On the Needles -
Damaris - ~Dr. Joan H. Watson's Jumper on US4 (3.5mm), Berroco Vintage in the Oats colorway - on to the body!
C.C. -~Stripey Everyday Socks on US1 (2.25mm), Brown Sheep Wildfoote Luxury Sock in Lilac Desert and Little Lilac colorways
Finished Projects -
Damaris -~Dr. Joan H. Watson's Jumper on US4 (3.5mm), Berroco Vintage in the Oats colorway - sleeve #2 is complete!
C.C. -~I Heart Heart Doctor Who Dishcloth - For Scotland Set #1 on US6 (4.0mm), I Love This Cotton! in the Royalty colorway
~Doctor Who Simple Dalek Dishcloth - For Scotland Set #2 on US6 (4.0mm), I Love This Cotton! in the Seagull colorway
~Doctor Who The Angels Have the Blue Box Dishcloth - For Scotland Set #2 on US6 (4.0mm), I Love This Cotton! in the Seagull colorway
~I Heart Heart Doctor Who Dishcloth - For Scotland Set #2 on US6 (4.0mm), I Love This Cotton! in the Seagull & Camelot colorways
~Leftovers Washcloth on US6 (4.0mm), I Love This Cotton! in the Camelot, Pale Denim, & Royalty colorways
~NEW PATTERN RELEASE - Lola's Ziga-Zaga Scarf & Fingerless Gloves, watch the episode for a $1 off coupon code valid from Wednesday, July 10, 2013, through Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at 11:59pm central time
Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Stash Dash in The Knit Girllls Podcast group. C.C. is participating. Are you?
~Leethal Adventure Knit-A-Long! - C.C. is participating. Are you?
~Watched Willow & The Last Starfighter,
watching Granada's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,
watching Covert Affairs - season 3,
watched New Girl - season 1, &
continuing the grand rewatching of all 7 series of Doctor Who before the 50th anniversary in November - in series 5
~SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!! about Elementary Season 2
~Instagram GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - more details here
We're picking our favorite 2 each day to share with you (plus my pic from each day).
~Scotland update - Fundraiser on our website with prize giveaways (jewelry, knitting patterns, hand knitted items, Doctor Who items, books, etc.) - 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!
~finally finished Starflower (Tales of Goldstone Wood Book #4) sent to us by Angie (Sundaisy920)
~The Complete Wizard of Oz Collection by L. Frank Baum - finished The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and currently reading The Marvelous Land of Oz
~Continuum - 2.5 Second Opinion - Next is 2.6 Second Truths on 12/07/13
~Warehouse 13 - 4.20 The Truth Hurts (season finale) - last 6 episodes coming in 2014
July Hip to Be Square KAL -
*Runs from July 1st through July 31st
*Any project counts as long as it is square (we're thinking dishcloths, washcloths, hotpads, blanket squares, etc. ~ if you wonder if a project will work, just ask and we'll let you know)
*Your project must be begun no earlier than July 1st and finished no later than July 31st (if you have a large project such as a log cabin blanket or the like that you have begun earlier but that will be finished in July that you want to use in this KAL, contact us for approval)
*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 July Hip to Be Square 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 GGK2013JulySquareKAL
*Thread will be locked the morning of 1st August and winner drawn on the next podcast following that.
*There is a July Hip to Be Square KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.
Misc. -
~Geeky Girls Knit Buttons - if you're interested, email geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com or PM C.C. on Ravelry JavaPurl
~200 member prize draw coming soon - come join our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast or if you're already a member, invite a friend - everyone who is a member when we reach 200 members is entered to win a prize
~Geeky Girls Knit Virtual Knit Night (VKN)
2 per month (the first Friday at 1pm central and the third Friday at 6pm central)
next one is Friday, July 5th at 1pm central
~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!
