Harry Potter robe, scarf, and wand

Iris is a huge Harry Potter fan and was fortunate enough to be able to go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Orlando last March. While there, of course, in the gift shop, she coveted a Wizard Robe that was priced at over $100. That was a bit much, so I was recruited to make one for her. It was nearly perfect timing, since I had no real idea what to make her for her birthday. She and I went to Joanns and found the black fabric for the robe. She didn’t want an exact copy, since she wanted hers to be more individual. She doesn’t want to copy one of the other characters but be a new character herself. With that in mind, she picked a blender yellow fabric rather than plain yellow/gold for the hood lining and facings. We had picked out yellow and black yarn for her to knit herself a Hufflepuff scarf, but I feared it would take her forever to actually knit it. She’s only just learned to knit and doesn’t get much chance at home to practice. Then she found some flannel fabric with her choice of Hufflepuff theme printed on it. I suggested that, unless she really wanted the striped scarf, the flannel could be made into a scarf and not be as warm if she wanted to wear it in warmer weather. So that’s what we decided on. We ordered the Hufflepuff emblem online. Iris did most of the sewing on the scarf. So cute, and a little different than the “traditional”. That’s my creative granddaughter! She was involved in every step of making the robe but didn't do any of the actual sewing. In addition, she and Papa designed and crafted a wand for her. This was such a fun project for all of us.