Thursday 28 August 2014

Episode 103 ~ In Which We Properly Terrified Damaris





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles/Spindles -
Damaris -
~[incredibly clever name coming soon] on US 4 (3.5 mm), See project page for colourways used

C.C. -
~Super super super super super super secret project 6 on US 4 (3.5 mm), Ginger's Hand Dyed Splendor 4ply in the Barbapapa + Hot Fuzz colourways

~Super super super super super super secret project 7 on US 7 (4.5 mm), Brigantia Luxury Yarn Double Knit in the 8874 + 8936 colourways

~Endless Rainbow on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Sheep Dreamery Arundel in the Peony colourway + fivemoons Artemis 4ply in the Rainbow Nebula colourway

~Super super super super super super secret project 8

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None

C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #22 on US6 (4mm), Hayfield Bonus Chunky in the Aubergine colourway + Stylecraft Life Chunky in the Olive colourway

Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Come Along Pond Socks (Doctor Who Inspired) release and goodies


~Doctor Who is back!

~Coffee with Cyria

~Outlander Podcast via Starz Website or via iTunes

~Damaris - school

~C.C. - health

~Princess Unikitty

~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - more details for August here and for September here



We're picking our own favourite each week plus 5 of your pictures each week that our favourites.








~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending

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

*Yarndale - Saturday 27-September-2014 at Skipton Auction Mart, podcaster meet-up in the works

*Edinburgh Yarn Festival - Saturday 14-March-2015 + Sunday 15-March-2015 at Edinburgh Corn Exchange

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!

~Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Damaris finished reading

~The Crucible by Arthur Miller - Damaris is reading

~The Seasons on Henry's Farm: A Year of Food and Life on a Sustainable Farm by Terra Brockman (NF Book #13 for this year) - C.C. is reading

~Magic Bites, Magic Burns, Magic Strikes, Magic Bleeds, Magic Slays, Gunmetal Magic, Magic Rises, + Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels Series) by Ilona Andrews - C.C. finished reading Magic Bites and is reading Magic Burns

~24: Live Another Day - finished watching

~Stargate: SG-1 - finished rewatching Season 4 + rewatching Season 5

~Gilmore Girls - rewatching Season 2

~Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - finished rewatching Season 1

~Covert Affairs - watching Season 5 as it airs

~Unforgettable - watching Season 3 as it airs

~Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - watching Series 1

~~Marvel Cinematic Universe - Captain America, Agent Carter, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Incredible Hulk, The Consultant, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer, Thor, The Avengers, Item 47, Iron Man 3, All Hail the King, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Episodes 1.1 through 1.7, Thor: The Dark World, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Episodes 1.8 through 1.16, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episodes 1.17 through 1.22 - rewatched SHIELD 1.17 through 1.22

~The Amazing Spider-Man + The Amazing Spider-Man 2

~Jurassic Park

~Doctor Who - 8.1 Deep Breath, next is 8.2 Into the Dalek on 30-August-2014

~Outlander - 1.3 The Way Out, next is 1.4 The Gathering on 30-August-2014

Summertime and the Living is Easy KAL -

*Runs from 1-June through 31-August

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

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

*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
-2 prizes of $5.50 coupon codes for use in my Raverly pattern store donated by Cristy (cristyray)
-1 prize of up to $10 US pattern from Ravelry donated by Eileen (leaner)
-something(s) from our bag of prizes

*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 Summertime and the Living is Easy 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 GGKSummertime

*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, 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 Summertime and the Living is Easy KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Artistic Autumnal KAL -

*Runs from 1-September through 30-November

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

*Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-September and finished no later than 30-November

*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

*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

*Must post a photo of your finished project in the Ravelry thread for the Artistic Autumnal KAL ~ FO Pics Only (No Chatter) & tag your project page with the following tag GGKAAK

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-December and winner(s) 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 will be a Artistic Autumnal KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Outlander KAL -


*co-hosting with Jasmin + Gigi from The Knitmore Girls, Maria from Subway Knits, and Kristin from Yarngasm

*It's an Instagram KAL/contest. You have to tie your project *somehow* to Outlander.

*We will announce some winners at the midseason break, and the rest at the end of season 1.
-1 prize is a skein of Outlander yarn - Je Suis Prest dyed by Jess from Ginger Twist Studio (available for purchase here http://www.gingertwiststudios.com/product/sheepish-sock-je-suis-prest/ if you just can't wait to see if you are the winner!)

