Thursday 26 December 2013

Episode 69 ~ In Which There’s Tears At Christmastime



Show Notes:

On the Needles/Spindle -
Damaris -
~Amy’s Scarf (Damaris' interpretation) on US2 (2.75mm), Berroco Weekend in the Clothesline, Swimming Hole, & Navy colorways (if you have an extra skein of this yarn in the Swimming Hole and/or Navy colorways that you'd be willing to part with, please let us know)

C.C. -
~Sugar Maple Hat on US5 (3.75mm) & US6 (4.0mm), Adriafil Knitcol in the Fantasy Novel colorway

~Doctor Who Inspired Baby Sophisticate Sweater for "Stormageddon" Brackett on US8 (5.0mm), Hayfield Bonus Chunky in the Aubergine, Light Natural, & Sunflower colorways; King Cole Big Value Chunky in the Old Copper colorway; Robin Chunky in the Silver & Claret colorways; & Stylecraft Life Chunky in the Olive colorway

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None

C.C. -
~Seamless Salomas Slippers for the Hubs Pair Deux on US6 (4.0mm), Sirdar Bonus DK in the Flint colorway

~Rosewater Hat on US4 (3.5mm) & US6 (4.0mm), madelinetosh DK Twist in the Molly Ringwald colorway

~Spinning - 50g (1.8oz) of Hand blended British BFL (Blue Faced Leicester) & Merino Roving Fibre from hilltopcloud on Etsy

Yummies (our current favorite things) -

~A Very Dalek Christmas


~Polar Express


~Sherlock Mini-Episode: Many Happy Returns


~Wandering Wool Rock Creek Sock in the Aurora Borealis colorway - won from TheKnitGirllls podcast

~Christmas gifts

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



We're picking our own favorite each week plus 3 of your pictures each week that our favorites.






~Scotland

*weekly on Mondays (we attend as often as possible) - Town Mouse Knitting Club - knitting group in Edinburgh

*18-January-2014 - Edinburgh Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers

What We're Reading & Watching -
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 Complete Wizard of Oz Collection by L. Frank Baum - currently reading Tik-Tok of Oz

~Girl Meets God by Lauren Winner

~Magnificent Devices Series by Shelley Adina - finished Lady of Devices, reading Her Own Devices

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 3

~Chuck - watching Season 4

~The West Wing - finished Season 2 & watching Season 3

~NCIS - 11.11 Homesick, next is 11.12 Kill Chain on 7-January-2014

~NCIS:LA - watching season 5

~Person of Interest - 3.11 Lethe, next is 3.12 Aletheia on 7-January-2013

~Atlantis - 1.12 Touched by the Gods - Part One, next is 1.13 Touched by the Gods - Part Two on 28-December-2013 (Series 1 Finale)

~Call the Midwife - Christmas Special-2013

~Doctor Who - Christmas Special-2013

December/January Winter Wonderland KAL -

*Runs from December 1st through January 31st

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

*Your project must be begun no earlier than December 1st and finished no later than January 31st

*Feel free to double-dip in other KALs as long as it fits in with other rules

*At least 1 prize will be awarded, probably more depending on how many participants we have
~1 prize - a Ravelry giftable pattern up to $7 donated by LindaMNoble (Linda)

*Each project you finish and post counts as 1 entry into the giveaway (no limit on entries as long as each one follows the rules)

*Must be a member of the Geeky Girls Knit Podcast group on Ravelry to participate (if you’re not on Ravelry, contact me & we’ll make other arrangements)

*Must post a photo of your finished project in the Ravelry thread for December/January KAL ~ FO Pics Only (No Chatter) (if you’re not on Ravelry, contact me & we’ll make other arrangements) & tag your project page with the following tag GGKWWKAL

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1st February and winner drawn on the next podcast following that.

*For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, 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 December/January Winter Wonderland KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Review -

knitsforklipskaap (Clare Divine) released her ebook Sock Anatomy. Watch this episode for a coupon code for 20% off valid until the end of December 2013 & the announcement of the winner of a copy of Sock Anatomy.

Ask The Geeky Girls -

~desz72 who is Dixie from Alabama says:
After being in Scotland, what are you finding that you miss the most (family being excluded because it’s a no-brainer -- at least for me and my family it was).

