Harry Potter Inspired House Scarf Tutorial

Looking for a project to work on while binge-watching all of your favorite Halloween movies? This. Is. It! Grab your favorite movie, light your favorite autumn candle, pour yourself some hot apple cider and let’s begin! I’ll be focusing on Gryffindor colors below but the pattern remains the same for every house.

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What you’ll need

Circular needle size US 6

3 balls of burgundy yarn by Loops & Threads Impeccable

1 ball of gold yarn by Loops & Threads Impeccable

Steel yarn needle

Scissors

Pattern

Cast on 61 loops

Knit 30 rows in your primary color (ex. burgundy)

Knit 3 rows in your secondary color (ex. gold)

Knit 6 rows in your primary color

Knit 3 rows in your secondary color

Repeat this pattern until you’ve reached the desired length.

Helpful videos

Casting on

Joining in the round

Changing color

Basic bind off

Several years ago, a group of friends and I decided to take a trip to the magical realm of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter! Since our trip wasn’t until after Christmas, I decided to make everyone a Harry Potter themed scarf of their house choosing as a Christmas gift. Before this endeavor, I had only knit a scarf once in high school, so I’m no pro! If you’re new to knitting as well, I highly recommend watching the videos I listed above. These taught me everything I needed to know in order to make the scarves. They’re also great to watch if you need a refresher.

The Loops & Threads Impeccable yarn is amazing! They have the perfect colors for every house. They’re machine washable, the color doesn’t bleed and I swear they get softer with each wash!

When you begin your scarf, make sure to leave about 12 in. of extra yarn at the beginning. Once you’re finished with the scarf you’ll go back and sew this through the end to close it. Below are some in-progress photos of a Gryffindor scarf. It may look a bit chaotic on the inside but it will look seamless on the outside. When I transition colors, I leave about four inches of the color I just ended on before I cut. I then tie the new color on at the base of the color I just ended. Once the row is complete, go back to the two colors of string, pull in any slack that may have occurred and double knot it.

By doing a jogless stitch when transitioning colors, you’ll have a nearly perfect transition. In the photo below, you can see that a column of gold yarn only has two rows instead of three. This is where you carried up a loop to make it blend into the next row. If you don’t know how to do a jogless stitch, I recommend watching the “changing color” video linked above.

When you’re done with your scarf, measure out 12 in. of extra yarn before cutting it off from the ball. Lie your scarf on the floor and line up all of the areas where you did the jogless stitch. With your steel yarn needle, take your extra yarn and sew the ends of the scarf together. Next, cut pieces of yarn 4 in. long. With these pieces, take your steel yarn needle, and starting at one end, weave them through the bottom of the scarf one at a time and tie them. This was the old way I was doing it and boy did it take forever! Thankfully, you learn as you go. Instead of threading on one little piece of yarn at a time, cut one long piece and thread it onto your needle. Sew it through the edge of the scarf and cut the yarn, leaving enough on either side to tie. Continue this process until you’ve added all of the tassels. Once you’ve done this across the entire edge, you can go over them with scissors and cut them down to the length you want. I went pretty short to mimic Harry Potter’s scarf from the movies. Repeat on the other end of the scarf.

For an added touch of authenticity, you can add an iron on patch of your household!

I hope this Harry Potter scarf brings some magic to your day! For other Harry Potter related crafts, click here!