The Defense Against the Dark Arts post at Hogwarts is a tough job to fill. Seven different teachers take the post across the eight films, starting with the stuttering Professor Quirrell and ending with the sadistic Professor Carrow (who teaches Dark Arts, rather than defense). But there is perhaps none so universally despised as Dolores Umbridge, who joins the school in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Brought to life in the films by Imelda Staunton, who calls her character, “just a delicious baddie,” Professor Umbridge is a pink-wearing, cat-loving Ministry spy masquerading as a teacher. Costume designer Jany Temime says, “I wanted her costumes to appear serious, but always have one detail that was just a bit too much.”

Is this cat scarf a bit too much? You decide. Knit in the round from the tail up, this costume replica takes form with increases and simple wrap and turn short-row shaping and stuffing. After the nose is grafted, ear stitches are picked up and knit in the afterthought thumb style. Button eyes and duplicate stitching bring the cat to life. Meow!

Scarf needs 3 skeins of MC and 1 skein of CC.

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SCARF section under NOSE
Rep last Short Rows 2 and 3 twice more—12 sts rem.