End of Term Wrap-Up -- OWL Honours Showcase

An amazing SIXTEEN Ravenclaws had OWLs that, in the words of Examiner Hreow "knocked the socks off at least one of the OWL team."  That's an achievement worth showing off! 

Note: Blogger is giving me formatting grief today, so in some cases, only detail pictures are shown.  Click on the links to see the OWLs in their full glory!


Auora: Lothlorien Cape
                                         

Celizabethlill: Pink Snow Angel

Cyprienne: Son of the Hound of the Sea Wrap

folk:  Draco Dormiens

Freemiki: Eagle Illusion Shawl

kneedleart: Heavenly Wedding Wrap

knittingIma: Moonraker (for which she spun part of the yarn)

and Nebulous Spirals

llim: Tir Chonaill

MeshaMarie: Changeling

and New Spring

omeletsmom: Flower Garden Shawl

S2five:  Sundays with Molly

Lily's River

and A Tartan for Minerva

specialKknits: Is this lacy enough for you?

suzannemm:  Patchwork Socks/Pattern

Topfrog: The Callahan Cabled Blanket

Xillanthia: Treasured

Zisch304: Meisenjacke/Chickadee Cardi

Congratulations everyone!

Weekly Showcase Wednesday: Welcome to Winter Term!

It's a new term!  And it's time for our first round of Pickle Badges!  It's only a little more than two weeks into term, and already Ravenclaws have been turning in fantastic projects all over the House Cup!

So what earns a Pickle Badge?  Well, there are not really any rules.  I just pick projects that stand out for some reason--stunning crafting, gorgeous colors, unique techniques, unbearable cuteness...  you name it.  If I like it, it gets a Golden Pickle Award!  And this term we have a brand new badge for the Golden Pickle Award!

Lettisia smartly used her OWL swatch to make a fabulous double knit coaster for Ancient Runes:

Hypercycloid showed off her stunning weaving skills to make a rainbow colored strap for Ancient Runes, and she also dyed the yarn and then wove a scarf for Divination:

ChrisFixedKitty wowed with her calligraphy skills in making a chart of her Ravenclaw lineage for Ancient Runes:

MeshaMarie made a wonderful cross stitch for Ancient Runes and knit a delightful hat for Charms:

akasha111182 knit a fantastic slipped stitch cabled hat for Charms:

Pumpahkin knit a gorgeous lacy cowl for Charms:

omeletsmom made a charming Christmas sweater ornament for Charms:

kneedleart knit an exquisite lacy beaded scarf for Charms:

anisa designed and knit a splendid colorwork hat for DADA:

winemakerssister once again demonstrated her mad spinning skills with two magnificent skeins for DADA:

Hreow designed and knit an awesome brioche tea cozy for DADA and knit a terrific colorwork hat for Flying:

FeoragRuadh knit a lovely Christmas ornament for Flying:

Sonnenblumenimp knit a marvelous superbulky cowl (it looks so squishy!) for Flying:

specialKknits made a dazzling beaded bracelet for Flying:

Red knit an adorable aviator hat for Flying:

llim knit a delightful little baby hat (that is also her OWL swatch--way to craft smarter!) for Flying:

HelpfulKitten knit a delicate (and seemingly enormous!) blanket square for Herbology:

roocmc knit an awesome Hamilton-inspired hat for Herbology:

gardenmama knit a pair of spectacular cabled socks (a big one and a little one) for Herbology:

Alfiriel crocheted a cute stuffed Moomin for Outdoor Survival:

LateClematis made an incredible pine needle basket for Outdoor Survival:

bandbabe crocheted a beautiful lacy shawl for Quidditch:

xamonster knit a brilliant and unique hat for Quidditch:

There is one other type of Pickle Badge to award this week.  In Ravenclaw, we are well known for threatening people with the Mallet of Sanity when they decide to attempt unbelievable feats with their crafting.  The Pickle of Sanity Badge is awarded to those 'Claws who not only attempt the incredible but also succeed in outrunning the Mallet of Sanity!  All of the 'Claws earning this badge this week have managed these feats in only about two weeks!

kvaustin did it again and knit an entire sweater, using an amazing 1100 yards of yarn, for Charms!

hnick spun an incredible 1728 yards of singles and plied them for Flying!

cn32, also a Pickle of Sanity veteran, crocheted a blanket using an unbelievable 2800 yards of yarn for Transfiguration!

