Show Notes:
Intro -
~Welcome new members who've introduced themselves in our Ravelry Group
On the Needles -
Damaris -
~[incredibly clever name coming soon] on US 4 (3.5 mm), See project page for colourways used
~bag for noah on US 8 (5 mm), Patons UK Fab DK in the Raspberry colourway
C.C. -
~Super super super super super super secret project IBYC15 Socks Pair 2 on US 1½ (2.5mm)
~Christmas Stocking 3 of 6 for Sister on US 8 (5.0mm), Cascade 220 in the Christmas Red, Highland Green, + Gris colourways
~Oh, Oh, We're Halfway There, Oh, Oh, Livin' On A Prayer on US 7 (4.5mm), Rainbow Heirloom Lush Light in the Apparition, Blue Raspberry, + Princess Rockstar colourways
~2015 Birthday Socks for Jeremy on US 1½ (2.5mm), West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply in the Blue Tit colourway
~When you think I'll zig, I'll zag. Then when you think I'm gonna zag, I do zag, just to mess you up for the next time, when I might zig Blanket on US4 (3.5mm), See project page for colourways used
~Mamma Mia! on US 3 (3.25mm), West Yorkshire Spinners Aire Valley DK in the Knitterboker Glory colourway
Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None
C.C. -
~2015 Top Down Preemie Hat #20 on US6 (4mm), Patons UK Fab DK in the Pebble colourway
~Russ' 41st Birthday Socks on US 1½ (2.5mm), Knitglobal Sock Yarn in the Mountain colourway
Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~London/I Knit Fandango - KnitRunDig Project Bags | Shamu Makes | Knitting in France | Max’s World | Kettle Yarn Co. | Coop Knits | TillyFlop | Sock Ruler | Doctor Who cookie cutters | String Theory Colorworks | Yarn in the City presents Brighton | Third Annual Great London Yarn Crawl & Pop-Up Marketplace | WAWS - Waltham Abbey Wool Show | Whimzy | Porpoise Fur | Debonaire
~Sweater Surgery
~Nice to Meet You Rose (Doctor Who Inspired Socks) | Doctor Who Companions Sock Club 2nd Edition eBook | The Ultimate Doctor Who Inspired Sock Collection - Volume 1 eBook
~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - Details for May 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
*Indie Burgh Yarn Crawl 2015 - Saturday 13-June-2015 and Sunday 14-June-2015
*Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza - Thursday 29-October-2015 through Sunday 1-November-2015 here in Edinburgh.
If you are interested in donating a door prize and/or items for our goodie bags, please email us at geekypuffinknitpalooza@gmail.com.
Sign Up for the Retreat on the website: GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza.com
Ravelry group
The retreat got a mention in the June issue of Knitting Magazine!
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!
~Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown (NF Book #6 for this year) - C.C. is reading
~Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, + Inheritance (Inheritance Cycle) by Christopher Paolini - C.C. finished rereading Brisingr + Inheritance
~Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, + Anne of Ingleside by Lucy Maud Montgomery - C.C. is rereading Anne of Green Gables
~Star Trek Enterprise - rewatching Season 2
~Marvel’s Daredevil - finished watching Season 1
~Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman - watching Season 4
~Felicity - finished watching Series
~The Mentalist - watched final Season
~The Flash - watching Season 1
~Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 2.20 Scars + 2.21-2.22 SOS - Part 1 + 2 - Season 2 Finale
~NCIS - 12.23 The Lost Boys + 12.24 Neverland Season Finale
~NCIS:NO - watched Season 1 finale
~Person of Interest - watched Season 4 finale
~Criminal Minds - watched Season 10 finale
~Elementary - watched Season 3 finale
~Bones - watching Season 10 as it airs
~The Big Bang Theory - watched Season 8 finale
~Atlantis - watching the final episodes of the entire Series
~Once Upon A Time - watched 2 part Season 4 finale
~Castle - watched Season 7 finale
~NCIS:LA - watched Season 6 finale
~Outlander - 1.14 The Search + 1.15 Wentworth Prison, next is 1.16 To Ransom a Man's Soul on 30-5-15
March/April/May Sheepy Spring KAL -
*Runs from 1-March through 31-May
*Details - any project you knit/crochet/weave/spin that you can convince us that it relates to spring
*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
*Prizes: (if you'd like to donate a prize, please PM C.C. (JavaPurl) on Ravelry or email us at geekygirlsknit@gmail.com)
Kelly (KellyChron) donated a goodie bag with a TARDIS WPI keychain, WPI info card, TARDIS yarn button, Toasted Coconut Lolo Bar sample, DoodleDream card
Julia (nimruse) from Pandia’s Jewels donated 5 mini-skeins (24g/120yds) and 3 Star Trek stitch markers
Cristy (cristyray) donated a coupon code for $5.50 to C.C.’s Ravelry pattern store
Eileen (twistingpurls) donated an Oh, how I'd rather be knitting tea towel! from tillyflopdesigns https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/tillyflopdesigns PLUS extra giveaway in a few weeks
Eileen (twistingpurls) donated a pair of Lilac and Black Knitting Needle Earrings from Yellow Bear Wares https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/YellowBearWares PLUS extra giveaway starting next week
from our bag of prizes - top whorl drop spindle with Hilltop Cloud Silk Hankies to spin on it
*Each project you finish and post counts as 1 entry into the giveaway
*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 Sheepy Spring KAL ~ FO Pics Only (No Chatter) & tag your project page with the following tag #GGKSSK
*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 Sheepy Spring KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.
