Thursday 27 November 2014

Episode 116 ~ In Which C.C. Doesn’t Have Her Stuff Together





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 Outlander Socks on US 1½ (2.5 mm)

~TMK Christmas Ornament Exchange on US 1½ (2.5mm), West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply in the Owl colourway

~Cold Feet No More Christmas Socks on US 1½ (2.5 mm), The Knitting Goddess UK 4ply BRITSOCK in the Flower Power colourway

~Neon Beast on US 6 (4.0 mm), Rainbow Heirloom Twinkle Light in the Fluffy Bunny + Almost Spring colourways and madelinetosh tosh sock in the Pop Rocks colourway

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~a pair of gloves for my ARCH NEMESIS on US 8 (5.0 mm), Debbie Bliss Rialto DK (Solids) in the Forest colourway

C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #35 on US6 (4mm), Brigantia Luxury Yarn Double Knit in the 8100 colourway + King Cole Merino Blend Aran in the Purple colourway

Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~The Last Goodbye Music Video (with classic scenes and behind the scenes) written for the closing of the last of the Hobbit movies, The Battle of the Five Armies http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/11/21/the-hobbit-last-goodbye-music-video/

~Doctor Who Christmas Special will be called Last Christmas

~Sherlock promo pic


~It Ain’t Life and Death – Marvel’s Agent Carter Preview



~Nice to Meet You Rose (Doctor Who Inspired Socks) released - The pattern is exclusive to the sock club members at this time. Check back on Monday, 18-May-2015, when it will be available to purchase on Ravelry.


~3 in 1 Pattern by atelier alfa from Rebecca (eviltwinn2)

~Pink Pom Pom on my Rosewater hat



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


*Edinburgh Yarn Festival - Saturday 14-March-2015 + Sunday 15-March-2015 at Edinburgh Corn Exchange - C.C. will be sharing a booth with her patterns and Sam of KnitRunDig's project bags



Starting at about 34:22 and continuing on for just a smidge over 10 minutes is information about the Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza. If that doesn't interest you, please feel free to fast forward to the next segment.

*Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza - Thursday 29-October-2015 through Sunday 1-November-2015 here in Edinburgh. Please join our Ravelry group for more details. If you are interested in donating a door prize and/or items for our goodie bags, please email us at geekypuffinknitpalooza@gmail.com. Prices were announced on the website with sign-ups starting 1-December-2014 at 3:00pm GMT (7:00am PST, 8:00am MST, 9:00am CST, 10:00am EST), website is http://GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza.blogspot.co.uk

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 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain - Damaris is reading

~The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown (NF Book #19 for this year) - C.C. is reading

~Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Lord John and the Hellfire Club, Lord John and the Private Matter, Lord John and the Succubus, Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade, Lord John and the Haunted Soldier, The Custom of the Army, The Scottish Prisoner, Plague of Zombies, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, An Echo in the Bone, Written in My Own Heart’s Blood, A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows, The Space Between, + Virgins (The Outlander Series) by Diana Gabaldon - C.C. is rereading the Outlander Series and including all the novellas and short stories this time around, she finished reading Lord John and the Succubus and is reading Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade

~Stargate: SG-1 - rewatching Season 9

~Stargate Atlantis - rewatching Season 2

~Gilmore Girls - rewatching Season 6

~Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - rewatching Season 3

~Everwood - watching Season 1

~Rizzoli & Isles - finished watching Season 5 up to the hiatus

~NCIS - 12.8 Semper Fortis, next is 12.9 Grounded on 25-11-14

~NCIS: NO - watching Season 1 as it airs

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 2.8 The Things We Bury, next is 2.9 ...Ye Who Enter Here on 2-12-14

~Person of Interest - watching Season 4 as it airs

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 10 as it airs

~Elementary - 3.4 Bella, next is 3.5 Rip Off on 27-11-14

~Bones - watching Season 10 as it airs

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 8 as it airs

~Haven - watching Season 5 as it airs

~Atlantis - watching Series 2 as it airs

~Castle - 7.8 Kill Switch, next is 7.9 Last Action Hero on 1-12-14

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 6 as it airs

~The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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

*Prizes: (if you'd like to donate a prize, please PM C.C. (JavaPurl) on Ravelry or email us at geekygirlsknit@gmail.com)
~An ebook up to $20.00 US (Ravelry download only) from Eileen (TwistingPurls)
~A $5.50 coupon code for use in my Raverly pattern store donated by Eileen (WiscKnitter)
~A pattern up to $10.00 US (Ravelry download only) from Liz (elliejellybean)
~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

*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 is an Artistic Autumnal KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Winter Wonderland KAL + Charity KAL -

*Runs from 1-December through 28-February

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

*This is also a charity KAL. For every item you finish that you then donate to charity, you can post your FO twice in the FO thread.

*Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-December and finished no later than 28-February

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

*Prizes: (if you'd like to donate a prize, please PM C.C. (JavaPurl) on Ravelry or email us at geekygirlsknit@gmail.com)
~Something(s) from our bag of prizes

*Each project you finish and post counts as 1 entry into the giveaway with the exception of an FO that you donate to charity (please add the info about where you are donating the FO to your charity entries) which counts as 2 entries into the giveaway (no limit on entries as long as each one follows the rules)

*You can donate your FO’s to any charity you choose, a group in your area, a national charity, or if you’d like, you can post them to us and we’ll make a big donation to Knit For Peace after that KAL ends

*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 Winter Wonderland KAL ~ FO Pics Only (No Chatter) & tag your project page with the following tag GGKWWK

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-March 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 Winter Wonderland KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask the Geeky Girls -
scbeachchik who is Vielka from California asks:
If you could have any two super-powers which would they be and why? Can’t wait to hear your answers!

~We'd love to hear yall answer this question. Tell us what your two super-powers would be in this week's episode thread on Ravelry.

~If you have a question for us, post it in the Ask the Geeky Girls thread on Ravelry.


Misc. -
~Pom Pom Quarterly Review next week

~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


~Outlander KAL is on-going; hashtags are #countdowntooutlander and #kiltmenowKAL; There is a thread in our group for questions, planning, and encouraging each other.

~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_isabitgroovy
~ on Fitbit as user 2Y8TJC
~ on Tumblr
~ on Instagram as d_isabitgroovy

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 116 ~ In Which C.C. Doesn’t Have Her Stuff Together (iTunes)

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



Episode 116 is live with confusion, memory issues, super-powers, squishy yarn, and retreat news! Enjoy!

Starting at about 34:22 and continuing on for just a smidge over 10 minutes is information about the Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza. If that doesn't interest you, please feel free to fast forward to the next segment.



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

Monday 24 November 2014

December 2014 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

How can it be December already? It seems like just yesterday that we were planning for 2014 to arrive and now here we are on the cusp of 2015! Egads, well, I guess we should look to see what December's GGKCRAFTYPAD has in store. This month our theme is centred around Christmas, Advent, winter. After all, it's the most wonderful time of the year. So let's look at the December 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_isabitgroovy 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_isabitgroovy 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
~WIDN - what I'm doing now

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 20 November 2014

Episode 115 ~ In Which There’s TV Theme Songs





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

~a pair of gloves for my ARCH NEMESIS on US 8 (5.0 mm), Debbie Bliss Rialto DK (Solids) in the Forest colourway

C.C. -
~Super super super super super super secret project Outlander Socks on US 1½ (2.5 mm)

~Neon Beast on US 6 (4.0 mm), Rainbow Heirloom Twinkle Light in the Fluffy Bunny + Almost Spring colourways and madelinetosh tosh sock in the Pop Rocks colourway

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~black widow's bite on US 2 (2.75 mm), King Cole Merino Blend 4 Ply in the Black & Sky colourways

C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #34 on US6 (4mm), Sirdar Bonus DK in the Flint colourway + an Unknown blue, turquoise, grey, + white yarn

~Amazing Autumnal Socks on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Laal Bear Bounce Sock/4ply in the Coneflower colourway

~NaKniSweMo 2014 Miranda on US6 (4mm) + US8 (5mm), Brigantia Luxury Yarn Aran in the Chartreuse colourway

Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Doctor Who Children in Need


~Doctor Who University of Glasgow Graduate http://www.gla.ac.uk/about/history/fame/thedoctor/

~Damaris' show

~Doctor Pooh Shirt

~Rainbow Heirloom Twinkle Light in the Fluffy Bunny + Almost Spring colourways - from Emily (rainbowheirloom)

~Pom Pom Quarterly - we’ll review it next week



~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - for November 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


*Edinburgh Yarn Festival - Saturday 14-March-2015 + Sunday 15-March-2015 at Edinburgh Corn Exchange - C.C. will be sharing a booth with her patterns and Sam of KnitRunDig's project bags


*Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza - Thursday 29-October-2015 through Sunday 1-November-2015 here in Edinburgh. Please join our Ravelry group for more details. If you are interested in donating a door prize and/or items for our goodie bags, please email us at geekypuffinknitpalooza@gmail.com. Prices will be announced on 21-November-2014, with sign-ups starting 1-December-2014, website is http://GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza.blogspot.co.uk

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 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain - Damaris is reading

~The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown (NF Book #19 for this year) - C.C. is reading

~Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Lord John and the Hellfire Club, Lord John and the Private Matter, Lord John and the Succubus, Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade, Lord John and the Haunted Soldier, The Custom of the Army, The Scottish Prisoner, Plague of Zombies, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, An Echo in the Bone, Written in My Own Heart’s Blood, A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows, The Space Between, + Virgins (The Outlander Series) by Diana Gabaldon - C.C. is rereading the Outlander Series and including all the novellas and short stories this time around, she finished reading Lord John and the Private Matter + is reading Lord John and the Succubuser

~Stargate: SG-1 - rewatching Season 9

~Stargate Atlantis - rewatching Season 2

~Gilmore Girls - finished rewatching Season 5 + rewatching Season 6

~Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - rewatching Season 3

~Everwood - watching Season 1

~Rizzoli & Isles - finished watching Season 4 + watching Season 5

~NCIS - 12.7 The Searchers, next is 12.8 Semper Fortis on 18-11-14

~NCIS: NO - watching Season 1 as it airs

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 2.7 The Writing on the Wall, next is 2.8 The Things We Bury on 18-11-14

~Person of Interest - 4.7 Honor Among Thieves, next is 4.8 Point of Origin on 18-11-14

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 10 as it airs

~Elementary - 3.3 Just a Regular Irregular, next is 3.4 Bella on 20-11-14

~Bones - watching Season 10 as it airs

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 8 as it airs

~Haven - watching Season 5 as it airs

~Atlantis - watching Series 2 as it airs

~Once Upon A Time - watching Season 4 as it airs

~Castle - 7.7 Once Upon a Time in the West, next is 7.8 Kill Switch on 24-11-14

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 6 as it airs

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

*Prizes: (if you'd like to donate a prize, please PM C.C. (JavaPurl) on Ravelry or email us at geekygirlsknit@gmail.com)
~An ebook up to $20.00 US (Ravelry download only) from Eileen (TwistingPurls)
~A $5.50 coupon code for use in my Raverly pattern store donated by Eileen (WiscKnitter)
~A pattern up to $10.00 US (Ravelry download only) from Liz (elliejellybean)
~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

*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 is an Artistic Autumnal KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

*We chat a bit about our December/January/February Winter Wonderland KAL. We'll be having a charity aspect to the KAL. Any item you craft that meets the other rules that you then donate to charity will earn you 2 entries in the KAL. You can donate to a charity in your own area or send them to us, we will donate everything we get to Knit For Peace.

Ask the Geeky Girls -
crouchingcheese who is Angie from Ohio asks:
My question is are there any local Scottish foods that you have tried and really liked? Any that you really didn’t like? Are there any local customs that you have started adopting?


Misc. -

~Kathrin Steinhauer (kekskruemelchen) has released a new pattern called Meesia, part of the Embryophytes Collection, a collection of shawls inspired by the big groups of plants within the embryophytes also known as land plants. The winner of the pattern is announced!

~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


~Outlander KAL is on-going; hashtags are #countdowntooutlander and #kiltmenowKAL; There is a thread in our group for questions, planning, and encouraging each other.

~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_isabitgroovy
~ on Fitbit as user 2Y8TJC
~ on Tumblr
~ on Instagram as d_isabitgroovy

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 115 ~ In Which There’s TV Theme Songs (iTunes)

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



Episode 115 is live with tv theme songs, FO's, retreat news, charity KAL news, and loads of laughs! Enjoy!



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

Thursday 13 November 2014

Episode 114 ~ In Which We Discover That Damaris Has An Arch Nemesis!





