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 10

I've done 10 of these so my cute beginnings are waning. So let's see the OWLs! It's why you're here anyways.

We start with a spinning OWL from ChellBelle. She spun 8 oz of fibre into 4-ply cabled yarn on her spindle for her Herbology OWL:

alchemycat completed an Astronomy OWL by weaving scarves for different parts of the solar system. First up is the sun:

Then Venus:

Earth:

Jupiter:

And finally Saturn:

Twistetsister did a spinning OWL, transfiguring large amounts of fiber into yarn for Transfiguration:

700g:

And another 200g for 900g of fibre to yarn total:

Back to knitting: fluttervale knit three baby sweaters for Defense Against the Dark Arts:

kayhey groomed a Hippogriff for her Care of Magical Creatures OWL: what a beautiful shawl!

And finally for today we have PoofyBird. For her Defense Against the Dark Arts OWL PoofyBird completed her binder for TGKA Master Hand Level 1, this is her 6th volume

And a sample of what is inside:

We've almost gone through all of the amazing Puff OWLs! Keep looking for more here on The HuffleBlog this month!

Advanced Studies S13: OWLs Part 9

Surprise! I'm still reporting on OWLs!

First up we have maineknitter1975 who knit this four adorable sweaters for Muggle Studies:

Next is tricotjo and her completed History of Magic OWL. She knit this awesome colorwork mittens to represent the Forbidden Forest:

These socks for Arthur Weasley incorporate his love of muggle transportation: they're the colors of the different London Tube lines!

And these BAM! POW! mitts represent Fred and George Weasley's enterprise: Weasley Wizarding Weezes:

cariboustar submitted a Transfiguration weaving OWL. Look at the beautiful fabrics!

And kazpatch honored the mother's of Harry Potter with her History of Magic OWL:

For Narcissa mother of Malfoy:

For Molly, mother of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny:

 

And for Lily, mother of Harry:

And our last OWL today is from cmajalisa who also completed a History of Magic OWL

Rubeus' Roaming Shawl:

Luna is Stellar:

 

And Molly's Shawl:

More Amazing Hufflepuff Talent

Hi everyone! I’m back to bring you some glimpses of how amazingly talented we Hufflepuffs are with our craft!  Check out some of these homework assignments being turned in!  You’ll be inspired for sure.

Transfiguration
Practice your conjuring with the Floris Hippurus spell: Conjure a fish or flower. Craft a fish or flower, or something with a fish or flower motif. Non-Ravelry crafts may be accepted on a case-by-case basis.

Lucamama used the colors of fresh flowers to dye her yarn and then transfigured it into fish shaped bath mitt.

Scrapdash and her Den mates are recovering from a bought of  seasickness after her transfigured school of white fish decided to learn to air swim.

Texaninalaska conjured this adorable flower and attached it to a headband for her granddaughter.  I’m sure she’s going to love it.

Potions
Craft something related to a potential use of The Draught of Living Death and/or Wiggenweld potion. Spin the bonds of sleep, knit a lacy shroud for a sleeping victim, crochet something that reminds you of the Muggle Sleeping Beauty story. Or take a more practical turn: how would you use these potions to thwart (or assist!) the dark wizards of the First Wizarding war? Craft a representation of your plan!

The Draught of Living Death is a complicated potion. Study the recipe and craft something that represents one or more ingredient, potion stage, instruction, and/or piece of equipment. Spin counterclockwise, craft something lilac, weave a complicated, time-consuming pattern, crochet lace that reminds you of Valerian flowers, knit with beads that remind you of chopped Sopophorous bean.

Non-Ravelry crafts may be accepted for this class with prior approval.

TexasRachel Did an awesome job brewing up the Draught of Living Death.

KristyRecycles has been hard at work crafting something useful while under the spell of the The Draught of the Living Death.

JMN has been busy drafting her potion as well as and in honor of the vivid purple and hot pink color, she crafted a coordinating bottle cover!  Great job!

History of Magic
Option 1: Insane bravery. Show us how brave you are! Make something epically huge or epically tiny, or intricate and complex.

Option 2: Cadogan’s pony. Craft something using your second-choice materials. Maybe it’s a fiber you don’t usually like to use, or yarn you acquired long ago when your tastes were different or as a gift that didn’t quite suit you, or a type of dye that you’ve struggled with.

Option 3: Second try. Take another run at a project that failed in the past. Start the project over again, changing something to make it more successful.

JessiaSott proved her bravery and paid tribute to Sir Cadogan by knitting this incredibly tiny bunny!

One would never suspect that that VampiratKnits used second choice materials to craft this adorable little guy! What a cute kitty!

trapeze12 showed how brave she was by honoring Sir Cadogan and working up this very lovely and very tiny beaded purse!

Well that’s all we have time for today.  Check back next week, when take a glimpse inside a few more classrooms to OOH and AAH over more awesome crafting!

Winter 2013 NEWTs

This past term we had two awesome Puffs complete their NEWTs!

WomblingStar designed and knit this awesome sweater for her History of Magic and Herbology NEWT.

And minsue did some amazing colorwork (and stash busting) to create this beautiful blanket for Potions and Transfiguration.

A round of applause for these amazing Puffs and good luck to those who have already started on their NEWTs this term!

OWL Week Continued

Randi88 finished her Charms OWL with this beautiful shawl!

Jenstc2003 transfigured a lot of yarn with these two crocheted blankets for her Transfiguration OWL!

texaninalaska competed a Color Affection and a woven scarf for her Potions OWL!

ScarletFever created this beautiful blanket with 2,099 yards for Transfiguration!

And msoyster interpreted a dream to create this sweater, hat, and socks for a Divination OWL!

We had 38 awesome OWLs turned in by our Puffs during winter terms! Keep up the great work for the Spring!

Up next...NEWTs!