Episode 274 ~ In Which There’s Monologue Reenacting

Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~tickled pink + green cowl on US 4 (3.5 mm), Abstract Fiber + Malabrigo Sock in Fresco Y Seco

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

~Tickled PINK Shawl on US5 (3.75mm), Suburban Stitcher Sock

~PINK Christmas Socks for Me! on US1.5 (2.5mm), Plymouth Yarn Happy Feet 100 Splash Hand Dyed in the Lipstick colourway

~Swiffer Pads on US7 (4.5mm), Lily Sugar'n Cream Ombres in the Swimming Pool colourway & Lily Sugar'n Cream Twists in the Squishy Twists colourway

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~A Christmas Barley Exchange on US6 (4mm) & US8 (5mm), Lion Brand Heartland in the Hot Springs colourway & Red Heart Soft Solids & Heathers in the Light Grey Heather colourway

~2017 Preemie Hat #52 on US6 (4mm), Limited Edition Yarn in the Days of the Guardian colourway

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Christmas - The Great Comet Shirt, Phone Case, & Badges

~Word for the Year / BuJo 2018

~25 Days of Christmas - Make sure you are subscribed to our JavaPurl Designs Newsletter & that you follow us on Instagram (cc_almon & damisdoodles) to be notified of the sale of the day.


~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for December here & for January here










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!

~Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis - Dami is reading

~Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis - Dami is reading


15 minutes of reading daily in December challenge

~Unashamed: Healing Our Brokenness and Finding Freedom from Shame by Heather Davis Nelson - C.C. is reading

~A Simple Advent Guide - Readings, Reflections, & Music Based on the Book of Common Prayer by Tsh Oxenreider - finished reading

~An Oceanside Cozy Mystery Series by Susan Gillard - C.C. finished reading Books 1-12

~The Girl Who Dared to Rise (The Girl Who Dared #4) by Bella Forrest - C.C. finished reading

~Magic & Mayhem (Starry Hollow Witches Book 4) by Annabel Chase - C.C. finished reading

~One Spell of a Night: A Lexi Balefire Short Mystery by ReGina Welling & Erin Lynn - C.C. finished reading

~Cupcakes in Paradise Series by Summer Prescott - C.C. finished reading Books 1-2 & is reading Book 3

~Movies - Magical Christmas Ornaments

~Charmed - finished watching Season 1 & watching Season 2

~The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - watching Season 1

~The Librarians - watching Season 4

~Blindspot - watching Season 3

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - watching Season 5

~Doctor Who - Christmas Special

~Call the Midwife - Christmas Special

~Spotify C.C. + Dami ♥ Christmas playlist


~Spotify C.C. + Dami ♥ Christmas Musicals playlist


~Christy Nockels - The Thrill of Hope album

~Anastasia OBCR

~Jekyll & Hyde OBCR

December/January/February Winter Wonderland AL -



*Runs from 1-December through 28-February

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

*No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-December and finished no later than 28-February

*New rule - for posting in the FO thread, small items that use less than 10g of yarn should be grouped together with other small items that use at least 10g of yarn total

*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


Geeky Girls Knit 5th Podiversary Progress Keeper from Ann Tudor


TARDIS pouch with Shakespeare stitch markers from The Stitching Plaza


Ginger Twist Studio Needle Gauge, Nessie Stitch Marker & 15g of Hilltop Cloud Silk Hankies


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


2 Greeting Cards from Tilly Flop Designs

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

*Each project of more than 10g of yarn that you finish and post in the Ravelry Winter Wonderland AL **FO Thread** (2017/18) counts as 1 entry into the giveaways. For projects that use less than 10g of yarn, please see the new rule above.

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKWinter1718

*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, 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 a Winter Wonderland AL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Ruth (ImRuthZ) from California asks:
Are you both still planning on attending Stitches West in Santa Clara in February?


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!

January 2018 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

2018? Yep, already! We're excited to carry on our tradition of the monthly photo a day challenge into 2018. Here's the January 2018 Geeky Girls Knit Crafty Photo A Day Challenge prompts list.



