But I wasn't alone! A whole host of Ravenclaw classmates joined me - and with stunning results. Here are a few of the projects that made me so jealous I was sick, er, I mean, a few of the projects that are simply awesome.
Mozartnerd finished this incredible black sweater with white colorwork. In the shape of squirrels! Squirrels!! She's always around reading a book, and always in this sweater. It's enough to make anybody inspired to be more academic. You can check out her project page for more pictures and links to the pattern.
As for Mozartnerd herself, I could have done an interview or some research, but instead I think I’ll just make it up. Mozartnerd is a 70 year old woman inside of a teenager’s body. In her former life she was a female masquerading as a man so she could join the US Navy in 1935. Her love of soft fabrics and intricate patterns made her go AWOL while touring the South Pacific and start studying with a master lace-maker in a tiny island inhabited by sheep and short people. Some say she was the inspiration for Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific. Some say she wasn’t. Either way, adult onset allergies to wool caused her heart to break and she was reborn in the body of the Ravenclaw now known as Mozartnerd. Thank goodness, because without her our House collection of furry woodland creatures would be dangerously low.
Also in Detention I ran into PorcupineSnuggles, descendent of the great PorcupineCuddles who made history as the first Canadian Quidditch Seeker to fall asleep during a match and catch the snitch while snoozing. Nowdays that is something you see all the time, but back then it was a game-changer. And so is PorcupineSnuggles.
ProcupineSnuggles was in Detention finishing up these amazing socks. They represent a growing trend of knitting socks during the more dangerous holidays, including New Years Eve and Year Years Day. I almost died with embarrassment at her closet full of amazingly beautiful socks. Take a look if you're looking for inspiration of your own.
Every week I'll be puttering through another classroom, gazing in awe at the submissions from Ravenclaw students and lusting after their skills. But practice makes perfect, so it's back to the textbooks for me!
-Pyai
