Tuesday Showcase: Finishing Up June!

It's time to just face it and stop calling this a Monday Showcase, since I never seem to get it done on Monday!  In any case, on this lovely Tuesday, I have another wonderful collection of projects crafted by Ravenclaws all over the House Cup!

There were so many amazing things turned in at the end of June, and these are the projects that caught my eye as I visited all the House Cup threads.  Here are the winners of the Golden Pickle Award!


cmelvin sewed a delightful skirt for Astronomy, using a rather Ravenclaw print fabric:

knittingvortex knit a lovely lace-edged tank (of course, of her own design!) for Astronomy:

dontpokeme311 hand sewed an extremely cute fox for Astronomy:

Cascadienne needle felted an adorable narwhal for Astronomy:

rosimoto spun more gorgeous yarn for Charms and DADA:

Momtoaaandm knit a wonderful lacy top for Charms:

Jinxsa knit an incredible lacy parasol for Charms:

CathyCake knit a fabulous colorwork hat for DADA and crocheted a lovely necklace and bracelet for History of Magic:

SaskiaBr knit a marvelous gradient cowl for Herbology:

Chrissyteenychan sewed a fantastic bag for History of Magic:

volkat made a cool leather cuff for History of Magic:

akasha111182 knit a charming baby cardigan for Magical Literature:

Hreow knit an awesome bat hat for Magical Literature:

roocmc knit a brilliant shawl for Magical Literature:

matematichica knit a marvelous mitten (which was paired with a mini mitten) for Magical Literature:

Marruknits knit a delightful shawl (in just three days!) for Potions:

caranam knit a stunning lace shawl for Quidditch:

morningwynd spun a lovely skein of yarn for Quidditch:

GirlyWithATwist crocheted an adorable batman stuffie for Quidditch:

knitsnhikes crocheted a charming wreath for Quidditch:

xamonster knit a magnificent lacy shawl for Quidditch:

Ravenclaws continued to dodge the Mallet of Sanity at the end of June, successfully earning the Pickle of Sanity Badge.


BadWolfBroadway crocheted a scrap yarn blanket using an incredible 1289 yards of yarn in just over two weeks for DADA:

suzannemm crocheted an unbelievable 941 yard baby blanket in just two days for Quidditch:

Finally, there was one rather experimental turn-in, which has earned the Electric Pickle Badge.


Auora made a 3D printed spindle and then used it to spin yarn for Muggle Studies:

Congratulations to all!  I can't wait to see what's in store for July!

Geek of the Week: Nergis Mavalvala

This week's geek has never let traditional roles and societal expectations hold her back. 

Nergis Mavalvala was born in Lahore, Pakistan and mainly raised in Karachi.  Even as a child, she did things like tinker with her bike and experiment with the reagents in the Chem lab after school (with her teacher's approval!), things that most girls around her just did not do.  She moved to the US for college, eventually earning a PhD in Physics from MIT. Her ability to work with her professors as an equal even when she was a student impressed her mentors.

Mavalvala went on to post-graduate work at the California Institute of Technology, where she worked on the Laser Interferometric Gravitational Observatory, (LIGO) .  In February, it was announced that this facility had detected such waves, ripples in space and time that were predicted by Albert Einstein a hundred years ago.

With that announcement, Nergis Mavalvala became a scientific hero and a role model in her native Pakistan. She currently is a professor at MIT and lives with her partner and child in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

For her participation in amazing, world changing discoveries, her enthusiastic pursuit of her scientific interests, her refusal to conform to stereotypical gender roles, and her inspiration to the people of her country, Nergis Mavalvala truly deserves to be a Ravenclaw Geek of the Week!

Learn more about Nergis Mavalvala:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nergis_Mavalvala
http://www.dawn.com/news/1239270

Got a geek you'd like us to feature? Nominate them here.

Last Week in the Common Room: Curry for Everyone!

Many students sorted at Ilvermorny. 

Multi-layered analysis of house sorting correlations and tendencies is coming. 

Ravenclaws are the best. 

KITTENS!!!

Several Claws shared how they transition from work mode to at-home mode (and leave work at work). 

What makes a curry? Which are spicy? How hard are they to make? Curry curry curry!