Wednesday 30 October 2013

Episode 61 ~ In Which The End is Nigh, Bill Nye, the Science Guy



Show Notes:

On the Needles -
Damaris -
~Dr. Joan H. Watson's Jumper on US4 (3.5mm), Berroco Vintage in the Oats colorway

C.C. -
~Socks For Ten (Doctor Who Inspired Socks) by ME!!! on US1.5 (2.5mm), Knit Picks Stroll Hand-Painted in the Coffee Shop colorway

~Diamond Baby Blanket on US9 (5.5mm), James C. Brett Marble Chunky in the Green & Blue colorways

~Spinning - Fiber from hilltopcloud on Etsy

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None

C.C. -
~Stay Awhile Wrap on US5 (3.75mm), Figgi Yarns Sifa Real Silver Yarn, the Original in the Earth Bronze, Moss Green, & Natural colorways
Received the yarn from Xena Knits to review on the podcast
More info on the yarn here: http://www.xenaknits.com/sifa-silver-yarn

Yummies (our current favorite things) -

~NaKniSweMo KAL - http://www.ravelry.com/groups/nakniswemo-kal

~Doctor Who The Day of the Doctor - scored cinema tickets

~Be in the credits of DW - http://www.savethedaywhoiscoming.com/invite/03179e

~Spindle bag from hilltopcloud on Etsy

~X-Men: Days of Future Past Trailer


~Captain America The Winter Soldier trailer


~Sarcasm shirt from Qwertee

~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - more details for October here & for November here


We're picking our own favorite each week plus 3 of your pictures each week that our favorites.






~Scotland

*24-October-2013 - went to Edinburgh & Beyond Home Education Network meeting at The Museum of Scotland (pictures to come) & then Knitting group

*weekly on Thursdays (we attend as often as possible) - Tea Tree Tea Knitters - knitting group in Edinburgh

*2-November-2013 - St. Abbs Wool Festival

*16-November-2013 - Edinburgh Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers

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 Hot Zone by Richard Preston

~Respect the Spindle by Abby Franquemont

~Doctor Who - the 2nd great rewatch of 2013 because reasons, spoilers, we can! watched through S1E13

~Criminal Minds - finished watching Season 1

~Chuck - watching Season 1

~New Girl - watching Season 2

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 1.5 Girl in the Flower Dress, next is 1.6 FZZT on 5-November-2013

~NCIS - 11.5 Once a Crook, next is 11.6 Oil and Water on 29-October-2013

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 5

~Person of Interest - 3.5 Razgovor, next is 3.6 Mors Praematura on 29-October-2013

~Revolution - 2.5 One Riot, One Ranger, next is 2.6 Dead Man Walking on 30-October-2013

~Arrow - 2.3 Broken Dolls, next is 2.4 Crucible on 30-October-2013

~Elementary - 2.5 Ancient History, next is 2.6 An Unnatural Arrangement on 31-October-2013

~Once Upon A Time in Wonderland - watching Season 1

~Covert Affairs - watching Season 4

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 7

~Atlantis - 1.5 White Lies, next is 1.6 The Song of the Sirens on 2-November-2013

~Downton Abbey - watching Series 4

~Once Upon a Time - watching Season 3

~Castle - 6.6 Get a Clue, next is 6.7 Like Father, Like Daughter on 4-November-2013

~How I Met Your Mother - watching Season 9

~Bones - watching Season 8

September/October/November Giftable KAL -

*Runs from September 1st through November 30th

*Any project you knit/crochet/weave/spin that is a gift for someone else (whether it’s holiday, birthday, new baby, wedding, etc.)

*Your project must be begun no earlier than September 1st and finished no later than November 30th

*Feel free to double-dip in other KALs as long as it fits in with other rules

*At least 1 prize will be awarded, probably more depending on how many participants we have
~1 prize is project bag from KellyConnorDesigns on Etsy

*Each project you finish and post counts as 1 entry into the giveaway (no limit on entries as long as each one follows the rules)

*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 photo of your finished project in the Ravelry thread for September/October/November Giftable 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 GGKGiftableKAL

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1st December and winner drawn on the next podcast following that.

