Looks so yummy 
A new Hermione’s Book Club prompt has been posted!
Wow, I really love the mandala houses Abbeeroad and Mistress Jennie!
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They were really fun to make, too. We took a virtual class by Erin Prais-Hintz through the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point!
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Class or Challenge Title: Detention - Advanced Studies
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Advanced Studies Project
Brief Description: Just before the year ended, I managed to put on a burst of speed, and get some work done on my Advanced Studies project. I crocheted the last 2 rows of the cardigan, wove in all the ends, sewed on the button, and added the fringe along the hem.
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~ COMPLETED ADVANCED STUDIES ~
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: It’s Shawl Good Cardigan
Brief Description: I finished my cardigan! And am even currently wearing it. I love my new sweater.
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~ ADVANCED STUDIES PROPOSAL ~
Project Name: Giant Moon Shadow Afghan
House: Gryffindor
Brief Description: My very dear friend David, asked me to make him an afghan. A BIG afghan. He initially requested 4’x6’, but later (after we ordered the yarn), asked if it could be 5’x7’. Even with the bulky yarn I’m using, it is slow going. I realized this weekend, that it should really be an Advanced Studies project, so I am retroactively turning it into one. I began the project on December 30th, and am on row 40, of 125 expected rows, so about 40% complete. I fully expect to spend at least the next two weeks on it, possibly longer. Basically, I will keep going until I am out of yarn, and if it isn’t large enough then (due to his change in size request), I’ll order a little more and keep going. The pattern is called the Moon Shadow Blanket, and is all one stitch, the herringbone double crochet, which is a slightly slanted stitch, and when used over and over, creates herringbones back and forth along the project. I’m using Paton’s Alpaca Blend yarn. Now my only problem, is that I’ve run out of episodes of Bridgerton to watch while working on it! 
Yay, Jennie! Your completed AS project has earned 100 points for your house and your new AS proposal has been added to the project log. 
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Headmistress Jennie casts the House Points Charm!
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Valentine’s Craft Date at Madam Puddifoot’s
Date: Saturday, February 13th
What to Bring: A cup of tea & a treat (if you wish), and a craft project to work on.
How: Zoom, with meeting details to be posted the day of the event.
What time? That’s to be determined by your votes!
Craft Date Time
- 9:00-11:00 CST (10:00 EST, 7:00 PST, 3:00pm Ireland/UK, 4:00pm Norway, 2:00am Australia)
- 10:00-12:00 CST (11:00 EST, 8:00 PST, 4:00pm Ireland/UK, 5:00pm Norway, 3:00am Australia)
- 12:00-2:00 CST (1:00 EST, 10:00 PST, 6:00pm Ireland/UK, 7:00pm Norway, 5:00am Australia)
- 1:00-3:00 CST (2:00 EST, 11:00 PST, 7:00pm Ireland/UK, 8:00pm Norway, 6:00am Australia)
- 2:00-4:00 CST (3:00 EST, Noon PST, 8:00pm Ireland/UK, 9:00pm Norway, 7:00am Australia)
- 3:00-5:00 CST (4:00 EST, 1:00 PST, 9:00pm Ireland/UK, 10:00pm Norway, 8:00am Australia)
- 7:00-9:00 CST (9:00pm EST, 5:00pm PST, 1:00am Ireland/UK, 2:00am Norway, Noon Australia)
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Class or Challenge Title: Headmistress Challenge- Jan
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: Tunic pattern: Simplicity 9046
Brief Description: It has been a long time since I have sewn some clothing for myself. I made the time, banishing the thought of doing housework. I love this pattern, it ended up exactly as I was hoping.
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Class or Challenge Title: Detention - Stash 2
House: Slytherin 
Project Name & Page Link: Gryer Shawl
Brief Description: Used some stash yarn to knit up a quick, squishy garter stitch shawl for ME. Yarn and pattern details in the FO post.
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I love this! Great colors! 
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Gorgeous!
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It’s getting to be time again for Valentine’s Day! Every year for the past few years Slytherin house has hosted a Valentine’s Day card exchange. This works like the Christmas cards. No pressure to send to everyone. And no need to worry if you can’t send or your Valentine’s get lost.
Just pm me, @ErinAquaheart, your addresses by January 23 and I will send out the address list to you on the 24th.
Class or Challenge Title: Headmistress - January
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Sawtooth Star Block
Brief Description: The Quiltalong 2021 thread here on LC has lots of fun stuff going on, including a Block of the Month Challenge. I want to spend more time this year quilting, and this seemed like the perfect inspiration to do so. Therefore I banished all distractions today, and dove in. This is January’s challenge block, the Sawtooth Star. (The linked tutorial has cutting sizes for finished blocks 4"x4" up to 20"x20", if you wish to try one yourself.) I’m looking forward to working on this throughout the year, and have pulled out all my jewel toned and plain black scraps to put towards a finished quilt.
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Class or Challenge Title: Book Club Ch. 8
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Apple Crisp
Brief Description: I had a few apples that were on the edge of going soft, so I turned them into a half-batch of apple crisp! Perfect amount for just the two of us.
