Fall 2013 OWLs!!

We had a whopping 87 (provided I counted right) Hufflepuffs approved for OWLs this term! Comparatively 96 Slytherins were approved, 87 Gryffindors, and 98 Ravenclaws (again, provided I counted right as I am doing this while watching Alaska: The Last Frontier and trying to find patterns for their knitted hats). 

As we are now into October midterms can be turned in at any point from now (well, a few days ago) and October 31st (Halloween!). Midterms earn 75 points for the house. However, if for some reason you do not meet your midterm you can still turn in your final in November if you finish for 125 points. 

Now let's check in on some Hufflepuffs who have already turned in their midterms!

shagma has already turned in her 50% - one of her awesome O.W.L mittens from the Harry Potter Unofficial Knits magazine for Ancient Runes!

The books at the bottom of her photo is a set of the brand new HP books that her boyfriend got her to cheer her on. How sweet!

Lanismom has also turned in her 50% on her Transfiguration OWL

I love the colors in this beautiful, soon to be steeked, sweater!

First year jpester turned in the 50% on her Muggle Studies OWL - another pattern from the Harry Potter Unofficial Knits magazine - the Ginny sweater!

I can't wait to knit this sweater too!

ashleybah has also turned for her Arithmancy OWL 75 of her 150 proposed Hexipuffs!

So cute!

kirsts finished this stocking for her CoMC OWL and her soon to be born baby!

This will be a great family heirloom!

Don't worry, there's plenty of time to finish your 50% on your OWL but congrats to these Puffs who are on top of it!

Advanced Studies S13: OWLs Part 11

And we're jumping right in!

First up Shawn who designed and knit a pair of cable socks for Astronomy:

BayouBird interpreted complicated charts to create this beautiful shawl for Ancient Runes:

kimanneberly made this beautiful tablecloth for her divination OWL:

Randi88 also used some Whovian charts for her Ancient Runes OWL for her Bigger on the Inside Shawl:

And to finish up today HuffleBlogger JessiaSott hatched a spider egg for Care of Magical Creatures. This blanket is going to a very lucky kid:

Advanced Studies S13: OWLs Part 3

And those OWLs just keep on coming!

Next up we have banklady6 who completed her Care of Magical Creatures OWL by hatching the egg of a Welsh Green Dragon:

LadyDragonsinger completed her Arithmancy OWL with 50 leaf washcloths:

clmnj58 interpreted the solar system for her Astronomy OWL with this beautiful sweater:

marrow5 completed her Ancient Runes with not 1 but 2 charted baby blankets!

Finally for today we have twirlymom's Muggle Studies sweater:

We at the HuffleBlog hope you've been enjoying our Advanced Studies features during break month! Keep checking back for more!

Advanced Studies S13: OWLs Part 1

This term we had 54 awesome Hufflepuffs complete an OWL. Over the break month we'll be featuring those Hufflepuffs here on The HuffleBlog!

The first Hufflepuff to turn in her OWL was lea67000 with her Care of Magical Creatures Hatch-an-Egg OWL. She successfully hatched a zebra striped pig egg!

Up next was trapeze12 and her History of Magic OWL:

costumer47 made this awesome colorwork blanket for her Ancient Runes OWL:

DottyDori spun 1,619 yards of lace weight yarn for her Charms OWL:

Finally, knitbunnie knit her dream for Divination of a baby sweater set and blanket:

The solid color squares in her blanket are actually washcloth squares and feature different pictures. One if my favorites was this moose. Because who doesn't want a moose on their blanket?

That's all for today but keep checking back for more OWLs during break month!

Advanced Studies S13: NEWTS

We had three amazing Hufflepuffs finish a NEWT during the Spring 2013 term.

First off was kirsts and her Arithmancy/DADA NEWT:

kirsts used the 75 squares as a part of this blanket:

Next we had LuckyNumbers with her DADA/Ancient Runes:

Now that's some crazy colorwork. 

Finally, we have stashalert with her Muggle Studies/DADA NEWT:

We are so proud of our awesome NEWT-ers this term. If you're thinking of attempting a NEWT for the Fall 2013 term head on over to the Advanced Studies planning thread in the Den! We'd love to see even more Hufflepuffs able to make their long term knitting goals. 

OWL Mistress - kimanneberly

Our very own kimanneberly became an OWL mistress by completing her final OWL with this term's History of Magic OWL.

This blanket represented Teddy Lupin:

And these two elephants represented Tonks and Remus Lupin.

And now for a blast from the past: kimanneberly's other OWLs:

Ancient Runes

Astronomy

Charms

Care of Magical Creatures

Divination

Herbology

Muggle Studies

Potions

Transfiguration

OWLs of Awesomeness

The week of OWLs continue!

clmnj58 made this beautiful cabled blanket for Defense Against the Dark Arts!

lleavid also worked with cables for her Muggle Studies OWL!

littlefit crocheted this giant blanket for Potions!

chillywillyrawks dealt with some crazy charts for her Ancient Runes blanket!

And cowgirlknitz repelled the Cruciatus curse with this blanket for Defense Against the Dark Arts!

OWL Features Continued

Need some inspiration for OWLs? Check out these awesome finished projects:

pacasha made these beautiful socks for Ancient Runes!

nwheatley made a zoo of five beautiful sock sets for Care of Magical Creatures!

brighteyesjessy also completed her Care of Magical Creatures OWL by grooming a Hippogriff and creating this beautiful blanket!

SuperM did some beautiful, colorful weaving for her Potions OWL!

And Luckynumbers declared her horcruxes for Defense Against the Dark Arts: a hat, a shawl, a pair of socks, a pair of entrelac mitts, and a cowl!