Saturday 6 August 2022

Episode 488 ~ In Which It’s Been 10 Years!





Show Notes:

Intro -

On the Needles -
~Dami’s 2022 Socks - French Vanilla Cappuccino Socks by ME! on US1.5 (2.5mm), Knit Picks Felici in the Beatnik colourway

~Dust of Snow Wrap by Curious Handmade / Helen Stewart on US6 (4mm), Various Mini Skeins

Finished Projects -
~2022 Preemie Hat #27, 28, 29, 30, & 31 on US6 (4mm), Berroco Vintage DK in the Cracked Pepper colourway, Vidalana Ambient Worsted in the Venezia colourway, & Unknown Yarn in an Unknown colourway | Dream in Color Smooshy in the Melon Bomb colourway, Berroco Vintage DK in the White colourway, & Cascade 220 Fingering in the Azalea Pink colourway | Berroco Vintage DK in the Cracked Pepper colourway & Urth Yarns Uneek Fingering in the 3014 colourway | Berroco Vintage DK in the Cracked Pepper colourway, Knit Picks Felici in the Bookshop colourway, & Pandia's Jewels Hand Dyed Yarn Tweed in the Sleet colourway | Berroco Vintage DK in the Cracked Pepper colourway & Stranded Dyeworks BFL Nylon Fingering in the Four Two Two Four colourway

~Pride Socks - French Vanilla Cappuccino Socks by ME! on US1.5 (2.5mm), Regia Pairfect 4-Ply in the Rainbow colourway

~Wyatt's Shortie Fingerless Mitts on US3 (3.25mm), Urth Yarns Uneek Fingering in the 3014 colourway

Flosstube -
Begins at timestamp 14:41

~FO! ~ Snow Tree by JBW Designs / Judy Whitman
Mill Hill 14 ct Perforated Paper - White
Sulky 1174, 1232, 1328, & 4011

~FO! ~ Trees in a Tree by JBW Designs / Judy Whitman
Mill Hill 14 ct Perforated Paper - White
Sulky 0035 & 1174

~Summer in Stars Hollow by Katie Landis / The Black Needle Society
18ct White Aida
Called for DMC & colour conversion by Forbidden Fiber Co.

~The River by Modern Folk Embroidery
Steel City Stitchers 16 ct Aida - Crimson Peak
Forbidden Fiber Co. in the River of Life colourway
Outlander To Bed or To Sleep Project Bag from StitchToolbox

~Edinburgh Castle by Terra Luna Stitchery
Using Pattern Keeper software on Kindle Fire 7
Needle Minder from TopKnotStitcher & A Needle Runs Through It
Project Bag from KnitRunDig
Grime Guard from Crab Shack Stitchery
Bitzy Bob Basic from That’s So Kelly Co.
Silicone ties

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Fangirl Fibers Gilmore Girls Club June and July 2022 yarn

~Knit Crate - Use the coupon code GEEKY20 to get $40 to spend on your 1st month off any KnitCrate subscription. If you remain a KnitCrate subscriber for 3 months, you’ll receive a special gift code giving you another $40 off your 4th month.

~Just CrossStitch Halloween 2022

~Prizes from The Black Needle Society Summer in Stars Hollow Retreat

~The Black Needle Society Christmas in July Box
~I'm so excited to be a rep for The Black Needle Society
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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!

July / August / September 2022 RAL - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge
* 88-92 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code
* 61-87 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern
* #GGKRAL22


* #GGKCSRAL22

~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

~ Read All 365 days - 10 bonus entries


Episode 488 Bookshop List


~Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake

~Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie

~Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson

~Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love by Kim Fay

~Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - watching episodes for That’s Messed Up: An SVU Podcast

~Gilmore Girls - rewatching Season 3 with the I Am All In With Scott Patterson Podcast

~Only Murders in the Building - watching Season 2

~The Umbrella Academy - finished watching Season 3

~Stranger Things - finished watching Season 4

~The Orville - finished watching Season 3

~Virgin River - finished watching Season 4

~Luck

~My Favourite Murder podcast

~Random Spotify Playlists

June / July / August AL -


*Runs from 1-June through 31-August

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

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

*Each project that you knit/crochet/weave/spin must be at least 20yds/18.3m that you finish and post in the Facebook Group 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. For stitching/sewing projects, we’ll leave it to your best judgment. If you wanted our official ruling, PM email us at ggkcspodcast@gmail.com

*Feel free to poly-dip in other ALs as long as it fits in with other rules

*Please complete our Google form in order to help us make sure you are receiving a prize that you'll actually enjoy using.

*Prizes: If you’d like to donate one, email us at ggkcspodcast@gmail.com


Sunflowers for Ukraine Counting Pins from Lady Dot Creates


Knitologie Wisp - 2 skeins of Clay Pot


Holiday Cat Cross Stitch Kit from Lori


Audine Wools by KnitCrate Interlock - 2 skeins of Haze

*Must be a member of the our Facebook group ~ GGKCS Podcast / FlossTube to participate

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKCSSummertime22

*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 in our Facebook group so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask the Geeks -
Penny S. asks:
Background first:. I have only ever knit socks for myself. I wear US shoe size 8.5. I use a size 0, 64-stitch, magic loop, Toe-Up. It's the only way I know how to do socks🤷🤣. Anyway, I have found a long lost/long-distance cousin and we've become great friends. She wears a 6 or 6.5. I want to surprise her with socks, but not sure on the amount of stitch or the length of the foot before I start the heel. I know you have some different sock tools that might help, if you could demonstrate. Help? 🤣

We mention: Foot Size Charts | Shoe Size Charts | Sock-u-lator II

Misc. -
~I'm so excited to be a rep for The Black Needle Society
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