Episode 91 ~ In Which Oh. Oh? OHHHHHH!!!!!!

Show Notes:

Intro -
~Ooops, we said it was 21-May, but it's really 28-May. Sorry for the confusion!

~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 - 35 grams of Merino + British Shetland fibre from hilltopcloud on Etsy

C.C. -
~Cantaloop on US11 (8mm), Woolyknit Lofty in the Olive colourway

~Super super super super super super secret project 4B on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Ginger’s Hand Dyed in a Super Secret colourway

~Spinning - 50 grams of Merino and Misc. from The Border Tart

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None

C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #8 on US6 (4mm), Woolcraft New Fashion Double Knitting in the Maroon colourway

~Birthday Socks for Jeremy on US 1½ (2.5mm), Four Seasons Gründl Hot Socks Print in the 519 colourway

~Super super super super super super secret project 4A on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Schachenmayr Regia Fluormania Color in the Leaf colourway

~Delancey Cardigan on US8 (5mm), King Cole Merino Blend DK in the Silver + Dusky Pink colourways

Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~The Doctor will return in August!


~J.R.R. Tolkien Reveals TRUE Meaning Of 'The Lord Of The Rings' In Unearthed Audio Recording - available this fall http://www.huffingtonpost.com/noble-smith/jrr-tolkien-reveals-the-t_b_5373529.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000022&ir=Weird+News

~won from A Playful Day Podcast, Unwind Brighton pattern giveaway, Kirsten Kapur Through The Loops Mystery Shawl 14 pattern

~Stash Dash - 5/23 to 8/7 - goal of 5K of yarn (5,468 yards - 5,000 meters)





~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - more details for May here and for June here



We're picking our own favorite each week plus 5 of your pictures each week that our favourites.








~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending

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

*Indie Burgh Yarn Crawl on 21-June-2014 @ 11:00am - 5:00pm

*Unwind Brighton on 12-July-2014 - podcaster meetup on Saturday @ 1:00pm in the mezzanine (ie upstairs) of the cafe in the Corn Exchange

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!

~I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough" by Brene Brown - C.C. is reading (NF book #8 for this year)

~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. is reading An Echo in the Bone

~Criminal Minds - finished watching Season 9

~The Mentalist - watching Season 3

~House - finished watching Season 3 + watching Season 4

~Agatha Christie's Poirot - finished watching Series 8 + watching Series 9

~Deadwood - watching Season 1

~Revolution - 2.22 Declaration of Independence (Series Finale)

~Continuum - 3.9 Minute of Silence, next is 3.10 Revolutions Per Minute (1-June-14)

~Quirke - tried but was way too slow for us

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.

Summertime and the Living is Easy KAL -

*Runs from 1-June through 31-August

*Details - any project you knit/crochet/weave/spin that you can convince us that it relates to summertime

*Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-June and finished no later than 31-August

*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 Summertime and the Living is Easy 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 GGKSummertime

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-September 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 Summertime and the Living is Easy KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask The Geeky Girls -
~SueBar60 who is Susan from Massachusetts asks:
Hi GGK - When you girls join yarn what method do you use. Russian join, knot, spit splice???? Just wondering. I found a few on www.verypink.com. Was wondering what you use. Thanks!!!

Video about the Magic Knot


~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

Review -
PomPom Quarterly Summer 2014

Misc. -
~Doctor Who Companion Sock Club - Limited Memberships for the club will become available on May 30, 2014 (Club memberships will go on sale 10am EST) and run until June 13, or until memberships run out. U.S. Memberships will cost $125, Canadian Memberships will cost $139, International Memberships- those prices will vary depending on the country you live in. http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/pandias-jewels/2914301 http://www.pandiasjewels.com/Limited-Edition.html

~Tour de Fleece Team Sasquatch - starts on Saturday July 5 and runs until Sunday July 27th, 2014 http://www.ravelry.com/groups/team-sasquatch

~Want to help support our podcast? Throughout our website, links to books, tv shows, movies, etc. are Amazon Affiliate Links. We receive a portion of what you spend when you click through our website to shop on Amazon. What we receive helps us with the costs associated with producing this podcast as well as with prizes & shipping for giveaways. Thanks in advance for your support!

~Geeky Girls Knit Buttons/Badges - 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!

