Remus Lupin – Professor of Defense against the dark arts and Werewolf
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“‘NO!’ Hermione screamed. ‘Harry, don’t trust him, he’s been helping Black get into the castle, he wants you dead too — he’s a werewolf!’
“There was a ringing silence. Everyone’s eyes were now on Lupin, who looked remarkably calm, though rather pale.
“‘Not at all up to your usual standard, Hermione,’ he said. ‘Only one out of three, I’m afraid. I have not been helping Sirius get into the castle and I certainly don’t want Harry dead. . . . ‘ An odd shiver passed over his face. ‘But I won’t deny that I am a werewolf.'”
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Remus Lupin is one of my favorite Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry teachers (book version 😉 ). In fact, I liked him so much that when GKatt was born, I named the teddy bear I gave him Remus. Professor Lupin takes the eighth spot in the Order of the Phoenix C2C Crochet Afghan.
I love Lupin’s calm demeaner, especially considering how most wizards view and treat werewolves. Lupin would be despised and feared because of his “furry little problem” if other wizards knew that he had been bitten as a child. He was fortunate that Albus Dumbledore was headmaster when he attended school. Dumbledore was sympathetic and made arrangements to allow Lupin to attend Hogwarts despite his affliction.
Harry Potter first meets Remus Lupin on the Hogwarts Express. Lupin is the one and only teacher Harry ever sees on the train. Harry comes to love Lupin’s Defense Against the Dark Arts classes and turns to Lupin as a mentor, friend, and later as an equal. Lupin teaches Harry to cast the Patronus charm and goes undercover to other werewolves to try to recruit them into fighting He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
You can find the other Order of the Phoenix Afghan blocks here
- Albus Dumbledore
- Minerva McGonagall
- Severus Snape
- Molly Weasley
- Arthur Weasley
- Rubeus Hagrid
- Sirius Black
- Nymphadora Tonks
- Alastor (Mad-Eye) Moody
- Mundungus Fletcher
- Kingsley Shacklebolt
When all the blocks are stitched, we’ll finish things up with Order of the Phoenix—Joining and Edging.
For basic instructions and the materials list for the complete afghan, visit Order of the Phoenix C2C Crochet Afghan.
Remus Lupin C2C Crochet Block
Materials
~ Remus Lupin 25×25 Pixel Graph
~ Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice Yarn 3.5 oz skeins in the following colors:
- Kelly Green — 2.7 oz
- Beige — 1.7 oz
- Honey — 1.6 oz
- Chocolate — .6 oz
- Silver Grey — .2 oz
- Charcoal Grey — .1 oz
- Colonial Blue — .1 oz
- White — .1 oz
- Black — .1 oz
~ Size H Crochet Hook or hook needed to achieve gauge (see Gauge for C2C Afghans)
~ Yarn Needle
Crochet the square starting from the bottom right corner of the chart. Row-by-row written instructions are below.
After you finish crocheting the block, crochet one row of single crochet in KELLY GREEN around the entire block. See Adding a Single Crochet Edge around a Finished C2C Block for how I crochet around the edge.
This Remus Lupin block is based on David Thewlis’s look in the later movies – blue eyes and a little bit of facial scruff. He looks rather dashing! See you next week for Lupin’s bride Nymphadora Tonks!
~Lucinda
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Row-by-Row Instructions
[RS] = Right Side
[WS] = Wrong Side
G: Green [248 squares]
BE: Beige [151]
T: Tan [141]
BR: Brown [58]
GR: Gray [12]
CH: Charcoal [7]
B: Blue [4]
W: White [2]
BL: Black [2]
Crochet from bottom right corner.
