Thursday 28 September 2017

Episode 261 ~ In Which You Had Me At Pumpkin Spice





Show Notes:

Intro -
~Welcome new members who've introduced themselves in our Ravelry Group

On the Needles -
Dami -
~hades scarf on US6 (4mm), Ginger’s Hand Dyed Sheepish DK in the Moon River colourway

~Tickled Pink Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Neighborhood Fiber Co.

C.C. -
~Miss Winkle for Jeanne on US2.5 (3mm), Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering in the Shaw colourway

~Please Call Me Anne With An E Shawl on US4 (3.5mm), Owl About Yarn Cuddly Owl Sock in ? & ? colourways

~Autumn Leaves Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Owl About Yarn Cuddly Owl Sock Autumn Leaves Sock Blank

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~2017 Preemie Hat #39 on US6 (4mm), Malabrigo Yarn Sock in the Lettuce colourway & Shibui Knits Sock in the Arboretum colourway

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Dami’s hair

~You had me at pumpkin spice shirt

~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for September here & for October here










~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending:

~Vogue Knitting LIVE - Friday, 3-November, through Sunday, 5-November-2017

~Knit Fit! - Saturday, 11-November, through, Sunday, 12-November-2017

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!

~War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy - Dami is reading

~Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely by Lysa TerKeurst - C.C. is reading

~Unwritten & Underwater (An Avery Shaw Mystery Book 11) by Amanda M. Lee - C.C. finished reading

~A Shade of Vampire 49: A Shield of Glass by Bella Forrest - C.C. finished reading

~Ghostly Asylum (A Harper Harlow Mystery Book 7) by Lily Harper Hart - C.C. finished reading

~To Test a Witch (A Jinx Hamilton Mystery Book 9) by Juliette Harper - C.C. finished reading

~The Girl Who Dared to Think 2: The Girl Who Dared to Stand by Bella Forrest - C.C. finished reading

~Starry Hollow Witches Series by Annabel Chase - C.C. finished reading Books 1 & 2

~Spellbound Paranormal Cozy Mystery Series by Annabel Chase - C.C. finished reading Books 1-5 & is reading Book 6

~Movies - Flower Shop Mysteries | The Good Witch movies

~Good Witch - finished watching Season 1 & watching Season 2

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 11

~Murdoch Mysteries - watching Season 11

~Outlander - watching Season 3

~Beauty & the Beast Original Broadway Cast Recording

September/October/November Artistic Autumnal AL -



*Runs from 1-September through 30-November

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

*No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-September and finished no later than 30-November

*Feel free to poly-dip in other ALs 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


Charlie Brown needle holder(from Kimarie’s Knit Knacks) & Autumnal Stitch Markers


Gnome Acres Stars Hollow (from KellyChron)


Pom Pom Quarterly Issue 8 (from Ramonafirehorse)


Nala's Big Sister Shawl by Amanda Rate


Bicycle project bag from KnitRunDig (gently used) + Harry Potter Wand keychain


Embroidery Tote Bag from Edinburgh Yarn Festival


Beach Hut Socks by Zoe Carter


a Ravelry pattern of up to $6 donated by an anonymous sponsor

*Must be a member of the Geeky Girls Knit Podcast group on Ravelry to participate

*Each project you finish and post in the Ravelry Artistic Autumnal AL **FO Thread** (2017) counts as 1 entry into the giveaways

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKAutumn17

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-December and winner(s) drawn on the next podcast following that

*For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, ALs, 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 an Artistic Autumnal AL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Rhonda (DuellingNeedles) from Pennsylvania asks:
I am currently watching old episodes of your podcast and have a question about the issue that was going on with BlipTV. Were they only targeting knitting, and why were they getting rid of knitting shows? I had never even heard of Blip before and was just curious what the issue was.

Review/Giveaway -

Unobtainables: Fake Elements, Real Knits by Allison Sarnoff & Heatherly Walker



Winner Announced - Independent Fabrication: Volume 2 by Sloane Rosenthal
Pre-order print & eBook bundle for $26
eBook for $21 on Ravelry

Misc. -

~Support the Podcast, Become A Patron


~Want another way 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!


If you are in the UK, please click this link, Amazon.co.uk, or the banner below to shop:


If you are in Canada, please click this link, Amazon.ca or the banner below to shop:


~For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, ALs, 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
~ on Fitbit as user 2F8K2V
~ on Instagram as cc_almon

Dami -
~ on Ravelry as damisdoodles
~ on Fitbit as user 2Y8TJC
~ on Instagram as damisdoodles

JavaPurl Designs
~ C.C.'s Knitting Designs on Ravelry
~ Dami's Knitting Designs on Ravelry
~ JavaPurl Designs website

Geeky Girls Knit -
~ our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast
~ our Facebook page
~ email us: geekygirlsknit@gmail.com
~ on iTunes
~ on YouTube
~ Support the Podcast, Become a Patron

Until next time,
Happy Knitting!

Tuesday 26 September 2017

October 2017 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

It's autumn! Our favourite time of year!!!! It doesn't hurt that both of us celebrate our birthdays in October. Join us for the October edition of #GGKCRAFTYPAD as we celebrate autumn & our birthdays! We're so excited to see what you come up with! Here's the prompts list for October 2017 Geeky Girls Knit Crafty Photo A Day Challenge.



