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!

The Final Showcase of the Winter Term!

It has been an incredible term filled with so many amazing projects!  (I'm not quite sure how anyone had time for any of these since the term seemed like it lasted about three weeks.)  And now it's time for our final showcase of the Winter Term!

There were so many awesome projects turned in this past month--here are the winners of the Golden Pickle Award!

secrettrail made a cute pair of mice for Ancient Runes and a charming puss in boots for Outdoor Survival (along with his dapper hat, turned in for Herbology):

3secondfish knit a lovely shawl for Ancient Runes and designed and knit a wonderful cabled hat for Charms:

Momtoaaandm crocheted a delightful turtle for Ancient Runes:

softnshiny wove a fantastic wrap for Ancient Runes:

nekobasu gorgeously dyed some fiber for Ancient Runes:

WillowGlade wove a whole collection of beautiful napkins for Charms, Divination, Herbology, and Outdoor Survival (over 4700 yards of weaving!):

Jayannell knit a marvelous colorwork hat with teapots for Charms:

Topfrog knit a second version of her exquisite self-designed lace collar for DADA (and yes, she won a badge the first time, too):

s2five crocheted a fabulous lacy shawl for Divination and wove a wonderful scarf for Quidditch:

BarnOwl made an amazing painting of a sunfish for Divination:

kaypendragon painted with nail polish to create a cool picture of a koi for Divination:

CathyCake knit a stunning shawl for Divination:

MariaCrafts painted an awesome picture of a waterfall for Divination:

elekanahmen knit a lovely shawl from her own handspun for Flying:

aquariae knit a pair of elegant lacy shawls for Flying and Transfiguration:

craftyshanna crocheted an adorable cat stuffy for Herbology (this particular project was hand-picked for a badge by the gherkins):

neetsey crocheted a stunning lace doily for Herbology:

Risasukka knit a wonderful pair of socks for Herbology:

winemakerssister spun a spectacular gradient for Outdoor Survival:

Alfiriel crocheted a cute little black unicorn for Transfiguration:

FeoragRuadh knit a gorgeous pair of colorwork socks for Transfiguration:

specialKknits knit a fantastic Hamilton hat for Transfiguration:

LateClematis knit an awesome crayfish and spirogyra colorwork hat for Transfiguration:

Hypercycloid wove a beautiful wrap for Transfiguration:

akasha111182 knit an awesome lacy shawl for Quidditch:

Lettisia crocheted a delicate little snowflake for Quidditch:

There was one person who did a bit of experimentation this past month and thus has earned the Electric Pickle Badge, for science!

FeoragRuadh experimented with dyeing with tea, along with using different mordants, for Charms:

And it is only logical to round out the term with a collection of people who really succeeded in outrunning the Mallet of Sanity to earn the Pickle of Sanity Badge!

rondaletts knit an enormous shawl, using an amazing 1260 yards of yarn, for Transfiguration:

kaypendragon used an unbelievable 752 yards of thread to crochet a large doily for Transfiguration:

HelpfulKitten knit a sweater "in the blink of an eye" using an unbelievable 1510 yards of yarn for Quidditch:

WillowGlade started weaving tea towels for Flying and got an unfathomable 5068 yards in before having to turn her project in as a partial (and this is in addition to the 4700+ yards of napkins above!):

Congratulations to all the badge winners!  And thank you to everyone for another incredible term in Ravenclaw!!  See you in the Spring!