Show Notes:

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

~Thank you to an anonymous donor for the $$$$ 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

~black widow's bite on US 2 (2.75 mm), King Cole Merino Blend 4 Ply in the Black & Sky colourways

C.C. -
~Super super super super super super secret project Outlander Socks on US 1½ (2.5 mm)

~Amazing Autumnal Socks on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Laal Bear Bounce Sock/4ply in the Coneflower colourway

~NaKniSweMo 2014 Miranda on US6 (4mm) + US8 (5mm), Brigantia Luxury Yarn Aran in the Chartreuse colourway

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None

C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #33 on US6 (4mm), Bluebonnet Fibers in the Somebody to Love colourway + Sirdar Bonus DK in the Flint colourway

~Super super super super super super secret project DWCSC 2-2 on US 1½ (2.5 mm)

Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Marvel's Agent Carter Sneak Peek


~The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies


~postcard, buttons, & toffees from Sally Jane (pinkhairgirl)

~PWOE

~The Golden Skein



~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - for November 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


*Edinburgh Yarn Festival - Saturday 14-March-2015 + Sunday 15-March-2015 at Edinburgh Corn Exchange - C.C. will be sharing a booth with her patterns and Sam of KnitRunDig's project bags


*Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza - Thursday 29-October-2015 through Sunday 1-November-2015 here in Edinburgh. Please join our Ravelry group for more details. If you are interested in donating a door prize and/or items for our goodie bags, please email us at geekypuffinknitpalooza@gmail.com. Hope to have prices by 21-November-2014, with sign-ups starting 1-December-2014, website is http://GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza.blogspot.co.uk

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 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain - Damaris is reading

~Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon (Marvel NOW!) by Matt Fraction & illustrated by David Aja and Javier Pulido - Damaris finished reading

~The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown (NF Book #19 for this year) - C.C. is reading

~Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Lord John and the Hellfire Club, Lord John and the Private Matter, Lord John and the Succubus, Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade, Lord John and the Haunted Soldier, The Custom of the Army, The Scottish Prisoner, Plague of Zombies, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, An Echo in the Bone, Written in My Own Heart’s Blood, A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows, The Space Between, + Virgins (The Outlander Series) by Diana Gabaldon - C.C. is rereading the Outlander Series and including all the novellas and short stories this time around, she finished rereading Voyager, read Lord John and the Hellfire Club, and is reading Lord John and the Private Matter

~Stargate: SG-1 - finished rewatching Season 8

~Stargate Atlantis - finished rewatching Season 1

~Gilmore Girls - rewatching Season 5

~Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - rewatching Season 3

~Everwood - watching Season 1

~Rizzoli & Isles - finished watching Season 3 + watching Season 4

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 10 as it airs

~Elementary - 3.2 The Five Orange Pipz, next is 3.3 Just a Regular Irregular on 13-11-14

~Bones - watching Season 10 as it airs

The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 8 as it airs

~Haven - watching Season 5 as it airs

~Once Upon A Time - watching Season 4 as it airs

~Downton Abbey - watched Series 5 Finale (Christmas Special Coming in December)

~Castle - 7.6 Time of Our Lives, next is 7.7 Once Upon a Time in the West on 17-11-14

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 6 as it airs

~Doctor Who - 8.12 Death in Heaven (Series 8 Finale, Christmas Special Coming in December)

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

*Prizes: (if you'd like to donate a prize, please PM C.C. (JavaPurl) on Ravelry or email us at geekygirlsknit@gmail.com)
~An ebook up to $20.00 US (Ravelry download only) from Eileen (leaner)
~A $5.50 coupon code for use in my Raverly pattern store donated by Eileen (WiscKnitter)
~A pattern up to $10.00 US (Ravelry download only) from Liz (elliejellybean)
~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

*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 is an Artistic Autumnal KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask the Geeky Girls -
BunnyLover who is Carly from the UK asks:
I have a question for Damaris, so now you are half-way to 30 >< where would you love to be when you are 30? (I mean in life rather than geographically but that is a cool thought too). Misc. -

~Kathrin Steinhauer (kekskruemelchen) has released a new pattern called Meesia, part of the Embryophytes Collection, a collection of shawls inspired by the big groups of plants within the embryophytes also known as land plants. 4-Ply/Fingering weight, assymetrical, texture inspired by moss. To enter to win a copy of the pattern, go to our Ravelry group and answer the question: What is your favourite plant (or flower)? This giveaway will be open for 2 weeks and we’ll announce the winner on episode 115 which will go live on 20-November.

~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


~Outlander KAL is on-going; hashtags are #countdowntooutlander and #kiltmenowKAL; There is a thread in our group for questions, planning, and encouraging each other.

~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_isabitgroovy
~ on Tumblr
~ on Instagram as d_isabitgroovy

Geeky Girls Knit -
~ our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast
~ on Twitter as geekygirlsknit
~ our Facebook page
~ email us: geekygirlsknit@gmail.com
~ on iTunes
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Until next time,
Happy Knitting!