Doctor Who Inspired Socks KAL -
~co-hosting with Sam (stealthdragon) from KnitRunDig and Julia (nimruse) from Pandia’s Jewels
~Runs from 1-April through 31-May
~You must knit any of C.C.’s Doctor Who Inspired Sock patterns.
~Your socks must be begun no earlier than 1-April and finished no later than 31-May
~Feel free to double-dip in other KALs as long as it fits in with other rules
Coupon Codes:
Save 15% off any of C.C.’s Doctor Who Inspired Sock patterns that are in her Ravelry store with the coupon code DWKAL15
Save 15% off any of Sam’s KnitRunDig project bags that are in her Etsy store with the coupon code DWKAL15
Prizes:
5 single Doctor Who Inspired Sock patterns (winner's choice) from C.C.’s Ravelry store - 1 pattern per winner for 5 winners
1 copy of The Ultimate Doctor Who Inspired Sock Collection - Volume 1 eBook
1 TARDIS Needle nook from Pandia’s Jewels
1 TARDIS project bag from KnitRunDig
1 set of Doctor Who Stitch Markers from KnitRunDig
Chatter Threads with Prizes:
There will be 1 winner chosen at random weekly from one of the three chatter threads (there’s a chatter thread in the Geeky Girls Knit group, the Pandia’s Jewels group, and the KnitRunDig group). The winner will be able to choose any 1 single Doctor Who Inspired Sock pattern from C.C.’s Ravelry store.
Hashtag:
The hashtag for this KAL is #DWKAL15
Posting Your Finished Objects:
The FO thread will be in the Geeky Girls Knit group.
You can post once for completing a pair of socks from C.C.’s Doctor Who Inspired Sock patterns.
You can post a second time for knitting your socks with any Pandia’s Jewels colourway of yarn.
You can post a third time with a picture of your finished socks with any KnitRunDig project bag.
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 and hashtag the picture with #kiltmenowKAL
*We will announce prize winners at the end of season 1 of Outlander, our 3-June-2015 episode.
*Prizes: (if you'd like to donate a prize, please PM C.C. (JavaPurl) on Ravelry or email us at geekygirlsknit@gmail.com)
Outlander yarn - Je Suis Prest dyed by Jess from Ginger Twist Studio
Outlander Socks Kit from Julia (nimruse) of Pandia's Jewels and I (A skein of Pandia’s Jewels snug base yarn; Goodies and notions to match the theme of this kit; And a code so you can download the matching sock pattern, The Lady of Lallybroch (Outlander Inspired Socks), created by C.C. Almon for free on Ravelry)
Wee Black Faced Sheep and Ramsay MacSporran patterns from Janice (whippety)
Outlander candle in the US or $10 pattern from Ravelry for International winner from Kelly (kellychron)
*There is a thread in our group for questions, planning, and encouraging each other.
Ask the Geeky Girls -
Eileen (TwistingPurls) from Ohio asks:
C.C. I know that the stash in the podcast is most probably ALL yours. Does Damaris have a secret stash somewhere else? Or, is her yarn just overshadowed by the wonderfulness that is PINK?
~If you have a question for us, post it in the Ask the Geeky Girls thread on Ravelry.
Misc. -
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~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
~ on YouTube as Damaris is a bit brilliant
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!
