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The Knitting Journal – December 2012

Posted in knitting, tagged 2012, colorwork, december2012, double-knitting, harry potter, hats, knitting, mittens, noro, raven, ravenclaw, socks, stranded on December 31, 2012| 1 Comment »

It is time for the end-of-month housekeeping. I’ve completed 5 projects – a pair of socks, a pair of mittens, two hats, and an oversized bookscarf:

Selbu mittens by Sandnes Design, knit in Dale of Norway/Dalegarn Falk. Started November 29, 2012; completed December 10, 2012.

Sock Recipe: A Good, Plain Sock by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, knit in Sandnes Garn Sisu Fantasy. Started December 2, 2012; completed December 15, 2012.

Sockhead Hat by Kelly McClure, knit in Noro Silk Garden Sock. Started December 18, 2012; completed December 26, 2012.

Djevellue by May B. Langhelle, knit in Dale of Norway/Dalegarn Baby Ull. Started December 15, 2012; completed December 26, 2012.

Hogwarts Double Knitted Bookscarves by Ann Kingstone, knit in Rowan Amy Butler Belle Organic Aran. Started and completed December 28, 2012.

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The Ravellenic Games 2012

Posted in knitting, tagged 2012, hpkchc, knitting, quidditch, ravellenic2012, ravenclaw on August 13, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The Ravellenic Games, formerly known as the Ravellympics, is a crafting challenge that coincides with the official Olympic Games on ravelry.com. The intent is to expanding your own knitting/crocheting horizons and the basic rule is “Challenge yourself by starting and finishing one or more projects during the 2012 Summer Olympics.” To compete, you pick an event, create a project page with special tags, and cast on. To receive a medal, you need to document each finished project on Ravelry. BobicusMaximus hands out medals (blog badges) to the finishers.

This year athletic endeavors in the Ravellenic Games for teamhpkchc2012 also qualified for Harry Potter Knit and Crochet House Cup (HPKCHC) Quidditch points.

Dates: 27. July to 12. August, 2012
Official Start Time: 21:00 BST London. Mass Cast On coincides with start of Opening Ceremonies in London.
Offical End Time: August 12th at 23:59 BST

Projects and Events

Project	.	Events	Pattern	Yarn
	.	Baby dressage, mitten medley, cable steeplechase, synchronized stash busting, holiday hurdles	b14-18 Mittens in Alpaca by DROPS design	Du Store Alpakka BabySilk
	.	WIPs wrestling	Roosimine by Caoua Coffee	Garnstudio DROPS Fabel (MC), lollipop.yarns by filzflash Sock 75/25 (CC)
	.	WIPs wrestling	Fiddlehead Mittens by Adrian Bizilia	Garnstudio DROPS Karisma Superwash
	.	Baby dressage, mitten medley	26405 VM-genseren 2013 (baby) by Dale of Norway / Dale Design	Dale of Norway/ Dalegarn Baby Ull
	.	Baby dressage, sock put	26405 VM-genseren 2013 (baby) by Dale of Norway / Dale Design	Dale of Norway/ Dalegarn Baby Ull
	.	Shawl sailing, single skein spring, synchronized stash busting, holiday hurdles	Wingspan by maylin Tri’Coterie Designs	Lang Yarns Jawoll Magic
	.	Baby dressage, sock put, synchronized stash busting	Toddler Toe-up Ribbed Socks by Bergfrid Skaara	Garnstudio DROPS Fabel
	.	Baby dressage, sock put, synchronized stash busting	Toddler Toe-up Ribbed Socks by Bergfrid Skaara	Garnstudio DROPS Fabel
	.	Baby dressage, sock put, synchronized stash busting	Toddler Toe-up Ribbed Socks by Bergfrid Skaara	Dale of Norway/ Dalegarn Baby Ull

List of Medals

Points scored for Ravenclaw in the HPKCHC Quidditch pit

Base points: 15×9 = 135
Clean-sweep bonus (minimum 5 events for a single project): 25
Snitch bonus (used at least 400 yards of yarn): 75
Total points: 235
Additional gold medal bonus (195 points or more): 15

I also went after a Quaffle bonus (25 points) for making 7 new items. However, there is some disagreement about whether a Snitch can be part of a quaffle or not, so I have not included those points here.

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