-1 prize is the Wee Black Faced Sheep and Ramsay MacSporran patterns from Janice (whippety)


*Hashtags are #countdowntooutlander and #kiltmenowKAL

*There is a thread in our group for questions, planning, and encouraging each other.

*Get your own Pocket Jamie here: http://www.starz.com/originals/outlander/extras/extras

Review -
~Pom Pom Quarterly Issue 10

Ask The Geeky Girls -
~groundedstitches who is Pam from Sacramento, CA asks:
Hello! This question is for both of you. My cousin will be visiting Edinburgh Scotland, in few weeks. She and her family plan to travel around Scotland and hike a bit. She knows I knit, but does not knit or craft herself, yes I am working to convert her. She would like to bring me back something. She originally thought a Shetland sheep would be good idea but then decided customs would scoff. So, she asked me what I wanted. I have never been to Scotland so I didn’t know what to ask for. I told her I would ask you two, being as you two are the Experts in Residence of all things knit-craft related. At least as far as my connections go. So what I would like to know is, what would be a natural fiber craft something that would be quintessential Scotland? Favorite Yarn? Fiber for spinning? Unique tools? Knitting toys?

~We mention Ginger Twist Studio

~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. -
~Doctor Who Companions Sock Club - 2nd Edition - U.S. Memberships will cost $135 USD, Canadian Memberships will cost $149 USD**, International Memberships- will be $162 USD, Limited Memberships for the club will become available on the Pandia’s Jewels website http://www.pandiasjewels.com/products/doctor-who-companion-sock-club on October 10, 2014 at 10am EST and run until October 17, or until memberships run out. This is a 3 month club membership and packages will be mailed out on the 18th of November, December, & January 2015. Patterns will be sent to you Ravelry Library on the 25th of the same months the club is running.

~Toil and Trouble Yarns is hosting the Lakeside Fiber Retreat Friday, May 1st through Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 at the The Lodges at Tohkomeupog in East Madison, NH. Details here - http://www.toil-and-trouble.com/p/retreat.html

~Want 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!

~Geeky Girls Knit Buttons/Badges - if you're interested, email geekygirlsknit@gmail.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@gmail.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 & her JavaPurl Designs website
~ on Twitter as cc_almon
~ on Fitbit as user 2F8K2V
~ 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@gmail.com
~ on iTunes
~ on YouTube

Until next time,
Happy Knitting!

Episode 103 ~ In Which We Properly Terrified Damaris (iTunes)

Geeky Girls Knit ~ a Mamma/Daughter video podcast for fans of all things knitting & geeky

~*~ Show Notes + Find out more on our website GeekyGirlsKnit.blogspot.co.uk

Tuesday 26 August 2014

September 2014 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

September and back to school and autumn are upon us. The theme for the month is Back to School and we realize that doesn't apply to everyone, but we encourage you to be creative in how you interpret the prompts. You can make this work for you however you like! So here is the September 2014 Geeky Girls Knit Crafty Photo A Day Challenge prompts list.



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.

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, 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 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 does ______ mean? Here's a list of some of the terms that might be unfamiliar:
~WIP - work in progress
~FO - finished object

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 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!

Thursday 21 August 2014

Episode 102 ~ In Which We Celebrate Good Times, Come On, It’s A Celebration!





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles/Spindles -
Damaris -
~[incredibly clever name coming soon] on US 4 (3.5 mm), See project page for colourways used

C.C. -
~Super super super super super super secret project 6 on US 4 (3.5 mm), Ginger's Hand Dyed Splendor 4ply in the Barbapapa + Hot Fuzz colourways

~Super super super super super super secret project 7 on US 7 (4.5 mm), Brigantia Luxury Yarn Double Knit in the 8874 + 8936 colourways

~Endless Rainbow on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Sheep Dreamery Arundel in the Peony colourway + fivemoons Artemis 4ply in the Rainbow Nebula colourway

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None

C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #21 on US6 (4mm), Peace Fleece Worsted in the Antarctica White colourway + Robin Chunky in the Claret colourway

~Super super super super super super secret project 5

~Birthday Socks for Katy on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Four Seasons Gründl Hot Socks Print in the 517 colourway

Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Tuesday 19-August-2014 - Sweater Curse at Sweet Grassmarket (Venue 18) ​at Edinburgh Fringe Festival