Episode 91 ~ In Which Oh. Oh? OHHHHHH!!!!!! (iTunes)

Ooops, we said it was 21-May, but it's really 28-May. Sorry for the confusion!

Geeky Girls Knit ~ a Mamma/Daughter video podcast for fans of all things knitting & geeky

~*~ Show Notes + Find out more on our website GeekyGirlsKnit.blogspot.co.uk

June 2014 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

How is it almost June already? We're coming into the summertime. And speaking of summertime, it's time to talk about the June Geeky Girls Knit Crafty Photo A Day Challenge.

June's theme is based around the lyrics to "Summertime and the Living is Easy" (which is the inspiration for our summer KAL) and all things summertime related!


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.

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 5 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!

Episode 90 ~ In Which Abracadabra, We Want You!

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 - 35 grams of Merino + British Shetland fibre from hilltopcloud on Etsy

C.C. -
~Delancey Cardigan on US8 (5mm), King Cole Merino Blend DK in the Silver + Dusky Pink colourways

~Birthday Socks for Jeremy on US 1½ (2.5mm), Four Seasons Gründl Hot Socks Print in the 519 colourway

~Super super super super super super secret project 4 on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Schachenmayr Regia Fluormania Color in the Leaf colourway

~Spinning - 50 grams of Merino and Misc. from The Border Tart

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None

C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #7 on US6 (4mm), James C. Brett Marble Chunky in the 32 MC (blue) colourway

Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Benedict on Episode 3 of RHS Chelsea Flower Show on BBC iPlayer

~Everything Nice Hoodie - won from Engineersfalcon (Rebecca) of the Fiber and Dice Podcast

~New Pom Pom Quarterly - review next week

~card and goodies from librariankate7578 (Kate)

~not yummy - pain clinic

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


We're picking our own favorite each week plus 5 of your pictures each week that our favourites.








~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending

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

*Indie Burgh Yarn Crawl on 21-June-2014 @ 11:00am - 5:00pm

*Unwind Brighton on 12-July-2014 - podcaster meetup on Saturday @ 1:00pm in the mezzanine (ie upstairs) of the cafe in the Corn Exchange

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 Organized Kitchen: Keep Your Kitchen Clean, Organized, and Full of Good Food - And Save Time, Money, (and Your Sanity) Every Day! by Brette Sember - C.C. finished reading

~I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough" by Brene Brown - C.C. is reading (NF book #8 for this year)

~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 A Breath of Snow and Ashes + is reading An Echo in the Bone

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 9

~The Mentalist - finished watching Season 2 + watching Season 3

~House - finished watching Season 2 + watching Season 3

~Agatha Christie's Poirot - watched 8.1

~Deadwood - watching Season 1

~Bones - watched the end of Season 9

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 1.22 Beginning of the End (Season Finale)

~NCIS - 11.24 Honor Thy Father (Season Finale)

~NCIS:LA - Season 5 Finale

~Person of Interest - 3.23 Deus Ex Machina (Season Finale)

~Revolution - 2.21 Memorial Day, next is 2.22 Declaration of Independence (Series Finale on 21-May-2014)

~Arrow - 2.23 Unthinkable (Season Finale)

~Elementary - 2.24 The Grand Experiment (Season Finale)

~The Big Bang Theory - Season 7 Finale

~Warehouse 13 - 5.6 Endless (Series Finale)

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 -
~Genevieve who is the daughter of cuteknitter (Jasmin) from California asks:
“Geeky Girls sing ‘Let it Go’?” (She was listening to the episode where javapurl mentioned that damaris-abitweird was singing it with her theater group.)

~Leaner who is Eileen from Ohio asks:
C.C. - two questions.
1) I notice that you have tattoos, but can never get a good look at them…please share what they say.
2) You have mentioned in the past that you had to get stuff done for work, I thought that your job was home schooling teacher. Are you some sort of analyst or computer tech?

~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. -
~Julia of Pandia's Jewels released some information about the upcoming Doctor Who Companions Sock Club at http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/pandias-jewels/2914301 - Limited Memberships for the club will become available on May 30, 2014 and run until June 13, or until memberships run out. U.S. Memberships will cost $125, Canadian Memberships will cost $139, International Memberships- those prices will vary depending on the country you live in.