~If you have a question you'd like us to answer, please post it in the Ask the Geeky Girls thread in our Ravelry Group

Misc. -


~Upcoming KALs

~next week we’ll record on Thursday the 2nd

~Geeky Girls Knit Buttons - if you're interested, email geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com or PM C.C. on Ravelry JavaPurl or meet us at any of the upcoming events we're attending

~We are open to receiving products for review (yarn, project bags, needles, patterns, books, etc.) and/or hosting giveaways on our podcast. We're also open to having show sponsors. If you and/or your company are interested, please either email us at geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com or contact C.C. on Ravelry via private message.

~For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, 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
~ C.C.'s Knitting Designs on Ravelry
~ on Twitter as cc_almon
~ on Instagram as cc_almon
~ her blog ~ I'm On My Way ~ my journey as a Christ follower, wife, Mamma, knitter, & fibromyalgia fighter

Damaris -
~ on Ravelry as damaris-abitweird
~ on Twitter as d_isabitweird
~ on Tumblr
~ on Instagram as d_isabitweird
~ her blog ~ Damaris Is A Bit Crafty

Geeky Girls Knit -
~ our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast
~ on Twitter as geekygirlsknit
~ our Facebook page
~ email us: geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com
~ on iTunes
~ on YouTube

Until next time,
Happy Knitting!

Episode 69 ~ In Which There’s Tears At Christmastime (iTunes)

Geeky Girls Knit ~ a Mamma/Daughter video podcast for fans of all things knitting & geeky ~*~ Show Notes and Find out more on our website http://geekygirlsknit.blogspot.com/

Monday 23 December 2013

January 2014 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

Without further ado, here are the prompts for January 2014:


So, how can you participate???? Well, there are actually several ways:
INSTAGRAM - Honestly, Instagram will be 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 & Damaris is on Instagram as d_isabitweird so make sure to friend them if you haven't already.

RAVELRY - In our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast, there will be a monthly thread where you can share your photos.

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 geekygirlsknit.

FACEBOOK - Feel free to share with your friends on your own Facebook profile page or on the Geeky Girls Knit Facebook page.

OTHER PLACES - Feel free to share your photos other places like your own blog, 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 d_isabitweird and/or on Twitter as geekygirlsknit as we'll be posting the prompt for that day at some point during the day.

What do the prompts mean???? Well, most of them are self explanatory and/or open to your own interpretation. Here's what some of the abbreviations mean though:
FO - Finished Object
WIP - Work In Progress
If you have questions about any of the specific prompts, feel free to comment on this post or contact us via Ravelry, email, Twitter, Instagram, etc. and we'll be glad to guide you in the direction we were thinking.

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 3 favorite 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!

Wednesday 18 December 2013

Episode 68 ~ In Which It’s One Week Until Christmas



Show Notes:

On the Needles/Spindle -
Damaris -
~Amy’s Scarf (Damaris' interpretation) on US2 (2.75mm), Berroco Weekend in the Clothesline, Swimming Hole, & Navy colorways (if you have an extra skein of this yarn in the Swimming Hole and/or Navy colorways that you'd be willing to part with, please let us know)

C.C. -
~Seamless Salomas Slippers for the Hubs Pair Deux on US6 (4.0mm), Sirdar Bonus DK in the Flint colorway

~Rosewater Hat on US4 (3.5mm) & US6 (4.0mm), madelinetosh DK Twist in the Molly Ringwald colorway

~Spinning - 50g (1.8oz) of Hand blended British BFL (Blue Faced Leicester) & Merino Roving Fibre from hilltopcloud on Etsy

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None

C.C. -
~Seamless Salomas Slippers for the Hubs on US6 (4.0mm), Sirdar Bonus DK in the Flint colorway

~The Hubs Hobbit Viewing Hat on US8 (5.0mm) & US9 (5.5mm), Robin Chunky in the Silver colorway

~Zuzu’s Petals on US6 (4.0mm), Adriafil Knitcol in the Fantasy Novel colorway

Yummies (our current favorite things) -

~Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor Trailer


~BBC One Christmas Trailer


~and more Doctor Who rewatching

~WHOLOCK - Sherlock meets The Doctor!



~jigsaw puzzle

~Damaris' new blog http://damarisisabitcrafty.wordpress.com

~rewatching The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and seeing The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in the cinema

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


We're picking our own favorite each week plus 3 of your pictures each week that our favorites.