What does ______ mean?
WIP = Work In Progress
#WIDN = What I'm Doing Now
FO = Finished Object

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!

Episode 273 ~ In Which It’s Our 3rd Annual Christmas Karaoke Episode

Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~bashfully tickled pink socks on US 1.5 (2.5 mm), Suburban Stitcher Sock in the Bashful colourway

~tickled pink + green cowl on US 4 (3.5 mm), Abstract Fiber + Malabrigo Sock in Fresco Y Seco

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

~Tickled PINK Shawl on US5 (3.75mm), Suburban Stitcher Sock

~PINK Christmas Socks for Me! on US1.5 (2.5mm), Plymouth Yarn Happy Feet 100 Splash Hand Dyed in the Lipstick colourway

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~Tickled PINK Hat - Version B on US2 (2.75mm) & US3 (3.25mm), Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering

~2017 Preemie Hat #51 on US6 (4mm), Broken Pattern Hand Dyed Bamboo Sock Yarn in the Embers colourway, Caron Simply Soft Heather in the Grey Heather colourway, & Unknown Orange/Green/Maroon yarn

~Christmas Socks for the Hubs on US1.5 (2.5mm), Strawberry Fields Yarns Take a Hike in the Strawberry Fields Again colourway

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Skip 10:52 to 16:48 to avoid spoilers!!!!!!

~Ann Tudor

~Owl About Yarn

~D. Marie Prokop

~Joann’s yarn

~25 Days of Christmas - Make sure you are subscribed to our JavaPurl Designs Newsletter & that you follow us on Instagram (cc_almon & damisdoodles) to be notified of the sale of the day.


~Vlogmas 2017 on YouTube

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









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!

~The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis - Dami finished reading

~Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis - Dami is reading


15 minutes of reading daily in December challenge

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

~A Simple Advent Guide - Readings, Reflections, & Music Based on the Book of Common Prayer by Tsh Oxenreider - reading as a family for Advent

~A Witchmas Carol: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Fantasy by Amanda M. Lee - C.C. finished reading

~A Shade of Vampire 53: A Hunt of Fiends by Bella Forrest - C.C. finished reading

~How Aunt Tillie Stole Christmas: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short by Amanda M. Lee - C.C. finished reading

~Blackout: A Tale Of Survival In A Powerless World Series by Alexandria Clarke - C.C. finished reading Books 1-3

~Movies - Star Wars: The Force Awakens

~Charmed - watching Season 1

~Stranger Things - finished watching Season 2

~NCIS - watching Season 15

~NCIS: NO - watching Season 4

~The Librarians - watching Season 4

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 11

~Blindspot - watching Season 3

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - watching Season 5

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 9

~Murdoch Mysteries - watching Season 11

~Spotify C.C. + Dami ♥ Christmas playlist


~Spotify C.C. + Dami ♥ Christmas Musicals playlist


~Anastasia OBCR

~Hadestown Concept Album & Hadestown OCR

December/January/February Winter Wonderland AL -



*Runs from 1-December through 28-February

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

*No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-December and finished no later than 28-February

*New rule - for posting in the FO thread, small items that use less than 10g of yarn should be grouped together with other small items that use at least 10g of yarn total

*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


Geeky Girls Knit 5th Podiversary Progress Keeper from Ann Tudor


TARDIS pouch with Shakespeare stitch markers from The Stitching Plaza


Ginger Twist Studio Needle Gauge, Nessie Stitch Marker & 15g of Hilltop Cloud Silk Hankies


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


2 Greeting Cards from Tilly Flop Designs

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

*Each project of more than 10g of yarn that you finish and post in the Ravelry Winter Wonderland AL **FO Thread** (2017/18) counts as 1 entry into the giveaways. For projects that use less than 10g of yarn, please see the new rule above.

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKWinter1718

*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, 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 a Winter Wonderland AL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Ruth (ImRuthZ) from California asks:
Dami, what is the first musical you remember watching or listening to…and was that the one that started you on your love of musicals?

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!

