Harry Potter Craftalong - Ostara 2023

Crafty Shenanigans Craftalongs
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I hope you have a great summer, @MistressJennie ! I go in spurts, because I do feel that posting can be a chore, but I love seeing what everyone comes up with, and I enjoy the prompts. :slight_smile: I’ve had a lovely time, even when I’ve just been lurking.

I’ll just share what I’ve been doing lately :slight_smile: The grapefruit slice scarf is made from a pattern in Twinkie Chan’s book “Crochet Goodies for Fashion Foodies.”
I made it for a last-minute “Fruit Salad Friday” theme at work and it got a lot of love. :slight_smile: I’ve worn it a couple times now, but at this point, I think I need to iron it, lol.

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Other than that, I’ve mostly been developing knitting patterns for tiny Obitsu11 and cu-poche sized dolls.

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Im not sure if I should post my latest finished project… Since we are taking a break. But I guess this term isnt over yet, and still another house than Gryffindor can win! :joy: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Class or Challenge Title: Apparition
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: Tiny frog
Brief Description: I have had this pattern for a long time, but been intimitated by it. But now that I had finished my mittens, I wanted to do a small, fun project, and it became a frog.
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Class or Challenge Title: Defense against the dark art
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: Queen Celeste
Brief Description: My mum loves Babar, and have him as a knitted toy that she got from a friend. Now she wanted his queen, Celeste, so I made her in a grey yarn. :slight_smile:
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Class or Challenge Title: History of magic
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: Tiny sea gull
Brief Description: They makes lots of people hype up. And I got this cute pattern of the seagull, so I had to make him. It was a gift for my friend to hang in his mirror in the car.
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Class or Challenge Title: Potions
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: Cardigan for Celeste
Brief Description: She lives in the middle of Sweden, so it tends to get cold here, so of course she need a cardigan. And a blue one!
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Class or Challenge Title: Detention - stash
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: Socks for Emil
Brief Description: Not sure how many socks I have made for him now, but this was with yarn in my stash. Now other people will get some socks.
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Class or Challenge Title: Detention - WIP
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: Vinterfröjd (Winter delight) mittens
Brief Description: Finally! They are finished! Im not sure if they are a WIP or a ufo, since I have been working on them since november 2021. But this year I can use them!
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Class or Challenge Title: Hermiones book club
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: Cutest kobold there is
Brief Description: Saw this pattern and knew I had to make him. Mum said I will get fabric from her if I finish a couple of projects on my list, which I did. And then I spent the whole weekend sewing this little dragon kin! And I love him so much! Im so happy with how good he turned out!
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Class or Challenge Title: Apparition
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Woven Star block
Brief Description: I saw this block ages ago and wanted to make it, so added it to a Pinterest board, where I promptly forgot about it for ages. I found it again while searching for inspiration, and finally made it!
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Class or Challenge Title: Arithmancy
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Improvised Rainbow Diamond block
Brief Description: Inspired by the numbers in my birthday, a block I created with scraps from a previous block!
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Class or Challenge Title: Astronomy
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Star Puzzle block
Brief Description: Constellations have always been a puzzle to me, so here’s my interpretation; a Star Puzzle block. Can you find the red star inside the X?
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Class or Challenge Title: CoMC
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: House block
Brief Description: This block reminds me of a snug little cottage or croft in Scotland.
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Class or Challenge Title: Charms
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Dutchman’s Puzzle block
Brief Description: Did you know that Muggles often stick things together by poking tiny holes in them, and running very thin rope in between the pieces?!?!
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Class or Challenge Title: Detention - Reparo
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Woven Heart block set on point
Brief Description: I made this Woven Heart block, then added pieces to set it on point, to fit better into my quilt.
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Class or Challenge Title: Detention - WIP
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Aztec Jewel block
Brief Description: With this block, I completed all the blocks needed for my quilt!
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Class or Challenge Title: Divination
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Buttercup block
Brief Description: This block was so easy to put together. It only took me about 13 minutes!
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Class or Challenge Title: Headmistress - May
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Improvised Star block
Brief Description: This block was created with off cuts of another block, that would otherwise be thrown away.
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Class or Challenge Title: House Pride
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Fancy Star block
Brief Description: Bold and red, like Gryffindor House!
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Class or Challenge Title: Muggle Studies
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: House Divided block
Brief Description: I have observed that Muggles, much like the Wizarding World, can often be divided among themselves.
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Class or Challenge Title: Transfiguration
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Improvised Flying Geese block
Brief Description: I had started working on another block, by making a few Flying Geese with scraps, only to realize I was making them the wrong size for that block. So I undid my plans for that one, and improvised this instead.
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:zap::heart::tada::sparkles::yellow_heart::woman_mage: End of Term Feast :mage::green_heart::sparkles::tada::blue_heart::zap:

Welcome to the End of Term Feast! I have checked the school hour glasses, and the points stand thusly…

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:yellow_heart: :badger: Hufflepuff: 3 students, 225 points, for an average of 75 points per student. :badger: :yellow_heart:
:green_heart: :snake: Slytherin: 3 students, 300 points , for an average of 100 points per student. :snake: :green_heart:
:blue_heart: :eagle: Ravenclaw: 1 students, 225 points, for an average of 225 points per student. :eagle: :blue_heart:
:heart: :lion: Gryffindor: 1 students, 345 points , for an average of 345 points per student. :lion: :heart:

:trophy: :heart: :lion: Congratulations to Gryffindor House! :lion: :heart: :trophy:

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And so this term of the HP Craftalong is over. As I mentioned, we will be taking a summer break. I will check back in late summer, here in this thread, to see if people are interested in a new round of the Craftalong, perhaps with a new setup.

