Episode 296 ~ In Which We’d Baaaa-tter Consult IMDb

Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~rusty gate socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Sara’s Texture Crafts Donegal 4ply in the Rusty Gate colourway

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

~Happy 7th Birthday Noah! Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Patons North America Kroy Socks in the Blue Striped ragg colourway

~Babyccino Socks #2 for Baby Toby on US3 (3.25mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Prince Pebbles colourway

~Baby Sophisticate for Daniel & Rebecca’s Wee Lass on US8 (5mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Princess Pebbles colourway

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~Beloved Newborn Bonnet for Baby Clara on US6 (4mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Princess Pebbles colourway

~Beloved Baby Bonnet for Baby Clara on US6 (4mm), Bernat Softee Baby Colors in the Pink Rainbow colourway

~Baby Vertebrae for Baby Clara on US4 (3.5mm) & US6 (4mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Princess Pebbles colourway

~Baby Vertebrae for Baby Toby on US4 (3.5mm) & US6 (4mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Baby Baby colourway

~Bumble Newborn Hat for Baby Toby on US5 (3.75mm) & US10.5 (6.5mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Baby Baby colourway

~Babyccino Socks for Baby Toby on US3 (3.25mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Baby Baby colourway

~Babyccino Socks for Baby Clara on US3 (3.25mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Princess Pebbles colourway

~2018 Preemie Hat #21 on US6 (4mm), Mint Rain Hand Dyed Tough Sock in the Police Box colourway & Ripples Crafts Hand Dyed Yarns Suilven in the Pikkewyn colourway

~Baby Sophisticate for Baby Toby on US8 (5mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Prince Pebbles colourway

~Bumble Baby Hat for Baby Toby on US5 (3.75mm) & US10.5 (6.5mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Prince Pebbles colourway




Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Dami got her learner's permit

~parcel from Sally (partygirl)

~Tiny Saints

~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for May here & for June 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 Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo - Dami is reading

~The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Fifth Avenue Theater in Seattle

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


April/May/June Read-A-Long - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge - #GGKRAL18
88 of 91 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code & 88+ days RAL virtual badge
61 of 91 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern, everyone gets 61+ days RAL virtual badge

~Sacred Mundane: How to Find Freedom, Purpose, and Joy by Kari Patterson - C.C. is reading

~Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) by J.K. Rowling - C.C. is rereading with Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast

~Blood of Tyrants: A Novel of Temeraire by Naomi Novik - C.C. finished reading

~Maud: A Novel Inspired by the Life of L.M. Montgomery by Melanie Fishbane - C.C. finished reading

~Victoria by Daisy Goodwin - C.C. finished reading

~Instinct (formerly known as Murder Games) by James Patterson - C.C. finished reading

~The Midnight Club by James Patterson - C.C. finished reading

~Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) by Sarah J. Maas - C.C. is reading

~Little Women - watched mini-series

~Star Trek Discovery - watching Season 1

~Longmire - watching Season 3

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

~Supergirl - watching Season 3

~Elementary - watching Season 6

~NCIS - Season 15 finale!

~The Flash - Season 4 finale!

~Colony - watching Season 3

~Humans - watching Series 3

~Good Witch - watching Season 4

~Sara Bareilles playlist


~My Favorite Murder podcast

~Cabin Pressure

March/April/May Sheepy Spring AL -



*Runs from 1-March through 31-May

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

*No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-March and finished no later than 31-May

*New Rule - for posting in the FO thread, your project must be at least 20yds/18.3m or be grouped in a single post with other projects that total at least 20yds/18.3m

*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


project bag from Wendy (thisyarnmom)


yarn from Cathy (knitterchow)


shawl pin from Cathy (knitterchow)


Butterfly needle case by Grace’s Cases with a set of interchangeable Knitter’s Pride Nova Platinas needles from Rhonda (DuellingNeedles)


Sheep bag by EweSewAnSew from Rhonda (DuellingNeedles)


Linen Butterflies Cardigan pattern from & designed by Monique (WindsweptMonique)

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

*Each project of at least 20yds/18.3m that you finish and post in the Ravelry Sheepy Spring AL **FO Thread** (2018) counts as 1 entry into the giveaways. For projects that use less than 20yds/18.3m of yarn, please see the new rule above.

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKSpring18

*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, 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 Sheepy Spring AL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

June/July/August Summertime & the Living is Easy AL -



*Runs from 1-June through 31-August

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

*No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-June and finished no later than 31-August

*Each project of at least 20yds/18.3m that you finish and post in the Ravelry FO Thread counts as 1 entry into the giveaways. If your project is not at least 20yds/18.3m, you need to group it in a single post with other projects that together total at least 20yds/18.3m.

*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


Slider Gloves pattern from & designed by Natalie (ncdeanda) PLUS the coupon code GGK10SUMMER18 good for 10% off any size order, valid from 1-June to 31-August-2018 in her Etsy shop


Summer Nights bag, notions pouch, & dpn needle holder: BagsByAwesomeGrannie from Rhonda (DuellingNeedles)


1 set of Hocus Pocus badges & 1 set of Practical Magic stitch markers from Julia (nimruse)


The Sweater with Kathleen Dames Year One book from Kathleen (Purly) & 1 set of Hocus Pocus badges from Julia (nimruse)


1 skein of Audine Wools by Knitcrate yarn in the Red Rock colourway from Knitcrate & 1 set of Hocus Pocus badges from Julia (nimruse)


TARDIS pouch with Shakespeare stitch markers from GeorgeAnne (StitchingPlaza)


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

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

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKSummertime18

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

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Ruth (ImRuthZ) from California asks:
Hi CC and Dami, I know that you mentioned the college that Dami would be attending in one of the previous podcasts, but it obviously went in one ear and out the other. Which college?