~Scotland

*weekly on Mondays (we attend as often as possible) - Town Mouse Knitting Club - knitting group in Edinburgh

*18-January-2014 - Edinburgh Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers

What We're Reading & Watching -
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 Complete Wizard of Oz Collection by L. Frank Baum - currently reading Tik-Tok of Oz

~Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey - finished this week

~Girl Meets God by Lauren Winner

~The Greatest Gift: Unwrapping the Full Love Story of Christmas by Ann Voskamp

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 3

~Chuck - finished Season 3 and watching Season 4

~The West Wing - watching Season 2

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 1.10 The Bridge, next is 1.11 The Magical Place on 7-January-2014

~NCIS - 11.10 Devil's Triad, next is 11.11 Homesick on 17-December-2013

~NCIS:LA - watching season 5

~Arrow - 2.9 Three Ghosts, next is 2.10 Blast Radius on 15-January-2014

~Elementary - 2.11 Internal Audit, next is 2.12 The Diabolical Kind on 2-January-2014

~Once Upon A Time in Wonderland - watching Season 1

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 7

~Atlantis - 1.11 Hunger Pangs, next is 1.12 Touched by the Gods - Part One on 21-December-2013

~Psych: The Musical - Season 8 starts on 8-January-2014

~Once Upon a Time - watching Season 3

~How I Met Your Mother - watching Season 9

December/January Winter Wonderland KAL -

*Runs from December 1st through January 31st

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

*Your project must be begun no earlier than December 1st and finished no later than January 31st

*Feel free to double-dip in other KALs as long as it fits in with other rules

*At least 1 prize will be awarded, probably more depending on how many participants we have
~1 prize - a Ravelry giftable pattern up to $7 donated by LindaMNoble (Linda)

*Each project you finish and post counts as 1 entry into the giveaway (no limit on entries as long as each one follows the rules)

*Must be a member of the Geeky Girls Knit Podcast group on Ravelry to participate (if you’re not on Ravelry, contact me & we’ll make other arrangements)

*Must post a photo of your finished project in the Ravelry thread for December/January KAL ~ FO Pics Only (No Chatter) (if you’re not on Ravelry, contact me & we’ll make other arrangements) & tag your project page with the following tag GGKWWKAL

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1st February and winner drawn on the next podcast following that.

*For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, 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 December/January Winter Wonderland KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Review -

knitsforklipskaap (Clare Divine) released her ebook Sock Anatomy. Watch this episode for a coupon code for 20% off valid until the end of December 2013. We're also giving away a copy of Sock Anatomy in our Ravelry Group

Ask The Geeky Girls -

~KellyChron who is Kelly from Texas says:
I’ve blocked a few things before, but I’ve just dampened them with water and used a few pins to hold it in place. As my work has improved and I’ve started using higher quality yarns (with natural fibers), I’ve started hearing about soaking and blocking finished items. Can you explain this process and any added benefits to me?

~If you have a question you'd like us to answer, please post it in the Ask the Geeky Girls thread in our Ravelry Group

Misc. -


~Upcoming KALs

~next week we’ll record on Thursday the 26th

~Geeky Girls Knit Buttons - if you're interested, email geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com or PM C.C. on Ravelry JavaPurl or meet us at any of the upcoming events we're attending

~We are open to receiving products for review (yarn, project bags, needles, patterns, books, etc.) and/or hosting giveaways on our podcast. We're also open to having show sponsors. If you and/or your company are interested, please either email us at geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com or contact C.C. on Ravelry via private message.

~For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, 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
~ C.C.'s Knitting Designs on Ravelry
~ on Twitter as cc_almon
~ on Instagram as cc_almon
~ her blog ~ I'm On My Way ~ my journey as a Christ follower, wife, Mamma, knitter, & fibromyalgia fighter

Damaris -
~ on Ravelry as damaris-abitweird
~ on Twitter as d_isabitweird
~ on Tumblr
~ on Instagram as d_isabitweird
~ her blog ~ Damaris Is A Bit Crafty

Geeky Girls Knit -
~ our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast
~ on Twitter as geekygirlsknit
~ our Facebook page
~ email us: geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com
~ on iTunes
~ on YouTube

Until next time,
Happy Knitting!

Episode 68 ~ In Which It’s One Week Until Christmas (iTunes)

Geeky Girls Knit ~ a Mamma/Daughter video podcast for fans of all things knitting & geeky ~*~ Show Notes and Find out more on our website http://geekygirlsknit.blogspot.com/

Wednesday 11 December 2013

Episode 67 ~ In Which Is It Party Time? Ask the Geeky Girls



Show Notes:

On the Needles/Spindle -
Damaris -
~Amy’s Scarf (Damaris' interpretation) on US2 (2.75mm), Berroco Weekend in the Clothesline, Swimming Hole, & Navy colorways

C.C. -
~Seamless Salomas Slippers for the Hubs on US6 (4.0mm), Sirdar Bonus DK in the Flint colorway