In the mean time, I am wondering about how each of us crafts for this Along, and have set up a poll to gather info.

  • I am completely inspired to craft things based totally on the prompts as written here.
  • I sometimes am inspired to craft things based on a prompt I find here. Sometimes I craft what I want and find a prompt I can fit it to after.
  • I craft whatever I want, whenever I want, and afterwards I come figure out which prompt it could fill.

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I am considering either eliminating, or greatly reducing the prompts if we do a future term. The idea being to keep everyone sharing whatever they feel like making, whenever they create it. I know some people save up their projects, until they have time to look at the list of prompts, and find categories each fit into. The change would cause us be be more like the Snapshot Thread, where each of us shares as we finish something. (So unlike the Snapshot thread, they would not be in-process shares, but completed projects.) Folks would still earn House Points per completed project, and each project would have the minimum time requirement of 30 minutes, as we always have.

For those who do enjoy a little added inspiration, I’d consider doing a small handful of prompts, probably similar to Headmistress, and maybe the Book Club series. How do you guys feel about that idea?

  • I think I’d participate a lot more if I could just post a finished project, without matching it to a prompt.
  • I may or may not participate more, without specific prompts. My life is just busy, and I’m not sure that will change.
  • I wouldn’t like dropping our prompt categories, because it wouldn’t feel like the HPC anymore.

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Congrats again Gryffs!

Thanks for setting up the poll, Jennie, and being so thoughtful in how we move forward. I voted! :smile:

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Go Gryffs!

I am finding that outside influences/stresses have made me less crafty of late- i’m busy but not more than the average bear, but I am finding it hard to finish (start, do) crafts right now. I also tend to pick more long term projects (like a sweater) so they take extra-forever.

I like the idea of fewer prompts for several reasons- general housekeeping for the leader for one, and perhaps it would encourage more active participation for another, kind of like the general craft-alongs seem to have. Maybe a few categories rather than all specific prompts with added challenges for more specific goals is a good way. I loved the old swaps like Madam Malkins and I Want to Live at The Burrow, maybe a few categories like things you’d find in specific locations could be broader inspiration prompts.

Just some thoughts as I sit on my porch, yarn adjacent, avoiding my housework of the day…

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Congrats to Gryffindor! :smiley:

I know I would post more if we dont have prompts, as I dont always find a way to get some of my project to fit. But I do love the prompts and to plan and try to make a thing specific for the prompt.

Your idea with a small handful of prompts sounds good too, that way we dont loose it! And maybe its easier to make something for a prompt if you dont have lots of others to choose from.

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Congrats Gryffindor! :lion:

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Congrats Gryffindor! :heart_eyes: :trophy:

I voted! I think it would be easier to post if we could just put pics, but I also love the prompts. Maybe people could post inspiration prompts, but nothing would have to be tied to them? Sometimes they really get my creative juices flowing and make me try something outside of my normal intentions. There wouldn’t necessarily have to be a prompt for every class, but if someone felt inspired to add one they could? Just kind of thinking out loud here…

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Well here’s me getting the end of term completely wrong, I thought this term ended in June…
:sweat_smile:
Oh well.

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Perhaps classes with an optional prompt, but also an "i made tjis for [DADA] because [It helps me protect my mental health].

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:sparkles: :steam_locomotive: :sparkles: :heart: :sparkles: :crystal_ball: :sparkles: :mage: :sparkles: :unicorn: :sparkles: :books: :sparkles: :owl: :sparkles: :scroll: :sparkles: :telescope: :sparkles: :broom: :sparkles: :steam_locomotive: :sparkles: :heart: :sparkles: :crystal_ball: :sparkles: :mage: :sparkles:

Hello Friends! Well, the summer is nearly over, and as promised, I’m here to ask how you all are feeling, and what you would like to see happen with the HPC. I’ve taken your suggestions to heart over the last few months, and have pondered ways to make participation easier, and hopefully more joyful. Are folks interested in seeing the HPC return? Or have you moved onto other craftalongs or fandoms? Are there any ideas for the HPC you’ve thought of over the last few months you’d like to share?

:sparkles: :steam_locomotive: :sparkles: :heart: :sparkles: :crystal_ball: :sparkles: :mage: :sparkles: :unicorn: :sparkles: :books: :sparkles: :owl: :sparkles: :scroll: :sparkles: :telescope: :sparkles: :broom: :sparkles: :steam_locomotive: :sparkles: :heart: :sparkles: :crystal_ball: :sparkles: :mage: :sparkles:

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I would like it to return. But maybe on an easier level, maybe not as many prompts, so that the prompt-makers can have just fun and not stress too much about being super creative with the prompts.
I do miss to have a craftalong to plan for, even though my plans not always got made.

I dont know if it is possible to do something like the Nerd-craftalong, with a couple of classes being the main event each season (classes that rotates, so next season its other classes), and then we get a Headmistress prompt each month. Or something like that?
I do like to have many classes and all the things that the old HP-craftalong had. And more prompts during Xmas and everything. But I do understand that is a bit much.

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Definitely looking forward to it coming back in any form!

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Would love to see it back! Even if we are just posting stuff and making up what class it would be for. :slight_smile:

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The magic continues…

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Just a little reminder as we head into the holidays: please don’t forget LC this year! We enjoy this place for all the fun swaps, inspirational craftalongs, and incredible inspirations. We have formed some lasting and amazing friendships. And we have done it cost-free. Please think about giving to show your support and love for this great community! Let’s keep this Craftalong going for years to come!

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