Misc. -
~Offering online essential oils workshops for you & your friends OR I can add you to a group with others. Send me an email: grande AT JavaPurlDesigns DOT com if you're interested.


~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
~ Essential Oils
~ 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!

June 2018 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

Summertime and the living is easy, at least it is in June's edition of #GGKCRAFTYPAD. We're so excited to see what you come up with! Here's the prompts list for June 2018 Geeky Girls Knit Crafty Photo A Day Challenge.



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What does ______ mean?
#WIDN = What I'm Doing Now
WIP = work in progress

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 295 ~ In Which Knitting Majorly Attacks

Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~rusty gate socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Sara’s Texture Crafts Donegal 4ply in the Rusty Gate colourway

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

~Baby Sophisticate for Baby Toby on US8 (5mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Prince Pebbles colourway

~Happy 7th Birthday Noah! Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Patons North America Kroy Socks in the Blue Striped ragg colourway

~Baby Sophisticate for Daniel & Rebecca’s Wee Lass on US8 (5mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Princess Pebbles colourway

C.C.’s Stash Dash Hiatus (25-May to 27-Aug) -
~Beloved Baby Bonnet for Baby Clara on US6 (4mm), Bernat Softee Baby Colors in the Pink Rainbow colourway

~Beloved Newborn Bonnet for Baby Clara on US6 (4mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Princess Pebbles colourway

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~2018 Preemie Hat #20 on US6 (4mm), Suburban Stitcher Sock in the Bashful & Cinder colourways

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~New Mexican Green Chili Sauce from Carmen (mvknits)

~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for May 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 Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo - Dami is reading

~The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Fifth Avenue Theater in Seattle

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


April/May/June Read-A-Long - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge - #GGKRAL18
88 of 91 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code & 88+ days RAL virtual badge
61 of 91 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern, everyone gets 61+ days RAL virtual badge

~Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin & Free by Susan Peirce Thompson - C.C. finished reading

~The Clothes Make the Girl (Look Fat)?: Adventures and Agonies in Fashion by Brittany Gibbons - C.C. finished reading

~Sacred Mundane: How to Find Freedom, Purpose, and Joy by Kari Patterson - C.C. is reading

~Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) by J.K. Rowling - C.C. is rereading with Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast

~Drums of Autumn (Outlander #4) by Diana Gabaldon - C.C. finished rereading

~Blood of Tyrants: A Novel of Temeraire by Naomi Novik - C.C. is reading

~Movies - Royally Ever After

~Longmire - finished Seasons 1 & 2

~Supergirl - watching Season 3

~NCIS - watching Season 15

~NCIS: NO - Season 4 finale!

~The Flash - watching Season 4

~The Blacklist - Season 5 finale!

~Colony - watching Season 3

~Supernatural - Season 13 finale!

~Arrow - Season 6 finale!

~Humans - watching Series 3

~Blindspot - Season 3 finale!

~NCIS: LA - Season 9 finale!

~Good Witch - watching Season 4

~Sara Bareilles playlist


~My Favorite Murder podcast

March/April/May Sheepy Spring AL -



*Runs from 1-March through 31-May

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

*No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-March and finished no later than 31-May

*New Rule - for posting in the FO thread, your project must be at least 20yds/18.3m or be grouped in a single post with other projects that total at least 20yds/18.3m

*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


project bag from Wendy (thisyarnmom)


yarn from Cathy (knitterchow)


shawl pin from Cathy (knitterchow)


Butterfly needle case by Grace’s Cases with a set of interchangeable Knitter’s Pride Nova Platinas needles from Rhonda (DuellingNeedles)


Sheep bag by EweSewAnSew from Rhonda (DuellingNeedles)


Linen Butterflies Cardigan pattern from & designed by Monique (WindsweptMonique)

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

*Each project of at least 20yds/18.3m that you finish and post in the Ravelry Sheepy Spring AL **FO Thread** (2018) counts as 1 entry into the giveaways. For projects that use less than 20yds/18.3m of yarn, please see the new rule above.

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKSpring18

*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, 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 Sheepy Spring AL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Carolyn (KnittinNana68) from Arizona asks:
Started knitting in 2004, have yet to knit a sweater. Been tempted but recently have been thinking about tossing out the fear and just going for it. What are your suggestions on patterns, designers, yarn, etc that will help me learn successfully how to crawl out of my comfort zone.

We mention:
~Flax by Tin Can Knits
~Flax Light by Tin Can Knits
~The Sweater Collection: Year One by Kathleen Dames
~Yarn - West Yorkshire Spinners
~Yarn - Knit Picks

Giveaway -
~Winners Announced - Yuko Miki of Honeyberry Studios - 2 giveaways of to do notepad, sticker, & greeting card

Misc. -
~Tartans & Theology - fundraiser hosted by Kate (librariankate7578) to send the Hubs, Dami, & I back to Edinburgh, Scotland, in July for the Hubs' PhD graduation ceremony

~Offering online essential oils workshops for you & your friends OR I can add you to a group with others. Send me an email: grande AT JavaPurlDesigns DOT com if you're interested.


~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
~ Essential Oils
~ 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!