~New ‘Doctor Who’ title sequence inspired by fan video http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/new-doctor-who-title-sequence-inspired-by-fan-video

~Doctor Who 8.2 Into the Dalek official synopsis - “A Dalek fleet surrounds a lone rebel ship, and only the Doctor can help them now… with the Doctor facing his greatest enemy, he needs Clara by his side. “Confronted with a decision that could change the Daleks forever he is forced to examine his conscience. Will he find the answer to the question, am I a good man?” http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-series-8-episode-2-synopsis-revealed-into-the-dalek

~Doctor Who Series 8 Episode Titles/Writers/Directors confirmed http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/New-Series-All-the-Episode-Titles-and-More

~BBC iPlayer launches exclusive Doctor Who Extra series http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/BBC-iPlayer-launches-exclusive-Doctor-Who-Extra-series

~Doctor Who edition of Entertainment Weekly from Kate (librariankate7578)

~Rainbow stitch markers from Micromarkers from Vicki (dragonfly7673)

~Yarn from Tara (Atropine)

~Yarn, PomPom Quarterly, + buttons from Ginger Twist Studio

~parcel of amazingness from sweet friends!

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


We're picking our own favourite each week plus 5 of your pictures each week that our favourites.








~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending

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

*Yarndale - Saturday 27-September-2014 at Skipton Auction Mart, podcaster meet-up in the works

*Edinburgh Yarn Festival - Saturday 14-March-2015 + Sunday 15-March-2015 at Edinburgh Corn Exchange

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!

~Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Damaris is reading

~The Seasons on Henry's Farm: A Year of Food and Life on a Sustainable Farm by Terra Brockman (NF Book #13 for this year) - C.C. is reading

~Wicked: Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Son of A Witch, A Lion Among Men, + Out of Oz (Wicked Years) by Gregory Maguire - C.C. finished reading Out of Oz

~Cora's Heart (The Cypress Hollow Yarns Book 4) by Rachael Herron - C.C. finished reading

~Magic Bites, Magic Burns, Magic Strikes, Magic Bleeds, Magic Slays, Gunmetal Magic, Magic Rises, + Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels Series) by Ilona Andrews - C.C. is reading Magic Bites

~White Collar - finished watching Season 5

~24: Live Another Day - watching

~Stargate: SG-1 - finished rewatching Season 3 + rewatching Season 4

~Gilmore Girls - rewatching Season 2

~Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - rewatching Season 1

~Covert Affairs - watching Season 5 as it airs

~Unforgettable - watching Season 3 as it airs

~Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - watching Series 1

~The Prince of Egypt

~~Marvel Cinematic Universe - Captain America, Agent Carter, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Incredible Hulk, The Consultant, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer, Thor, The Avengers, Item 47, Iron Man 3, All Hail the King, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Episodes 1.1 through 1.7, Thor: The Dark World, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Episodes 1.8 through 1.16, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episodes 1.17 through 1.22 - rewatched SHIELD 1.16 + watched Captain America: The Winter Soldier

~Doctor Who - re-re-re-re-re-etc.-watching some episodes as I work on the patterns for the Doctor Who Companions Sock Club - Second Edition

~Outlander - 1.2 Castle Leoch, next is 1.3 The Way Out on 23-August-2014

Summertime and the Living is Easy KAL -

*Runs from 1-June through 31-August

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

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

*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
-2 prizes of $5.50 coupon codes for use in my Raverly pattern store donated by Cristy (cristyray)
-1 prize of up to $10 US pattern from Ravelry donated by Eileen (leaner)
-something(s) from our bag of prizes

*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 Summertime and the Living is Easy 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 GGKSummertime

*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, 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 Summertime and the Living is Easy KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Outlander KAL -


*co-hosting with Jasmin + Gigi from The Knitmore Girls, Maria from Subway Knits, and Kristin from Yarngasm

*It's an Instagram KAL/contest. You have to tie your project *somehow* to Outlander.

*We will announce some winners at the midseason break, and the rest at the end of season 1.
-1 prize is a skein of Outlander yarn - Je Suis Prest dyed by Jess from Ginger Twist Studio (available for purchase here http://www.gingertwiststudios.com/product/sheepish-sock-je-suis-prest/ if you just can't wait to see if you are the winner!)


*Hashtags are #countdowntooutlander and #kiltmenowKAL

*There is a thread in our group for questions, planning, and encouraging each other.

