Episode 65 ~ In Which It’s A Time Lord Dance Party

Show Notes:

On the Needles/Spindle -
Damaris -
~Seamless Salomas on US6 (4.0mm), Woolcraft New Fashion Double Knitting in the Glacia & Maroon colorways

C.C. -
~Not Shown This Week - Diamond Baby Blanket on US9 (5.5mm), James C. Brett Marble Chunky in the Green & Blue colorways

~Seamless Salomas Slippers for SSS Swap on US6 (4.0mm), Sirdar Folksong Chunky in the Quirky colorway

~Spinning - 50g (1.8oz) of Hand blended British BFL (Blue Faced Leicester) & Merino Roving Fibre from hilltopcloud on Etsy

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~hat for my new cousin on US4 (3.5mm), Jennie Howes' Hand Spun Yarns Shetland DK in multicolor colorway

C.C. -
~NaKniSweMo13 Hoaloha on US7 (4.5mm) & US8 (5.0mm), King Cole Bounty Aran in the Pink Mist colorway

Yummies (our current favorite things) -

~Socks For Ten (Doctor Who Inspired Socks) by ME!!! on US1.5 (2.5mm), Knit Picks Stroll Hand-Painted in the Coffee Shop colorway
*Available now on Ravelry at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/socks-for-ten-doctor-who-inspired-socks
*For the first two weeks (until Wednesday, 4 December 2013, at midnight central time) after this pattern releases, after you purchase this pattern, send me a private message on Ravelry (send the private message to JavaPurl) with the Ravelry username of 1 person you want to gift this pattern to and I will gift it to them (and let them know you’re the one who gave it to them) for FREE!!!!!

~Lots & Lots & Lots of Doctor Who for the 50th Anniversary
*Doctor Who Google Doodle Game
*An Adventure In Time And Space - BBC2
*Doctor Who Christmas Special Preview
*Doctor Who The Afterparty

~Sherlock Lives


~yarn from Ginger Twist Studio - Adriafil Knitcol in the Fantasy Novel colorway - thinking of a Zuzu’s Petals cowl with it

~Christmas Swap through Caithness Craft Collective from shortyssutures (Kelly)

~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - more details for November here and for December here



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






~Scotland

*weekly on Mondays (we attend as often as possible) - Town Mouse Knitting Club - knitting group in Edinburgh

*7-December-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 Complete Wizard of Oz Collection by L. Frank Baum - currently reading Tik-Tok of Oz

~Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 2

~Chuck - watching Season 2

~The West Wing - watching Season 1

~New Girl - watching Season 3

~Revolution - 2.9 Everyone Says I Love You, next is 2.10 Climb the Mitchell Spot on 12-December-2013

~Arrow - 2.7 State vs Queen next is 2.8 The Scientist on 4-December-2013

~Elementary - 2.9 On the Line, next is 2.10 Tremors on 5-December-2013

~Once Upon A Time in Wonderland - watching Season 1

~Covert Affairs - watched Season 4 finale

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 7

~How I Met Your Mother - watching Season 9

~Castle - 6.10 The Good, the Bad and the Baby, next is 6.11 ? on 2-December-2013

~Doctor Who - the 2nd great rewatch of 2013, rewatched random episodes & the 50th Anniversary Special The Day of the Doctor

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

*4 Prizes
~1 prize is project bag donated by KellyConnorDesigns on Etsy
~2 prizes are 1 Christmas greeting card with buttons each purchased from Sky Blue Pink Designs
~1 prize of C.C.'s new sock design pattern - Socks For Ten (Doctor Who Inspired Socks)

*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. -


~Upcoming KALs

~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 65 ~ In Which It’s A Time Lord Dance Party (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/

December 2013 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

Without further ado, here are the prompts for December:


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 from Instagram 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!

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Sale

http://www.ravelry.com/designers/cc-almon

Episode 64 ~ In Which Holy Crap, Oh My Gosh

Show Notes:

On the Needles/Spindle -
Damaris -
~hat for my new cousin on US4 (3.5mm), Jennie Howes' Hand Spun Yarns Shetland DK in multicolor colorway

C.C. -
~Not Shown This Week - Diamond Baby Blanket on US9 (5.5mm), James C. Brett Marble Chunky in the Green & Blue colorways

~Seamless Salomas Slippers for SSS Swap on US6 (4.0mm), Sirdar Folksong Chunky in the Quirky colorway

~NaKniSweMo13 Hoaloha on US7 (4.5mm) & US8 (5.0mm), King Cole Bounty Aran in the Pink Mist colorway

~Spinning - 50g (1.8oz) of Hand blended British BFL (Blue Faced Leicester) & Merino Roving Fibre from hilltopcloud on Etsy

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~FINALLY ANOTHER PROJECT (Rebel) on US6 (4.0mm), Wendy Aran With Wool in the Island 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
*Available now on Ravelry at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/socks-for-ten-doctor-who-inspired-socks
*For the first two weeks (until Wednesday, 4 December 2013, at midnight central time) after this pattern releases, after you purchase this pattern, send me a private message on Ravelry (send the private message to JavaPurl) with the Ravelry username of 1 person you want to gift this pattern to and I will gift it to them (and let them know you’re the one who gave it to them) for FREE!!!!!

