GGKCS: Episode 282 ~ In Which the Cowl is Mocking Me!

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

~Shortie Fingerless Mitts Pair 5 on US3 (3.25mm), Knit Picks Palette in the Oregon Coast Heather & Oyster Heather colourways

~Ravellenics 2018 Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Sock in the Birds in Paradise colourway

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

C.C. -
~2018 Preemie Hat #7 on US6 (4mm), Dale Garn Lerke Pluss in the Lavender colourway, String Theory Colorworks Entanglement Self Striping in the Dark Grey colourway, & SweetGeorgia Yarns Tough Love Sock in the Violet Hill colourway

~Shortie Fingerless Mitts Pair 4 on US3 (3.25mm), Knit Picks Palette in the Cream & Wheat Heather colourways

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~We got an apartment!!!!!!!!!!!

~parcel from Cathy (knitterchow)

~A Treasury of Knitting Patterns (blue one) by Barbara G. Walker

~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for February 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!

~Emma by Jane Austen - Dami finished reading

~The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux - Dami is reading

~The Glass Scientists (webcomic) by Sabrina Cotungo - Dami is reading

15 minutes of reading daily challenge - #GGKRAL18

~Rising Strong by Brené Brown - C.C. is reading

~Being the STARfish by Neal Anderson - C.C. is reading

~A Shade of Vampire 55: A City of Lies by Bella Forrest - C.C. finished reading

~Grave Danger (A Maddie Graves Mystery Book 12) by Lily Harper Hart - C.C. finished reading

~Healer Series by Maria V. Snyder - C.C. finished reading Books 1-2 & is reading Book 3

~Movies - Wedding March 3: Here Comes The Bride

~Charmed - finished watching Season 4 & watching Season 5

~Death in Paradise - watching Series 7

~Call the Midwife - watching Series 7

~When Calls the Heart - watching Season 5

~Christy Nockels’ Be Held: Lullabies for the Beloved

~Anastasia OBCR

~Jekyll & Hyde OBCR

~Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary

~Cabin Pressure

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 -
Maryann (knitcentral) from Massachusetts asks:
C.C. and Dami, do you just use your phones for your photos for #GGKCRAFTYPAD, or do you use other cameras as well?

Misc. -
~If you live in the greater Seattle area and own a yarn shop, shop at a yarn shop, host a knitting group, or attend a knitting group, my good friend & mentor Tara Swiger & I would love to come teach a natural solutions for knitters/crocheters workshop. Or if you want to host a natural solutions workshop for you & your friends or if you want to attend a workshop, we'd love to do that too. Email me at grande@JavaPurlDesigns.com to chat about this.

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