*For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 30 days from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact us to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding!

*There is a September/October/November Giftable 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 or meet us at any of the upcoming events we're attending

~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.

~For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 30 days from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact us to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding!

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
~ on Instagram as d_isabitweird
~ 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!

Episode 61 ~ In Which The End is Nigh, Bill Nye, the Science Guy (iTunes)

Geeky Girls Knit ~ a Mamma/Daughter video podcast for fans of all things knitting & geeky ~*~ Show Notes and Find out more on our website http://geekygirlsknit.blogspot.com/

Tuesday 29 October 2013

November 2013 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

Without further ado, here are the prompts for November:


So, how can you participate???? Well, there are actually several ways:
INSTAGRAM - Honestly, Instagram will be the primary arena for participating in this challenge. Simply take your photo, add a caption to it, tag it with the hashtag #GGKCraftyPAD and share it. By adding the hashtag #GGKCraftyPAD , others who are participating will be able to see the pictures that have been shared for the daily prompts. C.C. is on Instagram as cc_almon & Damaris is on Instagram as d_isabitweird so make sure to friend them if you haven't already.

RAVELRY - In our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast, there will be a monthly thread where you can share your photos.

TWITTER - You can also share on Twitter by taking a photo and uploading it to Twitter along with the hashtag #GGKCraftyPAD . Follow us on Twitter as geekygirlsknit.

FACEBOOK - Feel free to share with your friends on your own Facebook profile page or on the Geeky Girls Knit Facebook page.

OTHER PLACES - Feel free to share your photos other places like your own blog, Tumblr, Flickr, etc. Be creative and then tell us about it! :-)

How will you remember what the daily prompts are???? Again, there are several ways:
~Save the image above to your phone or your computer and check it daily. Maybe even make it your wallpaper.
~Bookmark this post in your web browser and come back daily for the next prompt.
~Save this monthly Google Calendar as a bookmark in your web browser or even add the Google Calendar to your own Google Calendars.
~Follow us on Instagram as cc_almon, on Instagram as d_isabitweird and/or on Twitter as geekygirlsknit as we'll be posting the prompt for that day at some point during the day.

What do the prompts mean???? Well, most of them are self explanatory and/or open to your own interpretation. Here's what some of the abbreviations mean though:
FO - Finished Object
WIP - Work In Progress
If you have questions about any of the specific prompts, feel free to comment on this post or contact us via Ravelry, email, Twitter, Instagram, etc. and we'll be glad to guide you in the direction we were thinking.

Most of all, we just want to encourage you to be creative. We hope this is as fun for yall as it is for us!!! Can't wait to see your photos!

And don't forget, each week, we will choose our 3 favorite photos and they will be shared in the podcast and show notes for the podcast following that prompt. There are so many great photos and we can't pick all of them, but we love looking at everyone's!

Until next time,
Happy Knitting!

Wednesday 23 October 2013

Episode 60 ~ In Which Klutzes Are We



Show Notes:

On the Needles -
Damaris -
~Dr. Joan H. Watson's Jumper on US4 (3.5mm), Berroco Vintage in the Oats colorway

C.C. -
~Socks For Ten (Doctor Who Inspired Socks) by ME!!! on US1.5 (2.5mm), Knit Picks Stroll Hand-Painted in the Coffee Shop colorway

~Diamond Baby Blanket on US9 (5.5mm), James C. Brett Marble Chunky in the Green & Blue colorways

~Stay Awhile Wrap on US5 (3.75mm), Figgi Yarns Sifa Real Silver Yarn, the Original in the Earth Bronze, Moss Green, & Natural colorways
Received the yarn from Xena Knits to review on the podcast
More info on the yarn here: http://www.xenaknits.com/sifa-silver-yarn

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None

C.C. -
~None

Yummies (our current favorite things) -

~Doctor Who 50 Years Trailer http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01jzhz3

~tickets for The Day of the Doctor on sale this Friday http://www.doctorwho.tv/watch-the-day-of-the-doctor/

~new book - Respect the Spindle: Spin Infinite Yarns with One Amazing Tool by Abby Franquemont

~Damaris got a pattern from fraydele (Kim) - turtle, TURTLE by Susan Claudino

~parcel from TheNaggingKnitter (Misty)

~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - more details for October here

We're picking our own favorite each week plus 3 of your pictures each week that our favorites.