What does ______ mean?
WIP = Work In Progress
#WIDN = What I'm Doing Now
FO = Finished Object
<3 = LOVE So, how can you participate???? Well, there are actually several ways:
INSTAGRAM - Instagram is 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 & Dami is on Instagram as damisdoodles so make sure to follow them if you haven't already.

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 cc_almon and damisdoodles.

FACEBOOK - Feel free to share with your friends on your own Facebook profile page or on our Facebook page.

OTHER PLACES - Feel free to share your photos other places like your own blog, Ravelry, 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 damisdoodles and/or on Twitter as cc_almon and on Twitter as damisdoodles 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 favourite 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!

Thursday 21 September 2017

Episode 260 ~ In Which You Can See Into Our Souls





Show Notes:

Intro -
~Welcome new members who've introduced themselves in our Ravelry Group

On the Needles -
Dami -
~hades scarf on US6 (4mm), Ginger’s Hand Dyed Sheepish DK in the Moon River colourway

C.C. -
~Miss Winkle for Jeanne on US2.5 (3mm), Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering in the Shaw colourway

~Please Call Me Anne With An E Shawl on US4 (3.5mm), Owl About Yarn Cuddly Owl Sock in ? & ? colourways

~Autumn Leaves Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Owl About Yarn Cuddly Owl Sock Autumn Leaves Sock Blank

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~5th podiversary sample on US1.5 (2.5mm), Owl About Yarn Sparkle Owl in a secret colourway

C.C. -
~2017 Preemie Hat #38 on US6 (4mm), Little Yellow Uke Crafts Soprano Sock HT in the Corporate Rebel colourway , Malabrigo Yarn Sock in the Lettuce colourway, & Sunset Stitches Sunset Super Sock in the Madeline colourway

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~the Hubs got a job!

~Soap from Earthly Delights

~Earrings from Napping Cats Jewelry

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









~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending:

~Vogue Knitting LIVE - Friday, 3-November, through Sunday, 5-November-2017

~Knit Fit! - Saturday, 11-November, through, Sunday, 12-November-2017

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!

~War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy - Dami is reading

~Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely by Lysa TerKeurst - C.C. is reading

~The Secret of Spellshadow Manor Series by Bella Forrest - C.C. finished reading Books 4 & 5

~Movies - Signed Sealed Delivered movies | The Wedding March 2 | Fixer Upper Mystery movies | Hailey Dean Mystery movies | Gourmet Detective movies

~The Flash - watching Season 3

~Pride & Prejudice (2005)

~Outlander - watching Season 3

~Norah Jones

~Autumnal playlists

~Ghost Quartet

~Gelsey Bell

September/October/November Artistic Autumnal AL -



*Runs from 1-September through 30-November

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

*No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-September and finished no later than 30-November

*Feel free to poly-dip in other ALs 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


Charlie Brown needle holder(from Kimarie’s Knit Knacks) & Autumnal Stitch Markers


Gnome Acres Stars Hollow (from KellyChron)


Pom Pom Quarterly Issue 8 (from Ramonafirehorse)


Nala's Big Sister Shawl by Amanda Rate


Bicycle project bag from KnitRunDig (gently used) + Harry Potter Wand keychain


Embroidery Tote Bag from Edinburgh Yarn Festival


Beach Hut Socks by Zoe Carter


a Ravelry pattern of up to $6 donated by an anonymous sponsor

*Must be a member of the Geeky Girls Knit Podcast group on Ravelry to participate

*Each project you finish and post in the Ravelry Artistic Autumnal AL **FO Thread** (2017) counts as 1 entry into the giveaways

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKAutumn17

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-December and winner(s) drawn on the next podcast following that

*For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, ALs, 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 an Artistic Autumnal AL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Kim (bzmomof2) from Iowa asks:
Long time sock knitter here…..however, I have never personally seen or used a sock blank! I have been seeing some very cool looking ones, and wondered if you have experience with them? How do you use them??
Thanks in advance!

Misc. -

Reminder - Independent Fabrication: Volume 2 by Sloane Rosenthal
Pre-order print & eBook bundle for $26
eBook for $21 on Ravelry
Giveaway of print copy in our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast, answer the question: what’s your favourite pattern from the book? Giveaway is open for 2 weeks. Winner announced in Episode 261.


~Support the Podcast, Become A Patron


~Want another way 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!


If you are in the UK, please click this link, Amazon.co.uk, or the banner below to shop:


If you are in Canada, please click this link, Amazon.ca or the banner below to shop:


~For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, ALs, 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
~ on Fitbit as user 2F8K2V
~ on Instagram as cc_almon

Dami -
~ on Ravelry as damisdoodles
~ on Fitbit as user 2Y8TJC
~ on Instagram as damisdoodles

JavaPurl Designs
~ C.C.'s Knitting Designs on Ravelry
~ Dami's Knitting Designs on Ravelry
~ JavaPurl Designs website

Geeky Girls Knit -
~ our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast
~ our Facebook page
~ email us: geekygirlsknit@gmail.com
~ on iTunes
~ on YouTube
~ Support the Podcast, Become a Patron

Until next time,
Happy Knitting!