First let me present the winners of the Golden Pickle Award!! So many amazing projects. There were lots of sheep in various forms, and handspun was a very popular option for Quidditch. And since these are for the entire month of November, several people have multiple awesome projects that I want to share with you!
akasha111182 knit two pairs of wonderful stripey socks for CoMC and Quidditch and a beautiful toddler kimono vest for Hogwarts:
Hypercycloid used the colors of a firecrab as inspiration for a remarkable skein of yarn spun for CoMC and the colors of a purple-cliffed lagoon for several skeins spun for Quidditch:
PoodleParade sewed and appliquéd two delightful pouches for CoMC and Journalism:
nekobasu knit an adorable robot monster hybrid that she created from her son's imagination for CoMC:
LateClematis demonstrated ingenuity by turning a swatch into a pretty little cell phone bag:
nightrae crocheted a cute little green-cheeked conure for CoMC and knit a tiny hammerhead for Durmstrang:
Jozefeen made an adorable little cork person for CoMC (the hat! the woolly sweater! so cute!) and a wonderful flock of sheep for Journalism and Quidditch:
AH77 knit a gorgeous pair of stranded colorwork socks for CoMC and spun some stunning purple yarn for Quidditch:
Topfrog used the last of her Malabrigo fiber to spin this lovely yarn for DADA and spun some more gorgeous yarn for Quidditch:
Hreow designed and knit a beautiful pair of socks for Flying:
nightgigjo crocheted an impressive flowered blanket square for DADA:
insanKnitty knit a collection of adorable snowman hats and then "edited" the pattern to make a headband to match for herself for Flying, Beauxbatons, Hogwarts, and Journalism:
knotnknit knit a splendid pair of textured and cabled socks for Flying:
ccgal220 knit an awesome pair of tardis socks for Flying and crocheted a fabulous hippo for Quidditch:
soprano1 needle-felted some charming chalice pendants for Flying and knit an adorable sleeping foxy stuffie for Hogwarts:
rebuky painted a lovely vase for Flying:
KnitWit685 knit a mini bride and groom and cleverly made them into an ornament for Herbology:
Laceknitting knit a pretty cabled hat for Herbology:
ChrisFixedKitty created a beautifully calming piece of jellyfish artwork for Journalism:
Xallanthia made some lovely green stitch markers for Journalism:
zisch304 knit a delightful sheep hat (with added sheepdog!) for Journalism, some wonderful cabled owl mitts for Durmstrang, a cute hobby horse for Hogwarts, and some beautiful colorwork socks for Quidditch:
digitaldiina knit a pair of wonderful sheep hats for Journalism and Beauxbatons, modeled adorably here by her daughter and husband and crocheted an elegant doily for Quidditch:
LeahandtheDragon designed a beautiful cabled scarf for Beauxbatons and a magnificent cabled capelet for Durmstrang:
maggievanderstok knit some incredibly cute piggy and sheep mittens for Beauxbatons and Hogwarts:
balletisthebest crocheted a delicate lacy shawlette for Beauxbatons:
otismurph knit a fabulous cabled aviator hat for Beauxbatons:
freply knit a delightful sheep stuffie for Beauxbatons:
ravenclawamber wove a stunning piece of fabric for Beauxbatons:
bijou3owl knit a gorgeous lace shawl for Beauxbatons:
cascadienne knit a wonderful jackalope hat for Beauxbatons (I might be a little partial to jackalopes):
blairistan knit a beautiful pair of cabled mittens for Durmstrang:
isisonearth knit an adorable owl hat for Durmstrang:
senkatnovo dyed some spectacular teal and grey fiber for Durmstrang:
kikkitull crocheted a cute bunny girl doll for Hogwarts:
PorcupineSnuggles knit an exquisite lace shawl for Hogwarts:
TheBeadyHooker spun some gorgeous yarn inspired by Bali for Quidditch:
electronjam knit a fabulous cabled scarf inspired by pahoehoe lava for Quidditch:
SaskiaBr made a wonderful loch ness monster for Quidditch:
Jayannell was inspired by the robes of Tibetan monks and spun this striking skein of yarn for Quidditch:
secrettrail knit a charming tea cozy complete with a sleeping dormouse for Quidditch:
andryl crocheted an awesome rainbow star afghan for Quidditch:
NoNeinNyet crocheted a stunning lace shawl for Quidditch:
EngineersFalcon spun some magnificent yarn inspired by Gallifrey and the night sky for Quidditch:
indigoroses spun some beautiful yarn inspired by a tropical beach for Quidditch:
elekanahmen spun some fantastic gradient yarn for Quidditch:
CathyCake knit a lovely linen stitch scarf for Quidditch:
llim knit up the prototype for her previously designed and unbelievably creative deconstructed moebius cowl for Quidditch (and even seeing it now, I'm still confused):
Several Ravenclaws successfully dodged the Mallet of Sanity to win the Pickle of Sanity Badge!
tkannon knit an entire sweater, using 1900 yards of yarn, for CoMC:
anisa knit a steeked fair isle sweater for CoMC (it may be a baby sweater, but it's steeked, it's stranded colorwork, and it's over 500 yards!):
trikel decided that just knitting colorwork mittens was not enough and decided to make them double knit, resulting in a wonderful pair of super warm and reversible totoro mittens for CoMC:
blairistan used over 1300 yards of yarn to knit herself a stranded colorwork sweater for DADA:
LeahandtheDragon spun 2964 yards of singles and then chain plied them for Quidditch:
SarahTheEntwife spun 3904 yards of singles and then plied them for Quidditch:
And finally, there were several times I caught myself giggling while looking through projects, which earned these clever 'Claws the Darth Pickle Badge!
anniewithsticks decked out her cat in style, with a cowl matching her own, for DADA:
llim made me giggle with the idea of an apparating apatosaurus who is very "large" for Flying:
GazeboGal posted the most hilarious photo of herself as a benevolent insect for Herbology:
xamonster amused by giving a bunch of gourds crocheted beards for Journalism:
Hreow had some very entertaining captions for the pictures of her pets with a knitted ball handed in for Journalism:
I hope you have enjoyed this spectacular showcase of work from around the Tower. What an amazing term it has been! Congratulations to all!