→ Row 1 [WS]: G1 (1 square)
← Row 2 [RS]: G2 (2 squares)
→ Row 3 [WS]: G1, BR1, G1 (3 squares)
← Row 4 [RS]: G1, BR2, G1 (4 squares)
→ Row 5 [WS]: G1, BR2, G2 (5 squares)
← Row 6 [RS]: G2, BR3, G1 (6 squares)
→ Row 7 [WS]: G1, BR3, G3 (7 squares)
← Row 8 [RS]: G4, BR3, G1 (8 squares)
→ Row 9 [WS]: G1, BR3, G5 (9 squares)
← Row 10 [RS]: G5, BR4, G1 (10 squares)
→ Row 11 [WS]: G1, BR4, G6 (11 squares)
← Row 12 [RS]: G7, BR4, G1 (12 squares)
→ Row 13 [WS]: G1, GR4, G8 (13 squares)
← Row 14 [RS]: G6, T3, GR2, CH2, G1 (14 squares)
→ Row 15 [WS]: G1, GR1, CH2, T3, BE3, G1, BE1, G3 (15 squares)
← Row 16 [RS]: G3, BE7, T2, CH2, BR1, G1 (16 squares)
→ Row 17 [WS]: G1, BR1, GR1, CH1, T1, BE9, G3 (17 squares)
← Row 18 [RS]: G3, T1, BE5, T1, BE3, T1, GR1, BR2, G1 (18 squares)
→ Row 19 [WS]: G1, BR2, GR1, T1, BE1, T2, BE6, T2, G3 (19 squares)
← Row 20 [RS]: G3, T2, BE5, T1, BE1, T1, BE1, T1, GR1, BR3, G1 (20 squares)
→ Row 21 [WS]: G1, BR3, GR1, T1, BE1, T1, BE1, T1, BE6, T2, G3 (21 squares)
← Row 22 [RS]: G3, T3, BE6, T1, BE3, T1, BR4, G1 (22 squares)
→ Row 23 [WS]: G1, BR4, G1, T1, BE2, T1, BE3, BL1, BE3, T2, G4 (23 squares)
← Row 24 [RS]: G4, T2, BE2, T1, B2, BE3, T2, BE1, T1, G1, BR4, G1 (24 squares)
→ Row 25 [WS]: G1, BR3, G3, BE7, W1, T1, BE2, T3, G4 (25 squares)
Corner
← Row 26 [RS]: G4, T2, BE3, T1, BE7, T1, G3, BR2, G1 (24 squares)
→ Row 27 [WS]: G6, BE7, T1, BE3, T3, G3 (23 squares)
← Row 28 [RS]: G3, T3, BE5, BL1, BE4, G6 (22 squares)
→ Row 29 [WS]: G5, BE4, B2, T1, BE4, T3, G2 (21 squares)
← Row 30 [RS]: G2, T3, BE1, T2, BE1, T1, W1, BE4, G5 (20 squares)
→ Row 31 [WS]: G5, BE4, T1, BE2, T2, BE1, T2, G2 (19 squares)
← Row 32 [RS]: G3, T2, BE4, T1, BE4, G4 (18 squares)
→ Row 33 [WS]: G3, BE6, T6, G2 (17 squares)
← Row 34 [RS]: G2, T7, BE4, G3 (16 squares)
→ Row 35 [WS]: G3, BE1, T10, G1 (15 squares)
← Row 36 [RS]: G1, T10, G3 (14 squares)
→ Row 37 [WS]: G3, T9, G1 (13 squares)
← Row 38 [RS]: G1, T8, G3 (12 squares)
→ Row 39 [WS]: G3, T7, G1 (11 squares)
← Row 40 [RS]: G1, T6, G3 (10 squares)
→ Row 41 [WS]: G4, T3, G2 (9 squares)
← Row 42 [RS]: G8 (8 squares)
→ Row 43 [WS]: G7 (7 squares)
← Row 44 [RS]: G6 (6 squares)
→ Row 45 [WS]: G5 (5 squares)
← Row 46 [RS]: G4 (4 squares)
→ Row 47 [WS]: G3 (3 squares)
← Row 48 [RS]: G2 (2 squares)
→ Row 49 [WS]: G1 (1 square)
