Head Girl, jrf1977, stands in
the Seventh Floor Common Room catching Gryffindors as they file towards the
Portrait Hole and out for breakfast the first day of Winter Term classes. Themes
are handed over, most with smiles, as the students think about the fun they had
over the December break. As she gathers
up the Themes, Jen casually scans some of them, smiling, too, at the fun projects
everyone worked on. She stops suddenly,
her eyes on one particular Theme, her smile slowly disappearing. She looks thoughtful, then, setting down the
pile, runs upstairs to her room and begins rifling through her stash of yarn
she has packed for the Winter Term's crafting.
1. What is your favorite
project you worked on during December
2. What was your favorite
gift you made (if any)
3. What was your favorite
gift you received
4. What was the best thing
you ate
1. I really like my Melvin
the Monster that I made for the 600 Monsters group on ravelry.* I also made a Christmas ornament for my
Grandma…
2. I only made one gift so I
guess it would be my Snowball Buddy.*
3. I received a lot of spinning
fiber from my parents.
4. The best thing I ate was
probably the Goose.
1. cold pine shawl*
2. These little skirts came
so cute - I made 3 different ones.*
3. my best friend and I took
a trip to a local yarn store 30 min from my hometown in Watkins Glen, NY, where
we used to go hiking before I moved and she bought me a skein of a yarn in a
colorway you can only get at that store.
4. Once you move away from
your hometown, there are local small restaurants or in this case pizza places
that you can’t get away from that area - On my way into town I stopped and got me
a slice of Pudgies Pizza : )- (next time I am in town I am soooo getting a
southside sub shop sub : ))
1. My Celtic Purse*
2. My Montgolfiere socks* for
my sister
3. 4 alpaca fleeces from my
husband
4. My "Sour Cream Pound
Cake"
1. I was pretty busy during
December, but I enjoyed cranking out many dishcloths in the evenings.
2. I ended up giving it to my
husband early, but I made him a Gingerbread Hat with brown Fisherman’s Wool.
Really happy with the way it turned out!
3. With the help of my MIL,
DD (4) picked out her favorite yarn’s for my Christmas present!
4. Dark Chocolate candy with
lemon
1. I’d have to say it was the
“Tony The Toy-Box Monster”* that I finished up for Detention
2. I loved making the Daphne
& Delilah* monsters for my DD. (Shes gonna be 9 in February!)
3. Everything I received was
AWESOME! My 3 faves: (1) a handmade book from my DD that she made in Class, (1)
sterling silver locket from my guy that opens in half, then each half opens to
reveal the 4 slots for photos, when fully opened it becomes a 4 leaf clover. ;)
(1) yarn yarn yarn from my momma to create a monster for me!!
4. Mmmm… PIE!!!
1 & 2. I loved knitting my brother a retro ski hat.* It
is pretty much a replica of the ones he wore in the early ’80s, in the same
colors and everything. Plus it was out of yummy Malabrigo Twist, my favorite
yarn for gifts, because it is soooo soft and lovely
3. Awesome quantities of gift
cards!
4. Our family always makes
the most amazing sugarlicious sugar cookies with icing and sprinkles. It
wouldn’t be Christmas without them…although I need to lose a few pounds every
January as a result!
1 & 2. This would have to
be crocheted snowflake ornaments* - it started for KnitPurlGurl’s family and
then I could not stop
3. All of them- although the
Hand crank emergency radio is in the top 3.
4. My Mum’s homemade white
roll out cookies frosted and sugared- my Birthday gift from my Mum. Made me
home sick.
1. My Swirl Hat*, because it
was the last Christmas present I had to knit and finishing it was a huge
relief!
2. The Insulate Hat* that I
made for a friend who is Dr Who obsessed. I almost kept it.
3. Charmed box set
4. Chestnut and cranberry
wellington
1. Advent Calendar Scarf 2012
3. My dragons (I collect them
and I got 2!), Santa’s (I collect them too) and a LYS gift certificate
4. umm, so many things,
chocolate, turkey, stuffing!
1. learning spinning with all
of my yule gifts
2. the scarf I'm still *coughs*
working on for my mother
3. over twenty oz of
top/roving.. but it's close, second is
misti alpaca magic flute skein I recieved
4. My partner made fried
dough for sunday brunch and we had friends over...
1. I was so busy hopping
around the castle (Gryff’s Countdown to Christmas, Hufflepuff’s Craftpocolyse
and Slytherin’s Surviving the Season) that I barely had time for actual crafts.
I made some mitts* made out of purple Alpaca. Soft as a cloud. And I started an
Advent Scarf of Doom.*
2. A crazy quilted Christmas
stocking for my brother
3. a yarn swift
4. Coquilles St Jacque a la
Parisienne. I make it only once or twice a year because it takes about 3-4
hours and is incredibly rich. Sea scallops and mushrooms in an outrageously
delicious bechemel/cream sauce, topped with cheese and baked in the oven. It is
typically New Year’s Eve dinner.
1. Favorite project--scarves
for gifts
2. Favorite gift I
made--pumpkin spice bread baked in a jar
3. Favorite gift was old
watch parts and jewelry bits to make new jewelry from
4. Best thing I ate was
cheese enchiladas
1. I would have to say making
knit and crocheted bangle bracelets* because I had just finished an afghan that
took me two months to make. The weaving in the ends was torture! These were
quick and painless in comparison!
2. The afghan…although it
wasn’t really a gift. It was raffled off to a lucky family member at our 23rd
annual cookie exchange as per family tradition
3. My little sis has promised
me “a year of yarn”…so she will select and send me yarn each month from one of
my favorite yarn brands. How exciting is that?! Also dad provided money for a
yarn swift…that rates high on the favorites list as well.
4. . I love when my aunt
makes mashed potatoes and turnips using my grandma’s method. It’s just not a
holiday unless I have some! But I also did have a heavenly vanilla bean
cupcake.
1. The Hestapeysa sweater* I knit for a 7-year old
girl
2. The Caloosa* I made for my
92 year old mother. It was my fall OWL.
3. Kate Davies’ new book
Colours of Shetland.
4. My own mock-mince pie.
5. I changed my mind. The
favorite gift I made was the Jekyll Island Peek-a-Boo Cloche* I knit my DD.
Terrifically clever pattern, and super-warm in alpaca.
1. Not a lot. I’ve been
working on some costumes on and off, but haven’t had the energy or time to
really get to work.
2. I made two sets of horns
and a shirt for a friend. She loved them, and they look adorable.
3. A gopro camera. They’re
pretty indestructable and awesome. They used them on the show deadliest catch,
and we’re planning a TON of shoots and videos. It’ll really help my group out.
4. Faygo Cupcakes! Delic!
1. My Gryffindor circus shawl*,
turned in for detention.
2. My advent calendar! I
didn’t do a ton of knitting, but that bit of crafty goodness was my pride this
holiday season.
3. TKGA level 1 kit. I am so
so so excited about this.
4. … I would say it was toss
up between the 10 lb rib roast my partner and I cooked for the two of us for
Christmas dinner (lots of yummy leftovers) which was smashing, or the
marzipan-stuffed dates dipped in chocolate for New Years. Nom a nom!
Later that day, f1bercat and
Jen crawl back tiredly through the Portrait hole together. f1bercat stops in surprise, but quickly
covers it, nodding in a friendly manner at Sirius Black. He is sitting with James Potter on one of the
couches, knitting with new yarn. The two
girls don't look at each other, but, as they begin to climb the stairs, they
fist bump.
*Note: All photos are the property of the House
Member in whose update they appear. Use
with permission only.
