... even more Harry Potter! ...

By the way -- if, like me, you can't get enough of Harry Potter, then you should really go sign up for HOGWARTS SOCK SWAP TWO!


Sign-ups are already underway. I am officially known as Phyllida Crookshanks now.

And here is, by the way, my questionnaire:

Hogwarts Sock Swap Questionnaire

Second Years

1. What Hogwarts house have you been sorted into?

RAVENCLAW!! (Go Ravenclaw!)

2. Shoe size? Foot length? Foot circumference?

Size 8.5/9 -- Euro 39 -- Foot length 9.5 " -- Circ 8.5"

3. List your three favorite sock yarns.

a. Koigu-esque type yarns (Louet Gems, Nature's Palette, etc.)

b. Merino/silk by Knitpicks

c. Lorna's Laces

4. Would you like to try a new brand of sock yarn? If so, which brand?

Sure! If you're up to it (and can get it) Fleece Artist Handmaiden seasilk. If not, any yummy and unique yarn.

5. Do you prefer variegated or solid sock yarn?

Prefer semi-solids and variegated, not so much striping yarns.

6. What colors would you like to add to your sock yarn stash?

Any!! (Though I mostly prefer browns, blacks, blues, purple/pinks ... )

7. What kind of sock patterns do you gravitate toward? Lace? Ribbed? Fair Isle?

I gravitate toward ribbed mostly, though I do enjoy some lace socks.

8. Do you have any allergies? (smoke, animals, etc.)

Nope.

9. Will your socks be exposed to cigarette smoke or animals as you knit them?

CATS.

10. Are you willing to have an international Hogwarts Sock Pal?

Sure! (French or Spanish-speaking is great as I know those two languages.)