~Tour de Fleece Team Sasquatch - starts on Saturday July 5 and runs until Sunday July 27th, 2014 http://www.ravelry.com/groups/team-sasquatch

~Stash Dash - 5/23 to 8/7 - goal of 5K of yarn (5,468 yards - 5,000 meters)

~upcoming summer KAL - Summertime and the Living is Easy KAL

~Want to help support our podcast? Throughout our website, links to books, tv shows, movies, etc. are Amazon Affiliate Links. We receive a portion of what you spend when you click through our website to shop on Amazon. What we receive helps us with the costs associated with producing this podcast as well as with prizes & shipping for giveaways. Thanks in advance for your support!

~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!

Episode 90 ~ In Which Abracadabra, We Want You! (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 89 ~ In Which No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No!

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 - 35 grams of Merino + British Shetland fibre from hilltopcloud on Etsy

C.C. -
~Delancey Cardigan on US8 (5mm), King Cole Merino Blend DK in the Silver + Dusky Pink colourways

~Birthday Socks for Jeremy on US 1½ (2.5mm), Four Seasons Gründl Hot Socks Print in the 519 colourway

~Super super super super super super secret project 4 on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Schachenmayr Regia Fluormania Color in the Leaf colourway

~Spinning - 50 grams of Merino and Misc. from The Border Tart

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None

C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #6 on US6 (4mm), unknown yarn + colourway

Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Marvel’s Agent Carter + SHIELD http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/08/abc-shield-agent-carter/

~The Flash http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/08/beauty-beast-the-flash/

~Galavant https://www.facebook.com/GalavantOnABC?fref=photo

~Card from Lola, Wyatt, & Waylon

~The Hub's birthday

~Prize from Edinburgh Yarn Festival

~business cards

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


We're picking our own favorite each week plus 5 of your pictures each week that our favourites.








~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending

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

*Indie Burgh Yarn Crawl on 21-June-2014 @ 11:00am - 5:00pm

*Unwind Brighton on 12-July-2014 - podcaster meetup on Saturday @ 1:00pm in the mezzanine (ie upstairs) of the cafe in the Corn Exchange

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 Organized Kitchen: Keep Your Kitchen Clean, Organized, and Full of Good Food - And Save Time, Money, (and Your Sanity) Every Day! by Brette Sember - 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. is reading A Breath of Snow and Ashes

~Intelligence was cancelled :-(

~Criminal Minds - finished watching Season 8 + watching Season 9

~The Mentalist - watching Season 2

~House - watching Season 2

~Agatha Christie's Poirot - watched Series 7

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 1.21 Ragtag, next is 1.22 Beginning of the End (Season Finale) on 13-May-2014

~NCIS - 11.23 The Admiral's Daughter, next is 11.24 Honor Thy Father (Season Finale) on 13-May-2014

~NCIS:LA - watching season 5 (Season Finale on 13-May-2014)

~Person of Interest - 3.22 A House Divided, next is 3.23 Deus Ex Machina (Season Finale) on 13-May-2014

~Revolution - 2.20 Tomorrowland, next is 2.21 Memorial Day on 14-May-2014 (Series Finale on 21-May-2014) - was also cancelled :-(

~Arrow - 2.22 Streets of Fire, next is 2.23 Unthinkable (Season Finale) on 14-May-2014

~Elementary - 2.23 Art in the Blood, next is 2.24 The Grand Experiment (Season Finale) on 15-May-2014

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 7 (Season Finale on 15-May-2014)

~Once Upon A Time - watching Season 3 (Season Finale)

~The Crimson Field - watching Series 1 (Series 1 Finale)

~Continuum - 3.8 So Do Our Minutes Hasten, next is 3.9 Minute Of Silence on 25-May-2014

~Castle - 6.23 For Better or Worse (Season Finale)

~Warehouse 13 - 5.5 Cangku Shisi (Mandarin for Warehouse 14), next is 5.6 Endless (Series Finale) on 19-May-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 -
~saratogaknitting who is Lisa from New York asks:
I love your short hair style! Have either or both of you ever had long hair?

~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. -
~Julia of Pandia's Jewels released some information about the upcoming Doctor Who Companions Sock Club at http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/pandias-jewels/2914301 - Limited Memberships for the club will become available on May 30, 2014 and run until June 13, or until memberships run out.