Congratulations to all the badge winners this week!  What a great way to start off the Winter Term!

Weekly Showcase Wednesday: Last Showcase of the Fall Term!

This term flew by!  I feel like it's still the beginning of October, and yet here I am doing the last showcase of the Fall Term!  It's been a great term, and I'm very much looking forward to the End of Term Feast to see how it all turned out.  Hopefully projects like these will help us do well in the race for the House Cup!

There were a ton of awesome projects turned in during the last few days of the term, and these have each earned a Golden Pickodile!

treesh spun a lovely purply-pinky skein of yarn for Feeding of Magical Creatures:

PoodleParade crocheted a charming pair of slippers (with a very sweet story to match) for Feeding of Magical Creatures:

lavenderblueskies knit a beautiful pair of lacy socks for Feeding of Magical Creatures:

Bijou3Owl was inspired by the mantis shrimp and spun a gorgeous skein of yarn for Feeding of Magical Creatures:

djmeurer knit three fabulous colorwork mittens with Latvian braids for Grooming of Magical Creatures:

Sonnenblumenimp knit a marvelous pair of lacy cabled socks for Grooming of Magical Creatures:

greenheron knit a wonderful lacy shawl for Grooming of Magical Creatures:

CacaoGoddess painted an awesome set of watercolor Pacific Northwest leaves for Grooming of Magical Creatures:

gardenmama knit another spectacular pair of socks for Grooming of Magical Creatures:

thtr4me knit a cute monster for Habitats of Magical Creatures:

SadieLou crocheted an adorable moomin for Safe Handling of Magical Creatures:

soprano1 made another delightful needle-felted creature, this time a mouse, for Safe Handling of Magical Creatures:

chrissyteenychan made a dazzling bracelet for Safe Handling of Magical Creatures:

bchapman1017 knit a lovely shawl for Healing:

Red knit a wonderful baby sweater for History of Magic:

rondaletts made a cute trio of snowmen along with a kitty ornament for Muggle Studies:

KnitWit685 made a very charismatic Christmas tree for Muggle Studies:

gothknitty knit a marvelous colorwork phone cozy for Muggle Studies:

s2five crocheted a delightful bear ornament for Muggle Studies:

christinahwest knit a lovable fox for Muggle Studies:

Sumiregusa made a charming turtle for Muggle Studies:

omeletsmom knit a cute collection of finger puppets for Muggle Studies:

SarahAlderSign crocheted an adorable toadstool for Muggle Studies:

Momtoaaandm made a wonderful collection of snowmen and gnomes for Muggle Studies:

electronjam knit a beautiful picture complete with a frame for Potions:

LeahandtheDragon knit a gorgeous pair of lacy socks for Potions and also made a stunning pendant which fits inside a clever bag for Quidditch:

caranam made a delightful unicorn cardigan for Potions:

TwistedSticherFGE spun a stunning skein of yarn for Potions:

As usual, several Ravenclaws did the unbelievable and successfully outran the Mallet of Sanity to earn the Pickle of Sanity Badge!

winemakerssister spun an amazing 2604 yards of singles for Grooming of Magical Creatures!

aknittingstory knit an entire sweater, using an unbelievable 1040 yards, in just five days for Safe Handling of Magical Creatures!

AngiePie18 crocheted an entire blanket, using an unfathomable 3255 yards of yarn, in under a month for Safe Handling of Magical Creatures!

jinxsa knit not one, not two, not even four, but an incredible 16 pairs of mittens, using 1149 yards of yarn, all for Safe Handling of Magical Creatures!

And there were some laughs this month as well, which earned the Darth Pickle Badge!

matematichica got me giggling over her story of a tiny totoro who cannot fly, but instead does a faceplant on the sand, for Muggle Studies:

Congratulations to all the badge winners!!!  This has been an incredible term, and everyone should be proud of all their work!  I'm excited to see what you have in store for Winter Term!