Goblet of Fire

I've found that a good way to blaze through a few stripes on the Hogwart's scarf is to turn on Goblet of Fire and let it set the pace. Being that the action is a bit faster than the previous movies, I tend to get a fair bit done that way. Here's what I noticed after three days of watching: there seems to be not only the house scarves, but a general scarf for Hogwart's as a whole. Now, I haven't had a chance to test the pattern, but I'll go ahead and put it out here for anyone who cares to try it before I get a chance. If you do try it, please let me know how the proportions seem to be working. It'll be a week or two before I get a chance to swatch it up out of scrap and see for myself.

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General Hogwart's Scarf

~~yardage approximated from previous scarves, YMMV~~
900 yards dark charcoal
250 yards each main house colors (Gryffindor-claret red, Slytherin-forest green, Ravenclaw- country blue, Hufflepuff-gold/maize)
16" circular needles, US 8
yarn needle, stitch markers, ect

CO 70, knit 30 rounds in charcoal

*join claret, knit 8 rounds,
knit 4 rounds charcoal,
join gold/maize, knit 8 rounds,
knit 4 rounds charcoal,
join forest green, knit 8 rounds,
knit 4 rounds charcoal,
join country blue, knit 8 rounds,
knit 30 rounds charcoal*

repeat from * to * until piece measures 6 feet or desired length

fringe by preferred method in charcoal.

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I'll try to get together some examples of the charcoal color and edit this post to include them. Great examples of house colors may be found at knit.atypically.net along with the pattern for the house scarves in different incarnations and a few other Harry Potter inspired knits.

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