Weekly Showcase Wednesday: The First Pickle Badges of the Spring Term!

Welcome to Spring Term!  It's hard to believe we are already over three weeks into the term.  Ravenclaws have been turning in some great projects around the House Cup, and so it's time for our first round of Pickle Badges!

We will start off with the winners of the Golden Pickle Award!  These are projects that simply caught my eye for one reason or another while I was scrolling through all the House Cup threads.

knitsNhikes knit a delightful little butterfly, complete with her own cocoon, for Arithmancy:

HelpfulKitten spun a cheerful rainbow of mini skeins for Arithmancy:

BarnOwl created a spectacular image of a fish using watercolor brush markers for Arithmancy:

BrineyDeep sewed a fabulous top (with French seams!) for Arithmancy:

caranam made a lovely necklace and pair of earrings for Arithmancy and also did the very cool thing of carving a wooden spoon for Family & Consumer Science:

hnick spun three beautiful skeins of yarn (wound together for the photo) for Astronomy:

SameOldKnit knit a stunning beaded lace shawl for Astronomy:

Twillow knit an awesome pair of comic book mitts for DADA:

aniek1 crocheted an exquisite doily for Family & Consumer Science:

S2five wove a marvelous scarf for Muggle Studies:

ahanson08 knit a fantastic lace-edged shawl for Muggle Studies:

Stormrage crocheted two adorable penguins for Potions and Quidditch:

Next up we have the Pickle of Sanity Badge!  Ravenclaws are notorious for taunting the Mallet of Sanity, attempting to achieve feats that seem insurmountable, and this badge is for those who succeed in outrunning the Mallet to accomplish the unbelievable.

kvaustin knit an entire blanket for Family & Consumer Science, using an amazing 1965 yards of yarn!

neetsey crocheted a whole afghan for Arithmancy, using an incredible 3080 yards of yarn!

Ravenclaws also often throw a little science into their crafting, and the Electric Pickle Badge is awarded to those projects that involve a little experimentation or are just very clever or unconventional!

LadyJhia knit scrubbies and then embedded them in soap for a unique project for Family & Consumer Science:

fricknfrack experimented with different colored dyebaths to overdye a bright turquoise skein of yarn for Quidditch:

Finally, there is the Darth Pickle Badge!  This is awarded to those project turn-ins that simply made me laugh!

Hreow brought on the giggles by knitting a hilarious mohawk for her cat!

Congratulations to this week's badge winners!  Keep the amazing projects coming, and we'll have more badges in a few weeks!