Show Notes:
Intro -
~Welcome new members who've introduced themselves in our Ravelry Group
~Huge thanks to shirleykaiser (Shirley) for her monetary donation to the podcast
On the Needles/Spindles -
Damaris -
~[incredibly clever name coming soon] on US 4 (3.5 mm), See project page for colourways used
C.C. -
~Super super super super super super secret project 5
~Super super super super super super secret project 6 on US 4 (3.5 mm), Ginger's Hand Dyed Splendor 4ply in the Barbapapa + Hot Fuzz colourways
~Birthday Socks for Katy on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Four Seasons Gründl Hot Socks Print in the 517 colourway
~Endless Rainbow on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Sheep Dreamery Arundel in the Peony colourway + fivemoons Artemis 4ply in the Rainbow Nebula colourway
Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~jewellery for hannah on US 1½ (2.5 mm), King Cole Merino Blend 4 Ply in the White, Cranberry, Fern, Sky, + French Navy colourways
~Spinning - 100 grams (3.5oz) of merino, black diamond bamboo, + trilobal nylon (firestar), Countess Ablaze in the Nightmare colourway - 256.7 Yards of a 2-ply
C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #20 on US6 (4mm), Hayfield Bonus Chunky in the Sunflower + Aubergine colourways
Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Doctor Who 8.1 Deep Breath official synopsis - For Deep Breath, the official synopsis reads, ‘When the Doctor arrives in Victorian London he finds a dinosaur rampant in the Thames and a spate of deadly spontaneous combustions. Who is the new Doctor and will Clara’s friendship survive as they embark on a terrifying mission into the heart of an alien conspiracy? The Doctor has changed. It’s time you knew him.’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Deep-Breath-More-Information-Emerges
~and new Doctor Who trailer
~fibre goodness from nunodia (Rachel)
~new yarn from Ginger Twist Studio
~mannequin feet
~Franklin Habit - Longer on the Inside http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/longer-on-the-inside
~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - more details for August here
We're picking our own favourite 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
*Tuesday 19-August-2014 - Sweater Curse at Sweet Grassmarket (Venue 18) at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
*Yarndale - Saturday 27-September-2014 at Skipton Auction Mart, podcaster meet-up in the works
*Edinburgh Yarn Festival - Saturday 14-March-2015 + Sunday 15-March-2015 at Edinburgh 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!
~Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Damaris is reading
~Flunking Sainthood: A Year of Breaking the Sabbath, Forgetting to Pray and Still Loving My Neighbor by Jana Riess (NF Book #12 for this year) - C.C. finished reading
~The Seasons on Henry's Farm: A Year of Food and Life on a Sustainable Farm by Terra Brockman (NF Book #13 for this year) - C.C. is reading
~Wicked: Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Son of A Witch, A Lion Among Men, + Out of Oz (Wicked Years) by Gregory Maguire - C.C. is reading Out of Oz
~The Mentalist - finished watching Season 6 (comes back mid-season)
~White Collar - watching Season 5
~Stargate: SG-1 - finished rewatching Season 2 + rewatching Season 3
~Gilmore Girls - finished rewatching Season 1 + rewatching Season 2
~Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - rewatching Season 1
~Covert Affairs - watching Season 5 as it airs
~Unforgettable - watching Season 3 as it airs
~Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - watching Series 1
~Aladdin
~Outlander - 1.1 Sassenach, next is 1.2 Castle Leoch on 16-August-2014
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
-2 prizes of $5.50 coupon codes for use in my Raverly pattern store donated by Cristy (cristyray)
-1 prize of up to $10 US pattern from Ravelry donated by Eileen (leaner)
-something(s) from our bag of prizes
*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.
Outlander KAL -
*co-hosting with Jasmin + Gigi from The Knitmore Girls, Maria from Subway Knits, and Kristin from Yarngasm
*It's an Instagram KAL/contest. You have to tie your project *somehow* to Outlander.
*We will announce some winners at the midseason break, and the rest at the end of season 1.
-1 prize is a skein of Outlander yarn - Je Suis Prest dyed by Jess from Ginger Twist Studio (available for purchase here http://www.gingertwiststudios.com/product/sheepish-sock-je-suis-prest/ if you just can't wait to see if you are the winner!)
*Hashtags are #countdowntooutlander and #kiltmenowKAL
*There is a thread in our group for questions, planning, and encouraging each other.
*Get your own Pocket Jamie here: http://www.starz.com/originals/outlander/extras/extras
Ask The Geeky Girls -
~ByWordAndStitch who is Hanna from Huddersfield, United Kingdom asks:
Hiya, If you could give me one piece of advice about spinning, apart from practice every day, what would it be? Also, what’s your favourite fibers to spin with?
~We mention Respect the Spindle: Spin Infinite Yarns with One Amazing Tool by Abby Franquemont
~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. -
~Toil and Trouble Yarns is hosting the Lakeside Fiber Retreat Friday, May 1st through Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 at the The Lodges at Tohkomeupog in East Madison, NH. Details here - http://www.toil-and-trouble.com/p/retreat.html
~Health Update
~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@gmail.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@gmail.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 & her JavaPurl Designs website
~ on Twitter as cc_almon
~ on Fitbit as user 2F8K2V
~ 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@gmail.com
~ on iTunes
~ on YouTube
Until next time,
Happy Knitting!
