Alice from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. I was hoping that there was going to be a costume based on the blue dress that Alice wears when she falls down the rabbit hole and there is.

I have been thinking about dressing up as Alice for a couple of years now, but I could never find a costume that I liked. They have always been way too short for me, but now I think this year I will finally be able to do it. I just hope I will be able to find this costume in the stores.

Hufflepuff Uniform

Last Halloween I dressed up as a Hufflepuff student and now I plan on dressing up again for the midnight release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Since I threw it together rather quickly for Halloween, I need to change a couple of things before November if I want it to be more accurate to the uniforms seen in the movies. I am putting together the uniform seen in Prisoner of Azkaban to Half-Blood Prince because I like them better than the ones in Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets.

Most of my uniform came from thrift shops, such as the robe, sweater, and skirt. The tie and patch both came from eBay and I already had the white shirt and shoes. My "wand" was a wooden knitting needle that I wasn't using.

I can re-use the white shirt and patch for sure, but I would like to find a new tie if I can because the colors of the one I have are more gold and navy blue instead of yellow and black. The colors of the official tie might be more accurate, but I can't be sure since the Gryffindor tie is way off.

I would like to get a robe from Whimsic Alley, but it is a lot to pay for something I am probably only going to wear twice. I can try making one myself, but I have never sewn clothing before. If I need to, I can either re-use the robe I have or not wear one at all. I might decide not to wear it because I will be wearing a long-sleeved shirt as well as a wool cardigan and I don't want to get overheated. If I do decide to wear it, it will probably only be for Part 1 since Part 2 is going to be released in July and it will be too hot to wear it.

The skirt I used for Halloween doesn't fit me anymore and it wasn't entirely accurate. I was thinking about making a skirt using the Starfire Phoenix skirt tutorial, but again I have never sewn clothing before. I like the idea of making the skirt myself because I can never find skirts that fit me and they are never accurate. I would rather make the skirt instead of the robe because it seems easier to do and won't take as long. I'll probably look around for a skirt first, but if I can't find one I will end up making one myself.

I am in the process of making a house cardigan with Paton's Classic Wool in Dark Grey Mix and Brown Sheep Nature Spun Worsted in Impasse Yellow and Pepper. I like the look of the cardigans better than the sweaters and it would be easier to put on and take off. I'm using the Wizard School Cardigan pattern from Hobbie's House of Wizard Wear.

I am also making a house scarf with Brown Sheep Nature Spun Worsted in Impasse Yellow and Pepper. I am probably only going to wear it for Part 1 if I get it done in time. I am using the atypically.knit pattern for the Prisoner of Azkaban scarf.

I can either find a wand on eBay or carve one out of wood by hand, but I think it might be easier just to buy one. Hermione's wand is one of my favorites but I don't know if I want the light-up version or the regular version. I am also thinking about getting Snape's wand because he is one of my favorite characters.

I want to make the HP House Fair Isle Pouch Bag by Quietish using the Hufflepuff chart. This won't take that long to make because my Gryffindor bag (shown above) only took about two weeks to make. I will have to use larger needles because my Gryffindor bag can only hold my wallet and my cell phone.

I don't know if I will be able to get all this knitting done in time for November 19th, but I will do the best I can. I should probably focus on the cardigan and the bag because I am going to need those for sure. My scarf can be a backup project for when I get tired of working on my other projects. I should check out the Harry Potter audio books from the library so I can listen to them while knitting. It is probably the only way I can read the entire series again before Deathly Hallows comes out.

Alice in Wonderland Inspired Gloves

These gloves were inspired by the gloves worn by Alice in the Tim Burton version of Alice in Wonderland. The moment I saw these in the film I knew I had to make a pair for myself.

They are very snug and lightweight, which will be perfect for the fall and early winter. The pattern is very simple and easy to remember. So far I only have two pairs of these gloves completed, but I will be making more in the near future.

This pair was made using Brown Sheep Nature Spun Sport in Aran and Winter Blue. I tried to match the color to the pair worn by Alice in the film and I think I got pretty close.

This is one of the best pictures I could find that show the gloves clearly. I had to watch the movie a couple of times before I could figure out exactly what shade of blue they were, luckily I already had a pretty close shade in my stash so I didn't have to go looking everywhere to find something that matches.

This pair was also made using Brown Sheep Nature Spun Sport in Victorian Pink and Royal Purple. Once I began working on this pair, I realized that I had chosen colors that remind me of the Cheshire Cat from the animated Disney version of Alice in Wonderland.

Right now I am working on a pair that I call my Tim Burton gloves. Black and white stripes always remind me of Tim Burton since they appear in many of his films, so I thought the name was fitting. I am using Brown Sheep Nature Spun Sport in Pepper and Aran. So far I have the first glove completed and 1/4 of the second one done.

The pattern was designed by Tiny Owl Knits.