Show Notes:
Intro -
~Welcome new members who've introduced themselves in our Ravelry Group
On the Needles -
Dami -
~super secret schuyler sisters sock (werk!) on US1.5 (2.5mm), secret Berry Colorful Yarnings
~[incredibly clever name coming soon] on US 4 (3.5 mm), See project page for colourways used
C.C. -
~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
~Super Summer Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), The Yarn Sanctuary Sock Blank in the Pink/Orange/Yellow/White colourway
~Waiting for pom pom - Wyatt's 2016 Birthday Hat on US6 (4.0 mm) & US8 (5.0 mm), Nerd Girl Yarns Audacious in the Spoilers colourway
~Waylon's 2016 Birthday Hat on US6 (4.0 mm) & US8 (5.0 mm), Nerd Girl Yarns Audacious in the Spoilers colourway
~Stripey Purly Pullover on US 4 (3.5mm), Regia World College Color 6-ply in the Exam colourway
Finished Projects -
Dami -
~elementasquee socks on US 1.5 (2.5 mm) + US 2 (2.75 mm), Knit Picks Hawthorne Fingering in the St. Johns colourway
C.C. -
~185.9 m - Noah is 5! Socks on US2 (2.75mm), Knit Picks Stroll Tweed in the North Pole Heather colourway
~35.0 m - Heisterbach Headband on US10.5 (6.5mm), Woolyknit Lofty in the Coal colourway
~27.9 m - 2016 Preemie Hat #25 on US6 (4mm), Eden Cottage Yarns Whitfell DK in the Fuschia colourway & Wendy Aran in the Island colourway
Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Libra ring from Curious Owl Shop on Etsy
~Edinburgh Zoo - pics/videos after the credits
~Anton Yelchin (not yummy at all :( )
~Pop-Up Theatre
~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for June here
~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending
~Yarnporium in London - Saturday, 5-November-2016, & Sunday, 6-November-2016
~Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza website
Farnham, UK, from Thursday, 10-November-2016, through Sunday, 13-November-2016
What We're Watching, Reading, + Listening To -
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!
A Summer of Austen
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
June 1-18 ~ read Pride & Prejudice - C.C. & Dami finished reading
June 19-30 ~ read Persuasion - C.C. & Dami are reading
July 1-20 ~ read Emma
July 21-31 ~ read Northanger Abbey
August 1-16 ~ read Sense & Sensibility
August 17-31 ~ read Mansfield Park
#summerofausten
~Out of the House of Bread: Satisfying Your Hunger for God with the Spiritual Disciplines by Preston Yancey - C.C. is reading
~A Shade of Vampire Series by Bella Forrest - C.C. finished reading Books 1-5
~The Secret Stitch: Unraveling, Book One by C. Jane Reid - C.C. is reading (review next week)
~Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - rewatching Season 7
~Star Trek: Voyager - rewatching Season 5
~Arrow - watching Season 4
~How to Get Away With Murder - finished watching Season 2
~The Flash - watching Season 2
~Person of Interest - watching Season 5
~Bones - watching Season 11
~Outlander - watching Season 2
June/July/August Summertime & 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
*No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-June and finished no later than 31-August
*Feel free to poly-dip in other KALs as long as it fits in with other rules
*Prizes: If you’d like to donate one, PM JavaPurl or Email us at geekygirlsknit@gmail.com
from Kelly (kellychron) - a skein of Gnome Acres House Gnome in the Stars Hollow colourway
from Kelly (kellychron) - a That Semifero Grrl Wonder Woman project bag
from Bogga (bogga) of Knitting in France - 3 sets of stitch markers (apples, pink biscuits, & blue tulips)
from Katherin (kekskruemelchen) - her 9 pattern Siebengebirge Collection
from Julia (nimruse) of Pandia's Jewels - a set of Outlander stitch markers
from Danielle (Gothika101) of Gothika Yarnz - a set of Mahogany Obsidian stitch markers
from Danielle (Gothika101) of Gothika Yarnz - a skein of yarn in the Bonfire Night colourway & a set of Autumn Magic stitch markers
from Danielle (Gothika101) of Gothika Yarnz - a skein of yarn in the Fantasea colourway & a set of Blue Seas stitch markers
from us - Exploding Kittens game
from us - a skein of Zwerger Garn Opal Smile yarn in the Entzücken colourway (“Entzücken” is German for “delight”)
*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 Summertime & the Living is Easy KAL ~ FO Pics Only (No Chatter) & tag your project page with the following tag GGKSummertime16
*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!
Ask the Geeky Girls -
Becky (grandmabecky) from Oregon asks:
Do you knit for The Hubs? Or does he have fiber sensitivities?
Review -
Katherin (kekskruemelchen) of LuCookie Designs has released Part 2 of 9 pattern Siebengebirge Collection, final 3 on 20-July
Katherin has a new podcast called LuCookie Knits
Misc. -
~Reminder - 52 Weeks of Charity KAL - all the details in the Ravelry group and the 2nd podcast of every month
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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
Dami -
~ on Ravelry as damisdoodles
~ on Twitter as damisdoodles
~ on Fitbit as user 2Y8TJC
~ on Instagram as damisdoodles
Geeky Girls Knit -
~ our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast
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Until next time,
Happy Knitting!
