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And Transfer!
It's that time of the week again! First off, we have morningwynd's introduction of her Little Eagle, Lookout.
Hi Tower! Meet my Little Eagle Lookout! She lives in Hope, British Columbia in Canada! As some of your might already know, she is the mother of our wonderful prefect, gwenschweitzer! Of course her daughter has had a lot of influence in her interest in the House Cup. She says:
“My daughter gwenschweitzer told me about the House Cup and the incentives and camaraderie sounded like fun. I was in Starfleet Fiber Arts Corp for a few tours of duty then made the switch to the Cup.”
Lookout is a transfer from Gryffindor, but she is no stranger to the wacky spirit of Ravenclaw. Look at the Cthulu mask she made for her youngest son!
She loves how the Tower is very friendly and supportive. Lookout enjoys everyone’s encouragement to complete everything. She loves learning about other people’s interests.
My Little Eagle and I share the love of the outdoors and going on long distance hikes! She says she has too many hobbies, but one of them is playing bass ukulele. Lookout is a self-employed nurse practitioner and also is a health care trainer/coach/quality adviser. When she’s not working hard, she loves crafting. She says:
“I mostly make things for my grandchildren. I am beyond happy to have 4 granddaughters! I enjoy knitting and sewing for them. I want to make sure each of them receive a special quilt from me when they are grown and I am already thinking about that even though the oldest one is 3 and the youngest is 2 weeks old. I currently have both fabric and yarn that meet SABLE criteria. I guess also on my bucket list is not to leave a mess of crafting supplies behind. I’d like to use them all up myself!”
Lookout has delighted me and the rest of the Tower by showing off mostly her sewing so far this term. Most of the time she uses a 1924 Singer treadle sewing machine to do her sewing on!
She says she loves the durability of the older machines. I think my favorite project so far is the green apple apron she just made a few days ago.
She said her eldest granddaughter helped pick out the fabric and she already has plans to make another apron with different bias straps.
She also made doll clothes for her granddaughters. Gwen likes saying that her daughter always has the best dressed dolls!
But Lookout doesn’t just sew! She also knits and crochets. She was taught when she was young and returned to it when she was older. She has made almost every accessory you can think of, hats, mitts (both big and small!), socks, scarves, slippers, cowls and shawls. She has even made a few toys! As you can imagine most of this is practical wear to keep warm but she isn’t a stranger to beautiful lace cowls, sweaters and shawls.
Lookout is also working on an OWL this term in spite of having a newly born granddaughter and working! She’s making two sweaters for her granddaughters.
I hope you enjoyed getting to know my Little Eagle as much as I did! Stop on by and look at her projects or stop by the First Year dorm and say hi!
Next, Big Eagle Isilsartari tells us a bit about her Little Eagle, Transfer RavenLuna.
RavenLuna (Karen from Dorset), who is celebrating her M3 term, is a SAHM to a 4 year old son. She is also a tarot reader, so must have paid some attention in divination classes. Her hometown is Weymouth, but she now lives in one of the small villages.
Her home town is a picturesque seaside town very popular for holidays. A mix of white Georgian and Victorian B&B’s and hotels and smaller older buildings, some of which may have links to the arrival of the Black Death in the UK, as it is believed the plague first landed in Melcombe Regis, one of the two boroughs which now make up Weymouth. The area is of geological significance with it being a Jurassic coastline and is also linked to many English writers, including Thomas Hardy who described the excitement of Weymouth as ‘out of every ten folk you meet nine of ’em in love’. A perfect location for a studious Ravenclaw to spend her formative years.
RavenLuna found the Cup sometime in 2010, when she saw something about HPKCHC on a Harry Potter themed project. She didn’t understand what was going at first so walked away. When she came back to the group some months later, it was right at the beginning of September and she’d just missed sorting. She was inspired by the OWL projects that were being proposed, so took the leap and decided to play along as a NQFY.
Some of her favourite cup moments have been the first time that Hufflepuff won the House Cup, which was “AMAZING! I was on staff at the time and there were lots of tears that night.” Also, “when the Missions started was a pretty exciting time, as well as when NEWTs began. I have a serious soft spot for Advanced Studies, so the more options for larger projects, the better! :) ”
“The photo is a bit boring, but it looks incredible (if I say so myself) in real life. Whenever I wear it, I get asked about it.” It does look something magical.
On the other front, her most hated naughty bin project is her DADA? Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater. She started it before she married her husband, about 5 years ago. No one else had made it before (only one person has managed it since), there were errors in the magazine “I had to keep buying more yarn, and when I finished the front and back, I realised it was never going to fit him. He still keeps bringing it up :D. I’m not going to finish it. I hate it; it’s boucle, and black! What was I thinking? I might turn it into a cushion cover :) ”
As a life long student with a BSc in Life Sciences and plans for studying Aromatherapy, RavenLuna must have felt some call to Ravenclaw, so what does she think about the Tower?
“I’ve always felt like a Ravenclaw. I’ve been impressed by the Tower in the short time I’ve been here. I like how inclusive it is, yet there’s also encouragement to strive to be the best we can be. I also really like the Class Tetris with the at a glance graphics, and the candle requests.”
Since joining the tower RavenLuna has changed her approach to crafting; originally planning to make what she wanted, she has now started yet another granny square blanket, for the points!
“I’m really happy about this, because my pointsiness and knitting mojo had been waning over the last year. I hope my productivity will now increase again.” RAVENCLAW SOAR!!!!
What other things are there for this life long student/claw to try out ? “I would love to try my hand at weaving. I’ve never tried it, but it looks so interesting!” A visit to the weaving threads is in order to see if weaving with her favourite yarn, Manos Del Uruguay, looks heavenly. Just not pinks, as that is the one colour she would not miss if it walked out of her stash on it’s own.
“If all pink disappeared from my stash I would be delighted. I don’t even know where it comes from! On the other hand, I would be gutted if pink’s cousin purple disappeared forever. My very favourite colour for yarn is rainbow.”
Maybe a nice woven colour study is in the future!
RavenLuna also loves some black yarn, though it does not always love her “I seem to buy loads of black. My “uniform” is jeans with a black top (usually with something to do with Harry Potter on the front) and something hand knit. I love black, but my eyes don’t love knitting with it! XD I’m excited to start my Mission though! That’s a black shawl with an off-white trim.”
Her mission sounds drool worthy. At least to her Big Eagle!
Some more of RavenLuna's projects:
These fantastic Owl mittens made for her Ancient Runes OWL.
A Hufflepuff-colored hat featuring Daleks!
Thank you morningwynd and Isilsartari for letting us know about your fascinating Little Eagles! We are very happy to have you here in Ravenclaw, Lookout and RavenLuna!
