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!