Friday 26 April 2019

Episode 342 ~ In Which It’s Gonna Be Me!





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~straightforward mitts on US 3 (3.25mm), Penguin Soup Emperor Sock in the Baker 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

~The Hubs' 2019 Birthday Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), see project page for colourways used

~My Favorite Murder Mystery Wrap on US 2.5 (3mm) & US4 (3.5mm), Suburban Stitcher Sock in the Triflers Need Not Apply colourway

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~2019 Preemie Hat #16 on US6 (4mm), Lion Brand Heartland in the Hot Springs colourway & Reynolds Play Time in the Tan colourway
Click for Babies - collecting newborn hats that are at least 50% purple to educate about shaken baby syndrome

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~A Wrinkle in Time, 25-27/April & 2-4/May/2019

~BizzyBCrafts Headbands

~Yarn from Allyn Knit Shop

~Knitterinos shirt from Knitterinos FB group fundraiser for End the Backlog

~Mystery box from the Pacific Northwest Yarn Crawl

~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for April here & for May here










~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending:
*Pacific Northwest Yarn Crawl, 2-5/May/2019

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!

~Dracula by Bram Stoker - Dami is reading

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


April / May / June Read-A-Long - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge - #GGKRAL19

* 87-91 of 91 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code & 87+ days RAL virtual badge
* 60-86 of 91 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern, everyone gets 60+ days RAL virtual badge


2019 RAL Yearlong Challenge

~April / May / June
* 91 days - 10 entries
* 87-90 days - 8 entries
* 60-86 days - 5 entries

~July / August / September
* 92 days - 10 entries
* 88-91 days - 8 entries
* 61-87 days - 5 entries

~October / November / December
* 92 days - 10 entries
* 88-91 days - 8 entries
* 61-87 days - 5 entries

~All 365 days - 10 bonus entries

~Modern Mrs. Darcy 2019 Reading Challenge - 6 bonus entries

~3 prize winners drawn from all the entries - each will receive yarn, a pattern, & maybe more!

~The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile - C.C. is reading

~When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions by Sue Monk Kidd - C.C. is reading

~Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter #4) by J.K. Rowling - C.C. is rereading with Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast & Swish and Flick: An All Potter Podcast

~The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater - C.C. finished reading

~Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1) by Maggie Stiefvater - C.C. finished reading

~In Death Series by J.D. Robb - C.C. finished reading Book 15

~A Magical Cats Mystery Series by Sofie Kelly - C.C. finished reading Book 8

~The Bookman's Tale: A Novel of Obsession by Charlie Lovett - C.C. finished reading

~Movies - Easter Under Wraps | Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder

~Endeavour - finished watching Series 5-6

~Midnight, Texas - finished watching Season 1 & watching Season 2

~NCIS - watching Season 16

~NCIS: NO - watching Season 5

~The Flash - watching Season 5

~Supernatural - watching Season 14

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 12

~Star Trek: Discovery - Season 2 finale

~Blindspot - watching Season 4

~The Blacklist - watching Season 6

~Trading Spaces - watching Season 10

~Supergirl - watching Season 4

~Arrow - watching Season 7

~My Favourite Murder podcast - pre-order their book Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide which releases in May 2019

~The Murder Squad podcast

~David Tennant Does a Podcast With… podcast

~Cabin Pressure

~Les Miserables (25th anniversary)

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

*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 including the great podcaster craft together

*Prizes: If you’d like to donate one, PM JavaPurl or Email us at geekygirlsknit@gmail.com


Floral Circular & Interchangeable Needle Holder: DevanMakes from Rhonda (DuellingNeedles)


Honeybee Project Bag & Stitch Marker made & donated by Theresa (JASZCreations) of JASZCreations on Etsy


4 Leaf Stitch Marker Sets made & donated by Julia (nimruse) of Pandia's Jewels - 4 winners will each win a random set


On Line Supersocke New York Color, 1625 from Eileen (Leaner)


Lace No 1 Filigran, 2519 from Eileen (Leaner)


Strawberry Blossoms pattern by Monique Leonard (WindsweptMonique)


Spring Stitch Marker Set from AdoreKnit donated by Jessica (Silverluna2112)

*Must be a member of our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast to participate

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKSpring19

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

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Jane (JanieB) asks:
I love knitting socks, on holiday recently I completed another pair for myself taking my current sock drawer to 25 pairs. I often end up wearing my most recently finished socks most. Yet I can see all my handknitted socks whenever I open the drawer.

Made me think, do you wear your most recently finished socks most? What components create your favourite handknitted socks?

Wearing handknitted socks makes me so happy; plus I love knowing those I care most about are wearing handknitted socks. My BFF loves ribbing or cables in his handknitted socks. My husband loves a textural pattern and higher calf height to handknitted socks. For myself it is the interplay between yarn and pattern design.

