Practice that bowing, a hippogriff has appeared in the Forest. “Once you had got over the first shock of seeing something that was half-horse, half-bird, you started to appreciate the Hippogriffs’ gleaming coats, changing smoothly from feather to hair, each of them a different colour: stormy grey, bronze, a pinkish roan, gleaming chestnut and inky […]| Yarnbroom
Get your mismatched socks out, here comes a free elf. “Dobby now handed Harry a small package, which turned out to be – socks. ‘Dobby is making them himself, sir!’ the elf said happily. ‘He is buying the wool out of his wages, sir!’ The left sock was bright red, and had a pattern of […]| Yarnbroom
Hide all the shiny objects, it’s time to crochet a niffler.| Yarnbroom
These little roosting owls are made with the least amount of sewing I could possibly get away with. Sitting at about 2.5 inches tall, they’re quite quick to make, and are easy to customise using your own colours. But they’re not much for delivering letters, they’d rather watch you work. Roosting Owl Materials DK (8ply) […]| Yarnbroom
There are spiders in my yarn stash. Itty bitty, super quick, no-sew spiders. They also have built-in web threads you can dangle them from. Good for Halloween decorations, not so good for potion-making. Always follow the spiders 😉 Itty Bitty Spider Materials • Scrap amounts of DK (8ply) yarn in body colour, eyeball colour, […]| Yarnbroom
Make a niffler without having to sew anything to anything else. My guys are around 2 inches tall, they have a little tail at the back, and a SVPL (slightly visible pouch line). The pattern also includes a house scarf that needs no weaving in, and wizardly coins that don’t cost you anything. Please use […]| Yarnbroom
A tactile little jellyfish that dangles at around 4 inches tall, from head to tentacle tip. I spelled this one up specially for my friend Sarah, who, by the way, still needs to teach me some knitting skills. Jellyfish Materials DK yarn (8ply) in main colour (15g), and spiral tentacle colour (small amount) 3mm hook […]| Yarnbroom
A make your own house-elf adventure! I’ve written two versions here – House Pride and Pillowcase (wearing Harry’s sock) – but I hope I’ve made it easy enough to mix and match the parts so you can customize your own. At 3 1/4 inches tall, they’re perfectly pocket-sized. Little Dobby Materials For Pillowcase version, DK […]| Yarnbroom
Quick dragon pattern for the easily distracted crocheter (i.e. me). Sitting at around 2.5 inches tall, they make fun little bookshelf buddies. Just don’t pester them while they’re readi…| Yarnbroom
How to brew batches of bonny baby bats. Mine are around 3 inches tall (including ^ears^), and they enjoy shopping for snazzy scarves. If you like your bats a bit bigger, I’ve also written a b…| Yarnbroom