Thursday, 17 April 2014
Episode 85 ~ In Which There’s An Artifact For That
Show Notes:
Intro -
~Welcome new members who've introduced themselves in our Ravelry Group
On the Needles/Spindles -
Damaris -
~Delancey Cardigan on US9 (5.5mm), King Cole Merino Blend DK in the Bark + Slate Blue colourways
~Spinning - 50 grams North Ronaldsay Fibre from hilltopcloud on Etsy
C.C. -
~Delancey Cardigan on US8 (5mm), King Cole Merino Blend DK in the Silver + Dusky Pink colourways
~The Hubs 40th Birthday Socks on US 1½ (2.5mm), Four Seasons Gründl Hot Socks Print in the 519 colourway
~Super super super super super super secret project 3
~Spinning - 50 grams of Merino and Tussah Silk from The Border Tart
Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~eponymous socks on US 1½ (2.5 mm), The Knitting Goddess 4ply Merino Nylon sock in the Gorgeous Grape colourway
C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #1 on US6 (4mm), Sirdar Folksong Chunky in the Quirky colourway
Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Pom Pom Quarterly & Kitty Snips from Ginger Twist Studio
~goodies from Kate
~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - more details for April here (PRIZES!!!!!! in April!!!!!)
Week #1 Winner Announced!
We're picking our own favorite each week plus 5 of your pictures each week that our favourites. Vote for your favourite in the thread in our Ravelry Group: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/geeky-girls-knit-podcast/2897325
~Scotland
*weekly on Mondays (we attend as often as possible) - Town Mouse Knitting Club - knitting group in Edinburgh
*Edinburgh Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers - next meeting is 19-April-2014
*Indie Burgh Yarn Crawl on 21-June-2014 @ 11:00am - 5:00pm
*sight seeing with librariankate7578 (Kate)
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!
~Emma by Jane Austen - Damaris is reading + C.C. finished reading
~Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare - Damaris finished reading
~The Knitter's Life List: To Do, To Know, To Explore, To Make by Gwen W. Steege - C.C. is reading
~The Outlander Series 7-Book Bundle: Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon - C.C. finished reading Dragonfly in Amber + is reading Voyager
~Criminal Minds - watching Season 7
~The Mentalist - watching Season 1
~Haven - watching Season 4
~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 1.17 Turn, Turn, Turn, next is 1.18 Providence on 15-April-2014
~NCIS - 11.20 Page Not Found, next is 11.21 Alleged on 15-April-2014
~NCIS:LA - watching season 5
~Elementary - 2.20 No Lack of Void, next is 2.21 The Man With the Twisted Lip on 24-April-2014
~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 7
~Unforgettable - watching Season 2
~Once Upon A Time - watching Season 3
~The Crimson Field - watching Season 1
~Continuum - 3.5 Minutes To Air, next is 3.6 Wasted Minute on 27-April-2014
~Bones - watching Season 9
~Warehouse 13 - 5.1 Endless Terror, next is 5.2 Secret Services on 21-April-2014
March/April/May Sweater KAL -
*Runs from 1-March through 31-May
*Details - Any adult/child/baby sweater you knit/crochet/weave counts
*Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-March and finished no later than 31-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, probably more depending on how many participants we have
*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 March/April/May Sweater 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 GGKSKAL
*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-June and winner(s) 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 March/April/May Sweater KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.
Ask The Geeky Girls -
~knitcrazykate who is Katie from Omaha asks:
Do you have any pets?
~If you have a question you'd like us to answer, please post it in the Ask the Geeky Girls thread in our Ravelry Group
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 Fitbit as user 2F8K2V
~ on Plurk as geekygirlsknit
~ 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 blog ~ Damaris Is A Bit Crafty
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!