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A STITCH IN TIME

MAGICAL DELIGHTS FOR FANS OF KNITTING, HARRY POTTER

Knitting is a constant theme in the Harry Potter books, and now fans can craft their own bit of magic into Hermione's cable and bobble hat, Dobby's socks, an invisibility cloak or a Quidditch sweater. "Charmed Knits: Projects for Fans of Harry Potter" by Alison Hansel (Wiley, $14.99) contains patterns and simple explanations for dozens of wooly Potter projects. Patterns range from child to adult, and difficulty levels from easy to complex. Available in most bookstores.

— Paula Rath

FINAL WORD

"I do regular things a lot, but it's probably more of a Sly Stone life. It's probably ... it's probably not very normal."

Sly Stone | the '60s funkster and head of Sly and the Family Stone, in Vanity Fair