The message is one of uplifting connection. Crafting fantasies to create alternative realities and see the world in a different way.’

Next I seamed together the side seams and shoulder seams so I could crochet on the sleeve. This was really easy, I just crocheted in the round until my sleeve was the right length. Working on the sleeve on a train.Not only do we have clothing featuring your favorite characters like Spirited Away's Chihiro, Ponyo, Totoro, Howl from Howl's Moving Castle, and Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service, but we also have a wide range of accessories to complete your look. From cute jewelry to cozy scarves, our Studio Ghibli collection has everything you need to show off your love for this beloved franchise. Like I said before,this week’s post will focus on the characters from the Studio Ghibli film and Hayao Miyazaki’s animated take on the story. From steampunk elements to vintage twists and French architecture, Howl’s Moving Castle is a fantastical film brimming with inspiration! Sophie Hatter Sophie Hatter

Despite his reputation, Howl is in reality an endearing, charming man who is intelligent and considerate, if somewhat self-appreciative and stubborn at times. He enjoys “slithering out” of uncomfortable situations, often in comical ways. Almost there! With the cardigan looking a lot more like the cardigan from the movie, I moved on to the collar. The instructions are really clear and the shaping adds a great point to either end of the collar. The finished sleeves.To gain inspiration for the settings in the film, Miyazaki traveled to Colmar and Riquewihr in Alsace, France. Additional inspiration came from the concepts of future technology in Albert Robida‘s work. If Studio Ghibli wanted to do a fashion collab, you would think they would partner with a brand that most families and fans could actually afford. And hey, if you can afford these gorgeous clothes, snaps for you! Send me pictures so I can live vicariously through you. That jumbled piece of architecture, that cacophony of hissing steam and creaking joints, with smoke billowing from it as it moves on its own… That castle is home to the magnificent wizard Howl, infamous for both his magical prowess and womanizing tendencies—or, so the rumor goes in Sophie’s small town. Sophie Hatter, as the plain daughter of a hatmaker, does not expect much from her future and is content with making hats for the rest of her life.

I finishes off the yellow scalloped edging around the cardigan, and tied in the loose ends (which took forever!), then according go the pattern I was done! Crocheting the scallop edge.Although I’m no fashion expert, I never imagined that Loewe, which was responsible for Rihanna’s red jumpsuit and custom corset at the Super Bowl, would make a Howl’s Moving Castle collection. This isn’t the brand’s first collaboration with Studio Ghibli—it’s also made collections based on Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro . However, the brand’s eye-popping prices seem weirdly mismatched with Studio Ghibli’s family-friendly image.