~Scotland
*19-October-2013 - Edinburgh Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers - met LornaFromScotland (Lorna) - next meets 16-November-2013

*24-October-2013 - Edinburgh & Beyond Home Education Network meeting at The Museum of Scotland & then Knitting group

*2-November-2013 - St. Abbs Wool Festival

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 Hot Zone by Richard Preston

~Castle - finished watching Season 5 and all caught up to current with Season 6

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 1

~Chuck - watching Season 1

~New Girl - watching Season 2

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 1.4 Eye-Spy, next is 1.5 Girl in the Flower Dress on 22-October-2013

~NCIS - 11.4 Anonymous Was a Woman, next is 11.5 Once a Crook on 22-October-2013

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 5

~Person of Interest - 3.4 Reasonable Doubt, next is 3.5 Razgovor on 22-October-2013

~Revolution - 2.4 Patriot Games, next is 2.5 One Riot, One Ranger on 23-October-2013

~Arrow - 2.2 Identity, next is 2.3 Broken Dolls on 23-October-2013

~Elementary - 2.4 Poison Pen, next is 2.5 Ancient History on 24-October-2013

~Once Upon A Time in Wonderland - watching Season 1

~Covert Affairs - watching Season 4

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 7

~Atlantis - 1.4 Twist of Fate, next is 1.5 White Lies on 26-October-2013

~Downton Abbey - watching Series 4

~Once Upon a Time - watching Season 3

~How I Met Your Mother - watching Season 9

~Bones - watching Season 8

~Doc Martin - 6.8 Departure on 21/10/13 (end of Series 6)

September/October/November Giftable KAL -

*Runs from September 1st through November 30th

*Any project you knit/crochet/weave/spin that is a gift for someone else (whether it’s holiday, birthday, new baby, wedding, etc.)

*Your project must be begun no earlier than September 1st and finished no later than November 30th

*Feel free to double-dip in other KALs as long as it fits in with other rules

*At least 1 prize will be awarded, probably more depending on how many participants we have
~1 prize is project bag from KellyConnorDesigns on Etsy

*Each project you finish and post counts as 1 entry into the giveaway (no limit on entries as long as each one follows the rules)

*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 photo of your finished project in the Ravelry thread for September/October/November Giftable 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 GGKGiftableKAL

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1st December and winner drawn on the next podcast following that.

*For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 30 days from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact us to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding!

*There is a September/October/November Giftable KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Misc. -

~winner of Stitching in the Stacks - Librarian-Inspired Knits - edited by Sarah Barbour Giveaway announced
*librariankate7578 (Kate) has a blurb on the back! How cool is that!

~Geeky Girls Knit Buttons - if you're interested, email geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com or PM C.C. on Ravelry JavaPurl

~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.

~For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 30 days from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact us to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding!

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
~ on Instagram as damaris_abitweird
~ 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!

Episode 60 ~ In Which Klutzes Are We (iTunes)

Geeky Girls Knit ~ a Mamma/Daughter video podcast for fans of all things knitting & geeky ~*~ Show Notes and Find out more on our website http://geekygirlsknit.blogspot.com/

Thursday 17 October 2013

Episode 59 ~ In Which There Is Ten



Show Notes:

The fundraiser we mentioned at the beginning of the podcast is hosted through Indiegogo. The project is called PodFiber - WatchFiber. There is some good q&a's about this project in this Ravelry thread: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/podcast-hosts/2611543/1-25#9.


