Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Episode 40 ~ In Which It’s the Final Countdown (duhduh duh duh, duhduhduh duh duh)
Show Notes:
On the Needles -
Damaris -
~Dr. Joan H. Watson's Jumper on US4 (3.5mm), Berroco Vintage in the Oats colorway - on sleeve #2!
C.C. -
~Doctor Who Baby Blanket on US 6 (4.0mm), check project pages for yarns
Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None
C.C. -
~All Washed Up Washcloths for Scotland Fundraiser - Set 1 on US 6 (4.0mm), in I Love This Cotton! Ombres & Prints in the Pale Denim colorway
~Baby Sophisticate Sweater on US 8 (5.0 mm), in Schachenmayr SMC Bravo Rainbow Color in the Circus colorway
Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Geeky Girls Knit Buttons - $1.50 in the US shipping cost, outside the US - contact for price, email geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com or PM me on Ravelry JavaPurl - first 28 paid receive them, then we’ll order more
~mustache buttons and TARDIS yarn buttons from Tangerine Designs on Etsy
~a new baby!!!
~Damaris is done with 8th grade!
~Finished watching Midsomer Murders Series 13. Started watching 1985 version of Miss Marple. Finished watching Alias with the family. Now watching Downton Abbey and then Call the Midwife
~Scotland update - Edinburgh ~ Fundraiser on our website with prize giveaways - http://scotland.thealmons.com
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 Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (short story collection) - this is the last of the books and then we'll start watching the Jeremy Brett version of Sherlock Holmes
~Moonblood (Tales of Goldstone Wood Book #3) 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 - 7.13 Nip and Suck It - Next is 7.14 No Trout About It (Season Finale 29/05/13)
~Merlin - 5.12 The Diamond of the Day: Part One - Next is 5.13 The Diamond of the Day: Part Two (Series Finale 31/05/13)
~Revolution - 1.19 Children of Men - Next is 1.20 The Dark Tower (Season Finale 03/06/13)
May Geeky KAL -
*Runs from May 1st through May 31st
*Any project counts as long as it pertains to any fandom, TV show, movie, book, video game, web comic, etc. - if you can convince us it’s geeky, it counts!
*Your project can have been begun before May 1st as long as you actually work on it and complete it in the month of May
*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 project you finish and 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 project in the Ravelry thread for May Geeky 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 GGK2013MayGeekyKAL
*Thread will be locked the morning of 1st June and winner drawn on the next podcast following that.
*There will also be an May Geeky KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.
June Color KAL -
*Runs from June 1st through June 30th
*Any project counts as long as it contains your favorite color
*Your project can have been begun before June 1st as long as you actually work on it and complete it in the month of June
*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 project you finish and 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 project in the Ravelry thread for June Color 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 GGK2013JuneColorKAL
*Thread will be locked the morning of 1st July and winner drawn on the next podcast following that.
*There will also be an June Color KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.
*Look for the threads in the group later this week.
Misc. -
~200 member prize draw coming soon - currently at 173 members
~reassessing Geeky Girls Knit Virtual Knit Night (VKN); what are your thoughts on this? Considering having 2 per month (the first Friday at 1pm central and the third Friday at 6pm central).
~Stash Dash in The Knit Girllls Podcast group. C.C. is participating. Are you?
~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!