*Get your own Pocket Jamie here: http://www.starz.com/originals/outlander/extras/extras

Ask The Geeky Girls -
~pinkcatknits who is Kylie from Glenhaven, New South Wales, Australia asks:
On days like today, today being the 4th of July. Do you miss your home country, and do look forward to moving back.

~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. -
~Doctor Who Companions Sock Club - 2nd Edition - U.S. Memberships will cost $135 USD, Canadian Memberships will cost $149 USD**, International Memberships- will be $162 USD, Limited Memberships for the club will become available on the Pandia’s Jewels website http://www.pandiasjewels.com/products/doctor-who-companion-sock-club on October 10, 2014 at 10am EST and run until October 17, or until memberships run out. This is a 3 month club membership and packages will be mailed out on the 18th of November, December, & January 2015. Patterns will be sent to you Ravelry Library on the 25th of the same months the club is running.

~Toil and Trouble Yarns is hosting the Lakeside Fiber Retreat Friday, May 1st through Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 at the The Lodges at Tohkomeupog in East Madison, NH. Details here - http://www.toil-and-trouble.com/p/retreat.html

~Want 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!

~Geeky Girls Knit Buttons/Badges - if you're interested, email geekygirlsknit@gmail.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@gmail.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 & her JavaPurl Designs website
~ on Twitter as cc_almon
~ on Fitbit as user 2F8K2V
~ 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@gmail.com
~ on iTunes
~ on YouTube

Until next time,
Happy Knitting!

Episode 102 ~ In Which We Celebrate Good Times, Come On, It’s A Celebration! (iTunes)

Geeky Girls Knit ~ a Mamma/Daughter video podcast for fans of all things knitting & geeky

~*~ Show Notes + Find out more on our website GeekyGirlsKnit.blogspot.co.uk

Thursday 14 August 2014

Episode 101 ~ In Which I’ll Hug Him and Love Him and Call Him George





Show Notes:

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

~Huge thanks to shirleykaiser (Shirley) for her monetary donation to the podcast

On the Needles/Spindles -
Damaris -
~[incredibly clever name coming soon] on US 4 (3.5 mm), See project page for colourways used

C.C. -
~Super super super super super super secret project 5

~Super super super super super super secret project 6 on US 4 (3.5 mm), Ginger's Hand Dyed Splendor 4ply in the Barbapapa + Hot Fuzz colourways

~Birthday Socks for Katy on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Four Seasons Gründl Hot Socks Print in the 517 colourway

~Endless Rainbow on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Sheep Dreamery Arundel in the Peony colourway + fivemoons Artemis 4ply in the Rainbow Nebula colourway

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~jewellery for hannah on US 1½ (2.5 mm), King Cole Merino Blend 4 Ply in the White, Cranberry, Fern, Sky, + French Navy colourways

~Spinning - 100 grams (3.5oz) of merino, black diamond bamboo, + trilobal nylon (firestar), Countess Ablaze in the Nightmare colourway - 256.7 Yards of a 2-ply

C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #20 on US6 (4mm), Hayfield Bonus Chunky in the Sunflower + Aubergine colourways

Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Doctor Who 8.1 Deep Breath official synopsis - For Deep Breath, the official synopsis reads, ‘When the Doctor arrives in Victorian London he finds a dinosaur rampant in the Thames and a spate of deadly spontaneous combustions. Who is the new Doctor and will Clara’s friendship survive as they embark on a terrifying mission into the heart of an alien conspiracy? The Doctor has changed. It’s time you knew him.’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Deep-Breath-More-Information-Emerges

~and new Doctor Who trailer


~fibre goodness from nunodia (Rachel)

~new yarn from Ginger Twist Studio

~mannequin feet

~Franklin Habit - Longer on the Inside http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/longer-on-the-inside

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


We're picking our own favourite each week plus 5 of your pictures each week that our favourites.








~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending

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

*Tuesday 19-August-2014 - Sweater Curse at Sweet Grassmarket (Venue 18) ​at Edinburgh Fringe Festival

*Yarndale - Saturday 27-September-2014 at Skipton Auction Mart, podcaster meet-up in the works

*Edinburgh Yarn Festival - Saturday 14-March-2015 + Sunday 15-March-2015 at Edinburgh Corn Exchange

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!

~Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Damaris is reading

~Flunking Sainthood: A Year of Breaking the Sabbath, Forgetting to Pray and Still Loving My Neighbor by Jana Riess (NF Book #12 for this year) - C.C. finished reading

~The Seasons on Henry's Farm: A Year of Food and Life on a Sustainable Farm by Terra Brockman (NF Book #13 for this year) - C.C. is reading

~Wicked: Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Son of A Witch, A Lion Among Men, + Out of Oz (Wicked Years) by Gregory Maguire - C.C. is reading Out of Oz

~The Mentalist - finished watching Season 6 (comes back mid-season)

~White Collar - watching Season 5

~Stargate: SG-1 - finished rewatching Season 2 + rewatching Season 3

~Gilmore Girls - finished rewatching Season 1 + rewatching Season 2

~Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - rewatching Season 1

~Covert Affairs - watching Season 5 as it airs

~Unforgettable - watching Season 3 as it airs

~Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - watching Series 1

~Aladdin

~Outlander - 1.1 Sassenach, next is 1.2 Castle Leoch on 16-August-2014

Summertime and the Living is Easy KAL -

*Runs from 1-June through 31-August

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

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

*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
-2 prizes of $5.50 coupon codes for use in my Raverly pattern store donated by Cristy (cristyray)
-1 prize of up to $10 US pattern from Ravelry donated by Eileen (leaner)
-something(s) from our bag of prizes

*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 Summertime and the Living is Easy 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 GGKSummertime

*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, 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 Summertime and the Living is Easy KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Outlander KAL -


*co-hosting with Jasmin + Gigi from The Knitmore Girls, Maria from Subway Knits, and Kristin from Yarngasm

*It's an Instagram KAL/contest. You have to tie your project *somehow* to Outlander.

*We will announce some winners at the midseason break, and the rest at the end of season 1.
-1 prize is a skein of Outlander yarn - Je Suis Prest dyed by Jess from Ginger Twist Studio (available for purchase here http://www.gingertwiststudios.com/product/sheepish-sock-je-suis-prest/ if you just can't wait to see if you are the winner!)


*Hashtags are #countdowntooutlander and #kiltmenowKAL

*There is a thread in our group for questions, planning, and encouraging each other.

*Get your own Pocket Jamie here: http://www.starz.com/originals/outlander/extras/extras

Ask The Geeky Girls -
~ByWordAndStitch who is Hanna from Huddersfield, United Kingdom asks:
Hiya, If you could give me one piece of advice about spinning, apart from practice every day, what would it be? Also, what’s your favourite fibers to spin with?

~We mention Respect the Spindle: Spin Infinite Yarns with One Amazing Tool by Abby Franquemont

~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. -
~Toil and Trouble Yarns is hosting the Lakeside Fiber Retreat Friday, May 1st through Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 at the The Lodges at Tohkomeupog in East Madison, NH. Details here - http://www.toil-and-trouble.com/p/retreat.html

~Health Update

~Want 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!

~Geeky Girls Knit Buttons/Badges - if you're interested, email geekygirlsknit@gmail.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@gmail.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 & her JavaPurl Designs website
~ on Twitter as cc_almon
~ on Fitbit as user 2F8K2V
~ 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@gmail.com
~ on iTunes
~ on YouTube

Until next time,
Happy Knitting!

Episode 101 ~ In Which I’ll Hug Him and Love Him and Call Him George (iTunes)

Geeky Girls Knit ~ a Mamma/Daughter video podcast for fans of all things knitting & geeky

~*~ Show Notes + Find out more on our website GeekyGirlsKnit.blogspot.co.uk

Thursday 7 August 2014

Episode 100 ~ In Which We Celebrate 100!!!!!





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles/Spindles -
Damaris -
~jewellery for hannah on US 1½ (2.5 mm), King Cole Merino Blend 4 Ply in the White, Cranberry, Fern, Sky, + French Navy colourways

~Spinning - 100 grams (3.5oz) of merino, black diamond bamboo, + trilobal nylon (firestar), Countess Ablaze in the Nightmare colourway

C.C. -
~Super super super super super super secret project 5

~Birthday Socks for Katy on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Four Seasons Gründl Hot Socks Print in the 517 colourway

~Endless Rainbow on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Sheep Dreamery Arundel in the Peony colourway + fivemoons Artemis 4ply in the Rainbow Nebula colourway

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~Mind the Gap Socks on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Trailing Clouds in the Mind the Gap colourway

C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #19 on US6 (4mm), Unknown yarn in the Blue, Turquoise, Grey, + White colourway

Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Blueberry cheesecake + The Settlers of Catan


~Outlander yarn - Je Suis Prest dyed by Jess from Ginger Twist Studio (available for purchase here http://www.gingertwiststudios.com/product/sheepish-sock-je-suis-prest/) & other new yarn

~100 Episodes Favourites! Favourite projects (C.C.'s 2014 Ravellenics Leftie, Damaris' my dear watson), favourite moments (Episode 73 ~ In Which We Cry, “Where Has All the Pink Yarn Gone?”, Episode 65 ~ In Which It’s A Time Lord Dance Party), favourite episode titles (Episode 40 ~ In Which It’s the Final Countdown (duhduh duh duh, duhduhduh duh duh), Episode 12 - In Which C.C. Wants to Sing & Damaris Wants a Toblerone, Episode 94 ~ In Which There’s FO/Music/Marvel Mania)

~100 episodes / 600+ member giveaway

~Stash Dash - 5/23 to 8/7 - goal of 5K of yarn (5,468 yards - 5,000 meters)
C.C. ~




Her post in the KnitGirllls Stash Dash thread - I WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damaris ~


Her post in the KnitGirllls Stash Dash thread

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


We're picking our own favourite each week plus 5 of your pictures each week that our favourites.








~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending

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

*Tuesday 19-August-2014 - Sweater Curse at Sweet Grassmarket (Venue 18) ​at Edinburgh Fringe Festival

*Yarndale - Saturday 27-September-2014 at Skipton Auction Mart, podcaster meet-up in the works

*Edinburgh Yarn Festival - Saturday 14-March-2015 + Sunday 15-March-2015 at Edinburgh Corn Exchange

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!

~Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Damaris is reading

~Flunking Sainthood: A Year of Breaking the Sabbath, Forgetting to Pray and Still Loving My Neighbor by Jana Riess (NF Book #12 for this year) - C.C. is reading

~Wicked: Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Son of A Witch, A Lion Among Men, + Out of Oz (Wicked Years) by Gregory Maguire - C.C. finished reading A Lion Among Men + is reading Out of Oz

~The Mentalist - watching Season 6

~Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey - finished watching

~Stargate: SG-1 - finished rewatching Season 1 + rewatching Season 2

~Agatha Christie's Poirot - finished watching the entire series

~Gilmore Girls - rewatching again!

~Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - rewatching

~Covert Affairs - watching Season 5 as it airs

~Unforgettable - watching Season 3 as it airs

~Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Spider-Man 3 (2007)

~Outlander - 1.1 Sassenach, next is 1.2 Castle Leoch on 16-August-2014

Summertime and the Living is Easy KAL -

*Runs from 1-June through 31-August

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

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

*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
-2 prizes of $5.50 coupon codes for use in my Raverly pattern store donated by Cristy (cristyray)
-1 prize of up to $10 US pattern from Ravelry donated by Eileen (leaner)
-something(s) from our bag of prizes

*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 Summertime and the Living is Easy 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 GGKSummertime

*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, 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 Summertime and the Living is Easy KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Outlander KAL -


*co-hosting with Jasmin + Gigi from The Knitmore Girls, Maria from Subway Knits, and Kristin from Yarngasm

*It's an Instagram KAL/contest. You have to tie your project *somehow* to Outlander.

*We will announce some winners at the midseason break, and the rest at the end of season 1.
-1 prize is a skein of Outlander yarn - Je Suis Prest dyed by Jess from Ginger Twist Studio (available for purchase here http://www.gingertwiststudios.com/product/sheepish-sock-je-suis-prest/ if you just can't wait to see if you are the winner!)


*Hashtags are #countdowntooutlander and #kiltmenowKAL

*There is a thread in our group for questions, planning, and encouraging each other.

Ask The Geeky Girls -
~Re-introductions

~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. -
~Toil and Trouble Yarns is hosting the Lakeside Fiber Retreat Friday, May 1st through Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 at the The Lodges at Tohkomeupog in East Madison, NH. Details here - http://www.toil-and-trouble.com/p/retreat.html

~Want 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!

~Geeky Girls Knit Buttons/Badges - if you're interested, email geekygirlsknit@gmail.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@gmail.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 & her JavaPurl Designs website
~ on Twitter as cc_almon
~ on Fitbit as user 2F8K2V
~ 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@gmail.com
~ on iTunes
~ on YouTube

Until next time,
Happy Knitting!