Yummies (our current favorite things) -

~Lots & Lots & Lots of Doctor Who as we prepare for the 50th Anniversary on Saturday
*The Science of Doctor Who on BBC2
*the 8th Doctor movie from 1996
*The Last Day Mini Episode
*Series 8 Rumblings





~Christmas project bag from KnitRunDig on Etsy

~prize from St. Abbs Wool Festival

~Zena’s first pattern design - Sowing the Seeds Cowl

~Damaris’ Watson sweater got a shout-out on The Knitmore Girls podcast

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

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






~Scotland

*weekly on Mondays (we attend as often as possible) - Town Mouse Knitting Club - knitting group in Edinburgh

*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 Complete Wizard of Oz Collection by L. Frank Baum - currently reading Tik-Tok of Oz

~Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey

~Doctor Who - the 2nd great rewatch of 2013, watched through S3E7 & random episodes afterwards

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 2

~Chuck - watching Season 2

~Castle - 6.8 A Murder Is Forever & 6.9 Disciple, next is 6.10 The Good, the Bad and the Baby on 25-November-2013

~The Escape Artist - Part 3

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 1.7 The Hub & 1.8 The Well, next is 1.9 Repairs on 26-November-2013

~NCIS - 11.8 Alibi & 11.9 Gut Chuck, next is 11.10 Devil's Triad on 10-December-2013

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 5

~Person of Interest - 3.8 Endgame & 3.9 The Crossing, next is 3.10 The Devil's Share on 26-November-2013

~New Girl - watching Season 3

~Revolution - 2.8 Come Blow Your Horn, next is 2.9 Everyone Says I Love You on 20-November-2013

~Arrow - 2.6 Keep Your Enemies Closer, next is 2.7 State vs Queen on 20-November-2013

~Elementary - 2.8 Blood Is Thicker, next is 2.9 On the Line on 21-November-2013

~Once Upon A Time in Wonderland - watching Season 1

~Covert Affairs - watching Season 4

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 7

~Atlantis - 1.8 The Furies, next is 1.9 ? on 30-November-2013

~Once Upon a Time - watching Season 3

~How I Met Your Mother - watching Season 9

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

*4 Prizes
~1 prize is project bag donated by KellyConnorDesigns on Etsy
~2 prizes are 1 Christmas greeting card with buttons each purchased from Sky Blue Pink Designs
~1 prize of C.C.'s new sock design pattern - Socks For Ten (Doctor Who Inspired Socks)

*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. -


~Upcoming KALs

~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 64 ~ In Which Holy Crap, Oh My Gosh (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/

Episode 63 ~ In Which We Have An Unhealthy Obsession With Fictional Characters

Show Notes:

On the Needles/Spindle -
Damaris -
~FINALLY ANOTHER PROJECT (Rebel) on US6 (4.0mm), Wendy Aran With Wool in the Island colorway

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

~NaKniSweMo13 Hoaloha on US7 (4.5mm) & US8 (5.0mm), King Cole Bounty Aran in the Pink Mist colorway

~Spinning - 50g (1.8oz) of Hand blended British BFL (Blue Faced Leicester) & Merino Roving Fibre from hilltopcloud on Etsy

~Socks For Ten (Doctor Who Inspired Socks) by ME!!! on US1.5 (2.5mm), Knit Picks Stroll Hand-Painted in the Coffee Shop colorway
*Going on sale sometime next week
*Giveaway in our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None

C.C. -
~Spinning - 50 grams, 72 yards: First Handspun Yarn - North Ronaldsay Fibre from hilltopcloud on Etsy

Yummies (our current favorite things) -

~DW Day of the Doctor trailers



~not particuarly yummy (in fact I started crying while reading it), but John Finnemore on Cabin Pressure - “Well, it has to end somewhere, and six years and twenty six episodes feels like a pretty good score.” http://johnfinnemore.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/prepare-for-final-descent.html

~yarn from John Lewis

~beads from Spellboundbeads

~yarn I won from Wolfe Farms from Sheep Dreamery

~PodFiber Updates - http://podfiber.com/ - donate there as well

~Christmas Box from Tricia

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

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






~Scotland

*weekly on Mondays (we attend as often as possible) - Town Mouse Knitting Club - knitting group in Edinburgh

*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 Complete Wizard of Oz Collection by L. Frank Baum - currently reading Tik-Tok of Oz

~Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey

~Doctor Who - the 2nd great rewatch of 2013, watched through S2E100

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 2

~Chuck - watching Season 2

~New Girl - watching Season 3

~Castle - 6.7 Like Father, Like Daughter - need to watch 6.8 A Murder Is Forever

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 1.6 FZZT, next is 1.7 The Hub on 12-November-2013

~NCIS - 11.7 Better Angels, next is 11.8 Alibi on 12-November-2013

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 5

~Person of Interest - 3.7 The Perfect Mark, next is 3.8 Endgame on 12-November-2013

~The Escape Artist - Part 2, next is Part 3 on 12-November-2013

~Revolution - 2.7 The Patriot Act, next is 2.8 Come Blow Your Horn on 13-November-2013

~Arrow - 2.5 League of Assassins, next is 2.6 Keep Your Enemies Closer on 13-November-2013

~Elementary - 2.7 The Marchioness, next is 2.8 Blood Is Thicker on 14-November-2013

~Once Upon A Time in Wonderland - watching Season 1

~Covert Affairs - watching Season 4

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 7

~Atlantis - 1.7 The Rules of Engagement, next is 1.8 The Furies on 16-November-2013

~Downton Abbey - watching Series 4 - end of Series 4 until Christmas special

~Once Upon a Time - watching Season 3

~How I Met Your Mother - watching Season 9

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

*4 Prizes
~1 prize is project bag donated by KellyConnorDesigns on Etsy
~2 prizes are 1 Christmas greeting card with buttons each purchased from Sky Blue Pink Designs
~1 prize of C.C.'s new sock design pattern - Socks For Ten (Doctor Who Inspired Socks)

*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. -


~Ravellenics

~Upcoming KALs

~Recording most likely on Thursday next week

~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!