Episode 272 ~ In Which It’s Winks vs. the Cheerio

Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~bashfully tickled pink socks on US 1.5 (2.5 mm), Suburban Stitcher Sock in the Bashful colourway

~tickled pink + green cowl on US 4 (3.5 mm), Abstract Fiber + Malabrigo Sock in Fresco Y Seco

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

~Christmas Socks for the Hubs on US1.5 (2.5mm), Strawberry Fields Yarns Take a Hike in the Strawberry Fields Again colourway

~Tickled PINK Hat - Version B on US2 (2.75mm) & US3 (3.25mm), Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~Frosty the Snowman Christmas Socks for Dami on US1.5 (2.5mm), Canon Hand Dyes Oscar Sparkle Sock in the Frosty the Snowman Polar Opposites colourway

~2017 Preemie Hat #50 on US6 (4mm), Abstract Fiber SuperSock in the Waterlillies colourway & Adelaide Cottage Yarns Stratford Tweed in the Kindred Spirits colourway

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Starbucks Flourish Ornament

~25 Days of Christmas - Make sure you are subscribed to our JavaPurl Designs Newsletter & that you follow us on Instagram (cc_almon & damisdoodles) to be notified of the sale of the day.


~Vlogmas 2017 on YouTube

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









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!

~The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis


15 minutes of reading daily in December challenge

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

~A Simple Advent Guide - Readings, Reflections, & Music Based on the Book of Common Prayer by Tsh Oxenreider - reading as a family for Advent

~The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill - C.C. is reading

~The Shorter Things Collection: Poems, Flash Fiction, and Short Stories by D. Marie Prokop - C.C. finished reading

~Sunken Seas (A Rowan Gray Mystery Book 4) by Lily Harper Hart - C.C. finished reading

~A Witchmas Carol: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Fantasy by Amanda M. Lee - C.C. is reading

~Movies - Christmas In Evergreen | Christmas In Angel Falls | Christmas At Holly Lodge

~Stranger Things - finished watching Season 1 & watching Season 2

~Supergirl - watching Season 3

~The Flash - watching Season 4

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 13

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 11

~Supernatural - watching Season 13

~Arrow - watching Season 6

~Psych Movie

~Blindspot - watching Season 3

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - watching Season 5

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 9

~Murdoch Mysteries - watching Season 11

~Outlander - finished watching Season 3

~Spotify C.C. + Dami ♥ Christmas playlist


~Spotify C.C. + Dami ♥ Christmas Musicals playlist


~Anastasia OBCR

~Hadestown Concept Album & Hadestown OCR

December/January/February Winter Wonderland AL -



*Runs from 1-December through 28-February

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

*No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-December and finished no later than 28-February

*New rule - for posting in the FO thread, small items that use less than 10g of yarn should be grouped together with other small items that use at least 10g of yarn total

*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


Geeky Girls Knit 5th Podiversary Progress Keeper from Ann Tudor


TARDIS pouch with Shakespeare stitch markers from The Stitching Plaza


Ginger Twist Studio Needle Gauge, Nessie Stitch Marker & 15g of Hilltop Cloud Silk Hankies


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


2 Greeting Cards from Tilly Flop Designs

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

*Each project of more than 10g of yarn that you finish and post in the Ravelry Winter Wonderland AL **FO Thread** (2017/18) counts as 1 entry into the giveaways. For projects that use less than 10g of yarn, please see the new rule above.

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKWinter1718

*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, 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 a Winter Wonderland AL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Erin (ErinIreland)Erin (ErinIreland) from Illinois asks:
I would like to know more about the technical side of podcasting. I understand if you do not want to reveal the “back of the camera” side. Since it is proprietary information. How do you prepare? You are an avid reader and movie watcher, so how do you keep everything organized to include in the podcast? How do you edit? How long does it take? What equipment do you use? I have so many more questions but I think this gives you an idea of my interest in how the podcast works.

Misc. -
~Winner Announced - louleigh's Tiny Owls Collection by Leigh Kristensen - Leigh has generously given us one copy of the collection to give to one of you.


~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!