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Y’all making me want to join the quilt along. I must resist!
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Love the block @MistressJennie, I keep looking at the quiltalong thread and resisting
Few more projects from me…
Class or Challenge Title: Alchemy
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: https://www.africanbites.com/homemade-brioche-bread/
Brief Description: Brioche bread contains lots of golden butter, is brushed with a golden egg wash before baking and needs to have a golden crust before you bring it out of the oven.
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Class or Challenge Title: Astronomy
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: https://cheflindseyfarr.com/2014/12/traditional-raspberry-linzer-cookies/ - I used this recipe, but wouldn’t make it again – the biscuits were too hard for this type of cookie, so the jam just squidged out when you bit into them.
Brief Description: I had some leftover cookie dough from make linzer cookies (see DADA), so just cut out some small cookies and iced them in two colours. The spikes make me think of sharp wolves teeth.
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Class or Challenge Title: DADA
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: https://cheflindseyfarr.com/2014/12/traditional-raspberry-linzer-cookies/ - I used this recipe, but wouldn’t make it again – the biscuits were too hard for this type of cookie, so the jam just squidged out when you bit into them.
Brief Description: The bright red of the jam in the middle of these cookies stands out like a blood red gem.
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Class or Challenge Title: Detention - Stash
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: n/a
Brief Description: For a while I subscribed to Craft Box, a monthly subscription box full of crafty bits and pieces, so I had everything in my stash for this autumn wall hanging.
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Class or Challenge Title: Detention - Stash
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: n/a
Brief Description: I was challenged to carry out an “old time” craft, so picked macramé. I have done some in the past, but it was a challenge to pick it back up – many youtube videos were watched just to create this small keyring. All parts of this were already in my stash.
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Class or Challenge Title: Hermione’s Book Club 8
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: Roast Carrot & Parsnip Soup
Brief Description: I had some parsnips and carrots that needed using up, so made them into soup. No specific recipe followed but…
Peel and chop carrots (I had 4) and parsnips (I had 3), coat them in oil, salt and pepper and roast in a hot oven until golden. I also roasted 8 cloves of garlic (left in their skins), but took them out half way through.
Roughly chop some onion (I had 3 small ones) and sweat in a little oil. Squeeze the roast garlic out of their skins and add in once the onion is softened. I added some thyme, but replace with your favourite herb, and I added a veg stock cube and some black pepper. I added in about 2 pints of chicken stock, which was what I had, but veg stock would work too.
Once boiling I added in the roast carrot and parsnip and left simmering for about an hour.
Once cool, I blended with a stick blender and it was really thick, so I added another pint of veg stock, which was enough to thin it down, but leave a nice thick soup.
Enjoy with crusty bread.
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Class or Challenge Title: House Pride
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: n/a
Brief Description: These autumn inchies make me think of the warmth of the Hufflepuff common room and snuggling down with an open fire, a warm drink and snuggly blanket.
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I’ve been crafting up a storm, but haven’t been submitting anything so it’s time to take a dump. A homework dump! (Yes, I’m giggling like a silly 12 year old at my jokes over here.)
Class or Challenge Title: Alchemy
SPEW or LC Contest: I made this when I was a Swap Angel…not sure if that counts. 
House: Gryffindor
Project Name & Page Link: Niffler Ornament
Brief Description: Everyone knows Nifflers love gold! This little guy I trapped has taken some gold coins with him as well!
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Class or Challenge Title: DADA
House: Gryffindor
Project Name & Page Link: Slow Ho Ho Ornament
Brief Description: Definitely has the color red! Although, the cuteness might not scare any vampires away. This was made for @RagingSloth for her love of sloths for the ornament swap!
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Class or Challenge Title: SoAR
House: Gryffindor
Project Name & Page Link: Sawtooth Star Block
Brief Description: Translated from a pattern (which I read over, and over, and over because I’ve never made a quilt block other than paper piecing or plain blocks) I made the Quilt-a-long’s January Block of the Month!
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And for some fanciness! Advanced Studies time!
~ COMPLETED ADVANCED STUDIES ~
House: Gryffindor
Project Name: Home for Christmas 3D Stitch House
Project Page Link: Home for Christmas. (3D Cross-stitch!)
Brief Description: Made me a house! Was excited about it, but then I hated the fabric. We battled. In the end I won, though!
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And since now I turned that in, I can do this:
~ ADVANCED STUDIES PROPOSAL ~
Project Name: Winter Wonderland Sampler
House: Gryffindor
Brief Description: This project I started on Jan 4 and I’ve been slowly making progress, just haven’t gotten around to officially proposing it since I hadn’t submitted my competed Christmas house yet. 
It’s the winter version of the fall sampler I did. Expected time to make according to magazine: 48 hours. Definitely Advanced Studies material if you ask me! It’s from the January 2021 issue of Cross Stitcher magazine.
Here’s a sneak of what it’s supposed to look like when it’s done:
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Beautiful work @Whistlefish. I love your cross stitch work it takes me sooo long to complete a cross stitch
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Awesome!!! I love that little stitched house, even if the fabric was frustrating! You have earned 100 points for your house and your new AS proposal has been added to the project log!
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