Show Notes:
On the Needles -
Damaris - ~Dr. Joan H. Watson's Jumper on US4 (3.5mm), Berroco Vintage in the Oats colorway
~Yarn-bombing Mamma's headphones with Mondial Vulcano in the multi-color colorway
C.C. -~Currently Unnamed Baby Blanket Design on US5 (3.75mm), in leftover soft baby color yarns
~There and Back Again Socks on US 1.5 (2.5mm), Knit Picks Comfy Fingering Weight in the Bison & Peony colorways
Finished Projects -
Damaris -~Preemie Hat on US 2.5 (3.0mm), in Schachenmayr SMC Bravo Rainbow Color in the Circus colorway
C.C. -~Graham Hat on US 6 (4.0mm) & US 8 (5.0mm), in I Love This Wool! Naturals in the Umber colorway
Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Uber - Sugar Maple Sock from Heather (boutrosbabe) at Highland Handmades - what sock pattern should I knit with it?
~new interchangeable needles (we decided on the KnitPicks Options Interchangeable Nickel Plated Circular Knitting Needle Set arriving Thursday - thanks for the suggestions!
~Scotland update ~ passports & Damaris’ birth certificate & thus her passport
~Amy (knitnmom) - Terrific Tuesday Blog Link-Up - More details here
~new haircuts
~SPOILER about NCIS season finale
What We're Reading & Watching -
Please be aware that we do discuss recent tv show episodes that have aired in the last week or so. This is your spoiler warning!
~The Complete Sherlock Holmes: All 4 Novels and 56 Short Stories - The Return of Sherlock Holmes (short story collection) and The Valley of Fear
~Bread & Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist
~Heartless (Tales of Goldstone Wood Book #1) by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (planning to read the rest of the series including Starflower (Tales of Goldstone Wood Book #4) sent to us by Angie (Sundaisy920)
~Psych - 7.7 Deez Nups - Next is 7.8 Right Turn or Left for Dead on 17/04/13
~Revolution - preempted for news about Boston - will return with 1.14 The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia on 22/04/13
~Defiance - 1.1 Pilot - Next is 1.2 Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go on 22/04/13
~Doctor Who - 7.9 Cold War - Next is 7.10 Hide on 20/04/13
April UFO KAL -
*Any project counts as long as it was started before 11:59pm (central time) on Sunday, March 31, 2013
*The project then must be completed by Tuesday, April 30, 2013
*Feel free to double-dip in other KALs as long as it fits in with other rules
*At least 1 prize will be awarded, maybe more depending on how many participants we have
*Each UFO you finish & post counts as 1 entry into the giveaway
*Must be a member of the Geeky Girls Knit Podcast group on Ravelry to participate (if you’re not on Ravelry, contact me & we’ll make other arrangements)
*Must post a finished photo of each finished UFO in the Ravelry thread for April UFO KAL ~ FO Pics Only (No Chatter) (if you’re not on Ravelry, contact me & we’ll make other arrangements) & tag your project page with the following tag GGK2013AprilUFOKAL
*Thread will be locked the morning of 1st May and winner drawn on the next podcast following that.
*There will also be an April UFO KAL Chatter thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.
Misc. -
~Geeky Girls Knit Virtual Knit Night (VKN)
*Friday night the 19th at 6pm (central time)
*Tuesday afternoon the 23rd at 1pm (central time)
*watch Plurk, Twitter, Facebook, & Ravelry for the link
~Thank you to the Penguin Soup Podcast for the shout outs in your most recent episodes. Love!
~We are open to receiving products for review (yarn, project bags, needles, patterns, books, etc.) and/or hosting giveaways on our podcast. We're also open to having show sponsors. If you and/or your company are interested, please either email us at geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com or contact C.C. on Ravelry via private message.
Find Us Online -
C.C. -~ on Ravelry as JavaPurl
~ C.C.'s Knitting Designs on Ravelry
~ on Twitter as cc_almon
~ on Instagram as cc_almon
~ her blog ~ I'm On My Way ~ my journey as a Christ follower, wife, Mamma, knitter, & fibromyalgia fighter
Damaris - ~ on Ravelry as damaris-abitweird
~ on Twitter as d_isabitweird
~ on Tumblr
~ her vlog ~ The Adventures of Moving to Scotland
Geeky Girls Knit -~ our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast
~ on Twitter as geekygirlsknit
~ our Facebook page
~ email us: geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com
~ on iTunes
~ on YouTube
Until next time,
Happy Knitting!