~Tour de Fleece Team Sasquatch - starts on Saturday July 5 and runs until Sunday July 27th, 2014 http://www.ravelry.com/groups/team-sasquatch

~upcoming summer KAL - Summertime and the Living is Easy KAL

~Want to help support our podcast? Throughout our website, links to books, tv shows, movies, etc. are Amazon Affiliate Links. We receive a portion of what you spend when you click through our website to shop on Amazon. What we receive helps us with the costs associated with producing this podcast as well as with prizes & shipping for giveaways. Thanks in advance for your support!

~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!

Episode 89 ~ In Which No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! (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 88 ~ In Which OMG! Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah!

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

C.C. -
~Delancey Cardigan on US8 (5mm), King Cole Merino Blend DK in the Silver + Dusky Pink colourways

~Birthday Socks for Jeremy on US 1½ (2.5mm), Four Seasons Gründl Hot Socks Print in the 519 colourway

~Super super super super super super secret project 4 on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Schachenmayr Regia Fluormania Color in the Leaf colourway

~Spinning - 50 grams of Merino and Misc. from The Border Tart

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~Spinning - 50 grams North Ronaldsay Fibre from hilltopcloud on Etsy

C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #4 on US6 (4mm), Adriafil Knitcol in the Fantasy Novel colourway + Woolcraft New Fashion Double Knitting in the Glacia colourway

~Spinning - 50 grams of Merino and Tussah Silk from The Border Tart

Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Hello Sweetie t-shirt

~Julia of Pandia's Jewels released some information about the upcoming Doctor Who Companions Sock Club at http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/pandias-jewels/2914301

~needles + wool from Ginger Twist Studio

~new badges/buttons

~new bag from KnitRunDig

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


Week #4 Winner Announced!

We're picking our own favorite each week plus 5 of your pictures each week that our favourites.








~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending

*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 17-May-2014

*Indie Burgh Yarn Crawl on 21-June-2014 @ 11:00am - 5:00pm

*Unwind Brighton on 12-July-2014 - podcaster meetup on Saturday @ 1:00pm in the mezzanine (ie upstairs) of the cafe in the Corn Exchange

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 Knitter's Life List: To Do, To Know, To Explore, To Make by Gwen W. Steege - C.C. finished reading

~The Organized Kitchen: Keep Your Kitchen Clean, Organized, and Full of Good Food - And Save Time, Money, (and Your Sanity) Every Day! by Brette Sember - 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 The Fiery Cross + is reading A Breath of Snow and Ashes

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 8

~The Mentalist - watching Season 2

~DCI Banks - finished watching Series 4

~Agatha Christie’s Marple - watched the final episode of Series 6

~House - finished watching Season 1 + watching Season 2

~Frozen

~Warehouse 13 - 5.3 A Faire to Remember + 5.4 Savage Seduction, next is 5.5 Cangku Shisi (Mandarin for Warehouse 14) on 12-May-2014

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 1.20 Nothing Personal, next is 1.21 Ragtag on 6-May-2014

~NCIS - 11.22 Shooter, next is 11.23 The Admiral's Daughter on 6-May-2014

~NCIS:LA - watching season 5

~Person of Interest - 3.21 Beta, next is 3.22 A House Divided on 6-May-2014

~Revolution - 2.19 $#!& Happens, next is 2.20 Tomorrowland on 7-May-2014

~Arrow - 2.21 City of Blood, next is 2.22 Streets of Fire on 7-May-2014

~Elementary - 2.22 Paint It Black, next is 2.23 Art in the Blood on 8-May-2014

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 7

~Once Upon A Time - watching Season 3

~The Crimson Field - watching Season 1

~Continuum - 3.7 Waning Minute, next is 3.8 So Do Our Minutes Hasten on 11-May-2014

~Castle - 6.22 Veritas, next is 6.23 For Better or Worse on 12-May-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 Kate from Nebraska asks:
I saw Husker and Nebraska stuff in the background. We are big fans! Are you too?

~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. -
~Tour de Fleece team - starts on Saturday July 5 and runs until Sunday July 27th, 2014

~upcoming summer KAL - Summertime and the Living is Easy KAL

~Want to help support our podcast? Throughout our website, links to books, tv shows, movies, etc. are Amazon Affiliate Links. We receive a portion of what you spend when you click through our website to shop on Amazon. What we receive helps us with the costs associated with producing this podcast as well as with prizes & shipping for giveaways. Thanks in advance for your support!

~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!