Misc. -
~ Winners Announced - Lo-Lo Bar by the Bar-Maids
2 prize winners will each receive a deodorant, a To-Go size Lo-Lo Bar, a trial size Lo-Lo Lips, & a trial size Face Pudding; 1 prize winner will receive a Body size Lo-Lo Bar & a bar of Come Clean Soap


~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

Pink Purl -
~on Instagram as pinkpurlalmon

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 23 April 2019

May 2019 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

Do April showers bring May flowers? They do for May's edition of #GGKCRAFTYPAD. In May, we're challenging ourselves with shapes, emotions, and a few other things. We're so excited to see what you come up with! Here's the prompts list for May 2019 Geeky Girls Knit Crafty Photo A Day Challenge.



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!

Friday 19 April 2019

Episode 341 ~ In Which V=6





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~straightforward mitts on US 3 (3.25mm), Penguin Soup Emperor Sock in the Baker 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

~The Hubs' 2019 Birthday Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), see project page for colourways used

~My Favorite Murder Mystery Wrap on US 2.5 (3mm) & US4 (3.5mm), Suburban Stitcher Sock in the Triflers Need Not Apply colourway

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~2019 Preemie Hat #15 on US6 (4mm), Cascade Yarns Pacific Chunky Multis in the Hyacinth colourway
Click for Babies - collecting newborn hats that are at least 50% purple to educate about shaken baby syndrome

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Marie, Dancing Still + She Stoops to Conquer

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









~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending:
*A Wrinkle in Time, 25-27/April & 2-4/May/2019

*Pacific Northwest Yarn Crawl, 2-5/May/2019

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!

~Dracula by Bram Stoker - Dami is reading

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


April / May / June Read-A-Long - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge - #GGKRAL19

* 87-91 of 91 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code & 87+ days RAL virtual badge
* 60-86 of 91 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern, everyone gets 60+ days RAL virtual badge


2019 RAL Yearlong Challenge

~April / May / June
* 91 days - 10 entries
* 87-90 days - 8 entries
* 60-86 days - 5 entries

~July / August / September
* 92 days - 10 entries
* 88-91 days - 8 entries
* 61-87 days - 5 entries

~October / November / December
* 92 days - 10 entries
* 88-91 days - 8 entries
* 61-87 days - 5 entries

~All 365 days - 10 bonus entries

~Modern Mrs. Darcy 2019 Reading Challenge - 6 bonus entries

~3 prize winners drawn from all the entries - each will receive yarn, a pattern, & maybe more!

~The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile - C.C. is reading

~When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions by Sue Monk Kidd - C.C. is reading

~Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter #4) by J.K. Rowling - C.C. is rereading with Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast & Swish and Flick: An All Potter Podcast

~Anna Pigeon Series by Nevada Barr - C.C. finished reading Books 13-14

~The Similars by Rebecca Hanover - C.C. finished reading

~The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater - C.C. is reading

~Movies - Bottled with Love | Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in Mind

~Endeavour - watching Series 5

~Jessica Jones - finished watching Season 2

~Midnight, Texas - watching Season 1

~NCIS - watching Season 16

~NCIS: NO - watching Season 5

~Supernatural - watching Season 14

~Star Trek: Discovery - watching Season 2

~Blindspot - watching Season 4

~The Blacklist - watching Season 6

~Trading Spaces - watching Season 10

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 10

~Arrow - watching Season 7

~My Favourite Murder podcast - pre-order their book Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide which releases in May 2019

~The Murder Squad podcast

~David Tennant Does a Podcast With… podcast

~Cabin Pressure

~Les Miserables (10th anniversary)

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

*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 including the great podcaster craft together

*Prizes: If you’d like to donate one, PM JavaPurl or Email us at geekygirlsknit@gmail.com


Floral Circular & Interchangeable Needle Holder: DevanMakes from Rhonda (DuellingNeedles)


Honeybee Project Bag & Stitch Marker made & donated by Theresa (JASZCreations) of JASZCreations on Etsy


4 Leaf Stitch Marker Sets made & donated by Julia (nimruse) of Pandia's Jewels - 4 winners will each win a random set


On Line Supersocke New York Color, 1625 from Eileen (Leaner)


Lace No 1 Filigran, 2519 from Eileen (Leaner)


Strawberry Blossoms pattern by Monique Leonard (WindsweptMonique)


Spring Stitch Marker Set from AdoreKnit donated by Jessica (Silverluna2112)

*Must be a member of our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast to participate

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKSpring19

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

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Jane (JanieB) asks:
If you had a knitting super power what would it be?

Misc. -
~ Reminder - Lo-Lo Bar by the Bar-Maids
Giveaway in our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast:
2 prize winners will each receive a deodorant, a To-Go size Lo-Lo Bar, a trial size Lo-Lo Lips, & a trial size Face Pudding; 1 prize winner will receive a Body size Lo-Lo Bar & a bar of Come Clean Soap
Giveaway will stay open for 2 weeks (until we record Episode 342)


~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

Pink Purl -
~on Instagram as pinkpurlalmon

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!