HP Craftalong ~Winter Semester 2012~ *CLOSED*

[pinkleo]

OWL Subject: Arithmancy
OWL Proposal
House: ROAR Gryffindor
Project Name: PRR SPEW Squares
Charity: Afghans for Pine Ridge
Brief Description: I have studied the properties of 7 by working on 7 patterns of squares.  These patterns are Solid Square, Square Target, Centered Square, Corner Square, Spinner, Meadow, and Wisteria; all patterns featured in Jan Eaton's book 200 Crochet Blocks.  My goal was to spend 3 weeks making as many squares as possible, with a minimum of 1 per day (21 square minimum).  I have crocheted 56 squares which so happens to be divisible by 7.

Project Pictures:

[MamanTattoo]

AWESOME Owl Mélissa. I continue to be a fan!! Yay griffindor!!!

that's a TON of squares!! I love the rainbow. Rainbows make me happy

It's kind of OT, but in eastern Canada there's MedGames (olympic for med students) and my BF's school has its own Quidditch team!!! they're called Griffon D'Or (french for gryffindor house) since the Uni colors is Red and Gold. How cool is that??

Class: Flying!
House: GRRRRRRRRRryffindor
Project Name: Quidditch mittens to fit the pixie hat
Project link: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Andreann/stars-or-stripes-mittens
Brief Description: My daugther loves to fly her tiny broom, even when it's dark and freezing! So I've used my charmed wool to knit her a hat and mittens. They are glittery and super refflective. I've knit the hat in november so it doesn't count, I'm enterring the mittens.

[AugustBell]

Class/Challenge/House Pride: Divination - Tasseomancy
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name: Frog Prince Lovey
Project Page Link (if available): n/a
Brief Description: This is a frog prince lovey blanket for a co-worker's baby shower. In Tasseography a frog represents fertility, abundance, or a disguised handsome/beautiful lover. The crown represents honor and recognition.

[Ant Bee]

Oh, AugustBell I LOVE him! Fabulous gift idea... and he looks great!

MamanTattoo: the sparkle in that yarn is so pretty-nice touch!

Pinkleo: lookin' good!

[AugustBell]

Oh, AugustBell I LOVE him! Fabulous gift idea... and he looks great!

Thank you!!

Pinkleo, I love all your granny squares! I have a granny square project planned for this year, and looking at yours is getting me pumped up!

[MamanTattoo]

This frog is charming!

Class: Care of Magical Creature
House: Gryffindor
Project link: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Andreann/trendy-baby-hat
Description: When I saw the assigment for this semester I decided to aquire a kneazle of my own. It's a beautiful little colored beast, green, blue and goldish-yellow. We've shaved it last week and turned its wool into yarn, and I decided to make a newborn hat out of it!


Unfortunately it turned out too small, and since I spun the yarn myself I couldn't resign to give it to a doll so it's now frogged to be knitted again with bigger needles. I don't mind since it's a very quick knit, about 30min!

[FreakieGeekie]

@mamantattoo: Awesome hat and yarn! I love the colors! Are you going to give your Kneazle a sweater or something to keep it warm after shearing it?

[noodle-bug]

I've jut managed to ctch up on all the pages I missed while I was off sulking about my camera (sorry guys, but it was too sucky to be looking at all your stuff and not be able to show mine too) and IT IS AWESOME. I shoudl have looked before, it woudl have cheered me up no end! You all rock. I won't try to pick my favourites becasue I love so many of your projects

class / Challenge: care of Magical creatures
house: ravenclaw
Project:
So, after boy showed off his handwarmers at christmas, everyone wanted a pair - and since I had the filling (dry rice and nice smelly herbs, lavender and lemonbalm in this case) to hand I came up with a way to make a super fast alternative using socks (new ones) - the foot part make great handwarmers, and if you get knee socks the leg part is brilliant for bigger bed warmers or for going on stiff necks / backs. I made enough to use 9 pairs of socks. I make a lot of sock toys so I keep a box of any cool socks I see, so they were of course all different patterns, just liek kneezles.  But they are nearly all gone, I was making them at home on christmas day and so everyone we saw 'ordered' some and I just have these last couple left to photograph:

[Supermutts]

My Owl is finally finished! After three straight days of sewing it has come together just days before my sister in laws birthday, wahoo!

OWL Subject & Option (if available): Muggle Studies
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name: Jack Sparrow Lap Quilt
Brief Description: (how it fits the requirements, pattern/techniques used, any fun tips, etc.) I spent the semester studying the ways of the muggle Pirate and hero Jack Sparrow by immortalizing him as a lapquilt for my sister in laws birthday. To create the pattern I took a stock image of Jack and blocked it out into a pixelized image. While I love the finished look I think I am officially quilted out for a while.

Here it is:



Sadly I realized once it was all done that I sewed two rows in his neck backwards but hopefully she wont look that hard because there's no way I'm taking this baby apart to fix it.

[Ant Bee]

Congrats,SuperMutts! You are an inspiration to the others of us who have chosen Quilting as an OWL or NEWT.
Thank you for that!

Looks great!

@NoodleBug: I love the idea of you rockin' out the comfort special orders out of funny socks and dry rice.  Excellent!

@Maman: Another great yarn! There may be a bit of yarn envy happening over here!