Last Week in the Common Room: Tea!

Sewing in space
Road trip feature on ravelry
Embroidery pens
OWL complications ... there are many
Motorsports/Family traditions/remembering loved ones
Short haircuts and bad haircuts
Detention, FotF and the beginning of various challenges over the years
Competitive Ravenclaws like badges
Horses, herd behavior, making a mess or fertilizing?
Drought/fire danger in one place and flooding in another
Coffee makers in hotels
Running in a marathon vs helping out with a marathon
Helping out with a marathon (running) vs helping out with a marathon (video game charity drive)
Characters dressing up as other characters for Halloween
Memorial Day in the US
A good vacuum and filters are keys to success when you have allergies/asthma
Live streams
Electric tea kettles/US kettles less efficient?
Tea vs coffee in the US
Old dishes/hand me downs
Spelling bee
Most difficult language to spell in
Many ways to make teas
Tea and lemonade mixes/tang
Breaking dishes and other strange phobias
Ticks/insect repellent/natural remedies
Geocaching
Different eating speeds
Peppermint
Beginning patterns
Roommates
Scars

Fly the W!

Ravenclaw has soared once again and captured the win for Match 2! A whopping 94 'Claws hit the pitch for this match - that's over half the House again, second match in a row! - and scored a grand total of 1,753 points to maintain their lead among the House Quidditch teams.

This match was a fast one, and Chasers had to choose a flag to represent from one of the remaining sixteen countries in the Quidditch World Cup. Tower denizens, once again showing their diversity, managed to represent every one of the sixteen countries at least once.

Way to soar, Eagles! Match 3 is quickly drawing to a close, and we've already had almost thirty goals! Hufflepuff is making a surge, though - I think they want this match! Craft like the wind!

Firstie Friday!

The next Firstie needs no introduction. I'm sure most people would be surprised to learn that she is (still) a Firstie! Meet wieberike!

How did you find the Cup and what motivated you to give the Cup a try?
I must have stumbled across the Cup somewhere on ravelry a few years back. This was actually my 3rd attempt to become a member, the first few times I lost track pretty fast. This time I seem to be stuck for good.
At first what attracted me most was the motivation to finish projects, this time I definitely joined because I love the community.
 
What, in your own estimation, is your wackiest/most awesome project and why? 
 
Hmm, I craft so many different projects. Maybe what felt the wackiest was the big granny square blanket I crocheted for my best friend. It wasn´t difficult, but just felt very big. Here is a modeled picture of it:

Also I still quite like this guy for how his facial expression came out:


What characteristics do you love most about the Tower so far? How do these things impact and change or encourage you?
I didn´t get to explore the whole Tower, yet. What I love most so far clearly is our dorm. It is uplifting and encouraging (thank you to all my fellow Firsties, there!) Already now I have been motivated to try (or take up again) new crafts and techniques. And to keep knitting on my OWL!

What is on your crafting bucket list?
The bucket list being what I would new things I´d like to do, next?
This summer I want to explore linen and silk and other summer yarns. I want to learn how to weave properly and I would love to get comfortable with my knitting machine my mother gave me a couple years, ago.

What is currently on your needles/hook?
As my fellow dormies already know, this is a dangerous question to ask me because I could go on and on about it. I always have a pile of projects I´m working on and I like it that way. The one I am working on most, at the moment, and hope to finish, soon, is the Kodikas shawl