On the Needles -
Damaris -
~Dr. Joan H. Watson's Jumper on US4 (3.5mm), Berroco Vintage in the Oats colorway

C.C. -
~Socks For Ten (Doctor Who Inspired Socks) by ME!!! on US1.5 (2.5mm), Knit Picks Stroll Hand-Painted in the Coffee Shop colorway

~Diamond Baby Blanket on US9 (5.5mm), James C. Brett Marble Chunky in the Green & Blue colorways

~Stay Awhile Wrap on US5 (3.75mm), Figgi Yarns Sifa Real Silver Yarn, the Original in the Earth Bronze, Moss Green, & Natural colorways
Received the yarn from Xena Knits to review on the podcast
More info on the yarn here: http://www.xenaknits.com/sifa-silver-yarn

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None

C.C. -
~Rescue Me, Chin Boy, and Show Me the Stars (Doctor Who Inspired Socks) - Paire Trois by ME!!! on US1.5 (2.5mm), Toil and Trouble Merino and Nylon Sock in the Starry, Starry Night colorway

Yummies (our current favorite things) -

~pattern I won from the Two Tangled Skeins Podcast - Dragon's Tail by JadedKnitter (Kari Verge)

~9 missing episodes of Doctor Who found - http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Nine-Missing-Episodes-of-Doctor-Who-Discovered

~Damaris’ birthday presents

~project bag and yarn and stitch markers from knitrundig on Etsy - stealthDragon (Sam) of the knitrundig podcast

~new phone case from 10SECRETS on Etsy

~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - more details for October here

We're picking our own favorite each week plus 3 of your pictures each week that our favorites.






~Scotland
*Our Trip to Comrie - http://javapurl.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/trip-to-comrie.html
*19-October-2013 - Edinburgh Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
*2-November-2013 - St. Abbs Wool Festival

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 Hot Zone by Richard Preston

~Castle - watching Season 5

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 1

~How I Met Your Mother - watching Season 9

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 7

~Chuck - watching Season 1

~New Girl - watching Season 2

~Downton Abbey - watching Series 4

~Once Upon a Time - watching Season 3

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 5

~Once Upon A Time in Wonderland - watching Season 1

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 1.3 The Asset, next is 1.4 Eye-Spy on 15-October-2013

~NCIS - 11.3 Under the Radar, next is 11.4 Anonymous Was a Woman on 15-October-2013

~Person of Interest - 3.3 Lady Killer, next is 3.4 Reasonable Doubt on 15-October-2013

~Revolution - 2.3 Love Story, next is 2.4 Patriot Games on 16-October-2013

~Arrow - 2.1 City of Heroes, next is 2.2 Identity on 16-October-2013

~Elementary - 2.3 We Are Everyone, next is 2.4 Poison Pen on 17-October-2013

~Atlantis - 1.3 The Boy Must Die, next is 1.4 Twist of Fate on 19-October-2013

~Doc Martin - 6.7 Listen with Mother, next is 6.8 Departure on 21-October-2013 (end of Series 6)

September/October/November Giftable KAL -

*Runs from September 1st through November 30th

*Any project you knit/crochet/weave/spin that is a gift for someone else (whether it’s holiday, birthday, new baby, wedding, etc.)

*Your project must be begun no earlier than September 1st and finished no later than November 30th

*Feel free to double-dip in other KALs as long as it fits in with other rules

*At least 1 prize will be awarded, probably more depending on how many participants we have
~1 prize is project bag from KellyConnorDesigns on Etsy

*Each project you finish and post counts as 1 entry into the giveaway (no limit on entries as long as each one follows the rules)

*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 photo of your finished project in the Ravelry thread for September/October/November Giftable 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 GGKGiftableKAL

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1st December and winner drawn on the next podcast following that.

*For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 30 days from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact us to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding!

*There is a September/October/November Giftable KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Reviews -

~Stitching in the Stacks - Librarian-Inspired Knits - edited by Sarah Barbour
*From Cooperative Press
*Giveaway in Our Ravelry Group

Misc. -

~Geeky Girls Knit Buttons - if you're interested, email geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com or PM C.C. on Ravelry JavaPurl

~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.

~For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, etc. that we host, the winner(s) have 30 days from the date of announcement (the date the podcast episode in which the winner was announced goes live) to contact us to claim their prize or it will be forfeited. If this occurs, the prize will be used for another giveaway at our discretion. Thanks for understanding!

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
~ on Instagram as damaris_abitweird
~ 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!