Show Notes:
Intro -
~Welcome new members who've introduced themselves in our Ravelry Group
On the Needles/Spindles -
Damaris -
~[incredibly clever name coming soon] on US 4 (3.5 mm), See project page for colourways used
C.C. -
~Mind the Gap While You Try to Catch the Rainbow Socks on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Trailing Clouds Nimbus Self Striping Sock in the Mind the Gap colourway
~Needle adjacent - Stripey Sleeves of Warmth on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Rainbow Heirloom Twinkle Light in the Fluffy Bunny colourway and madelinetosh tosh sock in the Pop Rocks colourway
~Needle adjacent - Mamma Vertebrae on US 2 (2.75 mm) and US 3 (3.25 mm), Yarnarama in the Cerise colourway
Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None
C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #40 on US6 (4mm), Unknown Blue Fingering Weight Yarn held doubled
~Super super super super super super secret project DWCSC-2-3 on US 1½ (2.5 mm)
~Baby Vertebrae for A Friend on US 4 (3.5mm) + US 6 (4mm), West Yorkshire Spinners Aire Valley DK in the Rainbow colourway
~New Year's Hullabaloo Socks on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Batat Hand Dyed Yarns Doe Yarn in the Hullabaloo colourway
Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Cabin Pressure
~Alpha Romeo Tango Artbook (Cabin Pressure) http://cabinpressureartbook.storenvy.com/ - 72 page long artbook (with extras in the platinum edition! if you already have a book you can buy the extras individually) raising funds for the 2015 Euro Airdot Con in Berlin; John even has one and he thinks it’s BRILLIANT!
~Yarn and Gifts from Eileen (TwistingPurls)
~Christmas gifts
~Needle case from Katy (KatyKid2)
~Hello I'm Captain Jack Socks (Doctor Who Inspired) release ~ Released on Thursday, 25-December-2014, to the members of the Doctor Who Companions Sock Club ~ Second Edition (Winter 2014/2015); The pattern is exclusive to the sock club members at this time. Check back on Thursday, 18-June-2015, when it will be available to purchase here on Ravelry.
~Munchkin game
~2014 Reflecting
~2015 Goals
~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - for January 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
*Edinburgh Yarn Festival - Saturday 14-March-2015 + Sunday 15-March-2015 at Edinburgh Corn Exchange - C.C. will be sharing a booth with her patterns and Sam of KnitRunDig's project bags
*Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza - Thursday 29-October-2015 through Sunday 1-November-2015 here in Edinburgh. Please join our Ravelry group for more details. If you are interested in donating a door prize and/or items for our goodie bags, please email us at geekypuffinknitpalooza@gmail.com. Sign Ups for the Retreat and Vendor Applications are now live on the website: http://GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza.blogspot.co.uk
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 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain - Damaris finished reading
~Divergent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 1) by Veronica Roth - Damaris is reading
~Gracenomics: Unleash The Power Of Second Chance Living by Mike Foster (NF Book #20 for this year) - C.C. finished reading
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~Stargate: SG-1 - rewatching Season 9
~Stargate Atlantis - rewatching Season 2
~Gilmore Girls - finished rewatching Season 6
~Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - rewatching Season 4
~Everwood - finished watching Season 3
~Foyle's War - watching Series 3
~Doctor Who: Last Christmas (Christmas Special)
~Call the Midwife - Christmas Special
~Downton Abbey - Christmas Special
~The Librarians - watching Season 1 as it airs
~The Muppet Christmas Carol
Winter Wonderland KAL + Charity KAL -
*Runs from 1-December through 28-February
*Details - any project you knit/crochet/weave/spin that you can convince us that it relates to winter
*This is also a charity KAL. For every item you finish that you then donate to charity, you can post your FO twice in the FO thread.
*Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-December and finished no later than 28-February
*Feel free to double-dip in other KALs as long as it fits in with other rules
*Prizes: (if you'd like to donate a prize, please PM C.C. (JavaPurl) on Ravelry or email us at geekygirlsknit@gmail.com)
~Prize donated by Eileen (TwistingPurls) - If the winner lives in the U.S. she/he will receive a skein of SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock 80/20 merino/nylon 425 yards in the Glacier colourway. If the winner is outside the U.S., she/he will choose a pattern up to $10.00 US.
~Something(s) from our bag of prizes
*Each project you finish and post counts as 1 entry into the giveaway with the exception of an FO that you donate to charity (please add the info about where you are donating the FO to your charity entries) which counts as 2 entries into the giveaway (no limit on entries as long as each one follows the rules)
*You can donate your FO’s to any charity you choose, a group in your area, a national charity, or if you’d like, you can post them to us and we’ll make a big donation to Knit For Peace after that KAL ends
*Must be a member of the Geeky Girls Knit Podcast group on Ravelry to participate
*Must post a photo of your finished project in the Ravelry thread for Winter Wonderland KAL ~ FO Pics Only (No Chatter) & tag your project page with the following tag GGKWWK
*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-March 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 Winter Wonderland KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.
Ask the Geeky Girls -
Amanda (littlepanda518) from Arkansas asks:
I also have a close relationship with my Marmy (my mom, I grew up reading Little Women over and over and the name for my mom stuck) even though we live 5 hours apart. I have always been a marmy’s girl.
What do y’all do to keep your relationship so strong? I have noticed that it is very uncommon for a teenager to be really close with a parent and I always felt like I was an oddball growing up. I am now 25 and have a closer relationship with my marmy then I do people my age.
~If you have a question for us, post it in the Ask the Geeky Girls thread on Ravelry.
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
~Outlander KAL is on-going; hashtags are #countdowntooutlander and #kiltmenowKAL; There is a thread in our group for questions, planning, and encouraging each other.
~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_isabitgroovy
~ on Fitbit as user 2Y8TJC
~ on Tumblr
~ on Instagram as d_isabitgroovy
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!
