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 5

Yay OWL Time!

We start with Bijou3owl's Arithmancy OWL: a blanket for her brother in his college colors!

For her Charms OWL scrapdash knit this beautiful lace stole:

For her CoMC OWL vspringer hatched the egg of a Balinese Teal Dragon:

LarcYarn also hatched an egg, but her's was a beautiful water sprite!

Finally lucamama conquered the Cruciatus curse with this beautiful top:

Keep checking back for some more amazing Advanced Studies project! Perhaps you'll be inspired to propose your own!

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: 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. 

Advanced Studies - OWLs part 6

Lots of points are being gained for Hufflepuff over in advanced studies! Check out some of these beautiful projects:

LarcYarn represented the hand of Dumbledore, the black lake, and mysterious Snape in her History of Magic OWL.

nummanumma learned to crochet for her bowtruckles OWL for Care of Magical Creatures and created this huge blanket!

Lucamama successfully created a coordinated set of Muggle accessories including some comfy socks, a cute hat, and some awesome mittens!

And marrow5 completed her Arithmancy OWL with 10 awesome hats!

Sunday Special, May 16, 2010

It’s been a busy week. Homework is in full swing, OWLs are starting to see some progress, the first big Quidditch challenge is behind us. I heard the House Elves talking about carrots and Curiouskate and my ears perked up. They happily chattered on until I had finally secured her recipe which looks so yummy and delicious! I did a little Arithmancy (which is hopefully accurate) to help out our students in the USA, my notes are in the parenthesis. So, for the Sunday Special here is

Super-Quick Carrot cake

* 4 eggs
* 250g (about 1 1/4 cups) sugar
* 200ml (1 cup) oil
* 200ml (1 cup) carrot juice or milk
* 200g (3/4 cup) ground hazelnuts
* 125g (1/2 cup) finely grated carrots
* 300g (2 1/4 cups) flour
* 1 T baking powder

Beat eggs & sugar until creamy. Add moist ingredients and stir thoroughly. Add dry ingredients and mix quickly until everything is smooth and even.
Pour into a 30x40cm form and bake at 180°C (350°F) for about half an hour.

Add frosting and decor as you like to, but the cake is yummy on itself :)

Enjoy!

Thursday Statistic

Thursday's Statistic - Arithmancy

43% of turned in homework for Arithmancy, thus far, is some variation of a spiral-y hat.

Arithmancy January 2010

Arithmancy January 2010

The Assignment

(Explanation cut for brevity):

Knit/Crochet:

An image inside the same image (for example: triangles inside of triangles, circles inside of circles…) BE CREATIVE!!! If you manage to knit socks that have little socks inside, I would totally love that. Spirals. Need more info? Check out these projects for an idea of what I’m looking for:

Spinners:

Spin a skein with at least 2 or 3 different colors.

Project Ideas

Fetching (Free, Mitts, Knit)
Ladybug Mittens (Free, Children's Mittens, Knit)
Boy's Ninja Gloves (Free, Gloves, Crochet)
Crochet Fingerless Gloves (Free, Gloves, Children's, Crochet)

Completed Hufflepuff Homework

Aksherry
angel101580
Anneadeline
Faerie
Feederofthepack
Jayamaree
JMN
Jtcandy
Judejean
kell13
Kerryespins
Knitforbrains
KnitWit685
Lalaith
Lilleduck
LittleMsContrary
Maelee
Mrsmama
Nanonukie
Pacasha
Springbound
SuperM
Treesh