~Spinning - 50g (1.8oz) of Hand blended British BFL (Blue Faced Leicester) & Merino Roving Fibre from hilltopcloud on Etsy

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~Smitten Mitten Ornaments on US3 (3.25mm), Woolcraft New Fashion Double Knitting in the Glacia & Maroon colorways

C.C. -
~Hats for Waylon on US11 (8.0mm), James C. Brett Marble Chunky in the Green & Blue colorways

~Baby Sophisticate Sweater for Waylon on US8 (5.0mm), James C. Brett Marble Chunky in the Green & Blue colorways

~Doctor Who Starry, Starry Night Hat on US1 (2.25mm) & US3 (3.25mm), Toil and Trouble Merino and Nylon Sock in the Starry, Starry Night colorway

Yummies (our current favorite things) -

~rewatching Doctor Who

~Doctor Who pics http://www.bbcamerica.com/doctor-who/photos/time-doctor-sneak-peek/

~Sherlock Trailer & Interactive Sneak Peeks http://www.wirewax.com/sherlock

~yarn from Deramores & TARDIS buttons from Blue String Vintage

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


We're picking our own favorite each week plus 3 of your pictures each week that our favorites.






~Scotland

*weekly on Mondays (we attend as often as possible) - Town Mouse Knitting Club - knitting group in Edinburgh

*18-January-2014 - Edinburgh Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers

What We're Reading & Watching -
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 Complete Wizard of Oz Collection by L. Frank Baum - currently reading Tik-Tok of Oz

~Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 3

~Chuck - watching Season 3

~The West Wing - watching Season 2

~Arrow - 2.8 The Scientist, next is 2.9 Three Ghosts on 11-December-2013

~Elementary - 2.10 Tremors, next is 2.11 Internal Audit on 12-December-2013

~Once Upon A Time in Wonderland - watching Season 1

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 7

~Atlantis - 1.10 The Price of Hope, next is 1.11 Hunger Pangs on 14-December-2013

~Once Upon a Time - watching Season 3

December/January Winter Wonderland KAL -

*Runs from December 1st through January 31st

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

*Your project must be begun no earlier than December 1st and finished no later than January 31st

*Feel free to double-dip in other KALs as long as it fits in with other rules

*At least 1 prize will be awarded, probably more depending on how many participants we have
~1 prize - a Ravelry giftable pattern up to $7 donated by LindaMNoble (Linda)

*Each project you finish and post counts as 1 entry into the giveaway (no limit on entries as long as each one follows the rules)

*Must be a member of the Geeky Girls Knit Podcast group on Ravelry to participate (if you’re not on Ravelry, contact me & we’ll make other arrangements)

*Must post a photo of your finished project in the Ravelry thread for December/January KAL ~ FO Pics Only (No Chatter) (if you’re not on Ravelry, contact me & we’ll make other arrangements) & tag your project page with the following tag GGKWWKAL

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1st February and winner drawn on the next podcast following that.

*For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, 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 December/January Winter Wonderland KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask The Geeky Girls -

~KnittingKylie who is Kylie from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia says:
I’ve just found you lovely ladies, and I thought this would be a great place to ask this!!!!
I watched some Dr Who growing up but I’d love to start watching again!!!! Where should I start?!!!

~If you have a question you'd like us to answer, please post it in the Ask the Geeky Girls thread in our Ravelry Group

Misc. -


~Upcoming KALs

~Geeky Girls Knit Buttons - if you're interested, email geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com or PM C.C. on Ravelry JavaPurl or meet us at any of the upcoming events we're attending

~We are open to receiving products for review (yarn, project bags, needles, patterns, books, etc.) and/or hosting giveaways on our podcast. We're also open to having show sponsors. If you and/or your company are interested, please either email us at geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com or contact C.C. on Ravelry via private message.

~For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, 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
~ C.C.'s Knitting Designs on Ravelry
~ on Twitter as cc_almon
~ on Instagram as cc_almon
~ her blog ~ I'm On My Way ~ my journey as a Christ follower, wife, Mamma, knitter, & fibromyalgia fighter

Damaris -
~ on Ravelry as damaris-abitweird
~ on Twitter as d_isabitweird
~ on Tumblr
~ on Instagram as d_isabitweird
~ her vlog ~ The Adventures of Moving to Scotland

Geeky Girls Knit -
~ our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast
~ on Twitter as geekygirlsknit
~ our Facebook page
~ email us: geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com
~ on iTunes
~ on YouTube

Until next time,
Happy Knitting!