Wednesday 24 December 2014

Episode 120 ~ In Which the Neon Beast is Actually a Fluffy Bunny





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 DWCSC-2-3 on US 1½ (2.5 mm)

~New Year's Hullabaloo Socks on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Batat Hand Dyed Yarns Doe Yarn in the Hullabaloo colourway

~Baby Vertebrae for A Friend on US 4 (3.5mm) + US 6 (4mm), West Yorkshire Spinners Aire Valley DK in the Rainbow colourway

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None

C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #39 on US6 (4mm), Marta's Yarns Metro in the Orange Burst 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

Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Box of goodies from New York Comic Con from Kate (librariankate7578)

~Damaris' Christmas show

~Christmas Shenanigans



~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - for December here and for January 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. Sign Ups for the Retreat and Vendor Applications are now live on the website: 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

~Gracenomics: Unleash The Power Of Second Chance Living by Mike Foster (NF Book #20 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 Drums of Autumn + is reading The Fiery Cross

~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 4

~Everwood - finished watching Season 2 + watching Season 3

~Foyle's War - finished watching Series 2

~NCIS - 12.10 House Rules, next is 12.11 Check on 6-1-15

~NCIS:NO - watching Season 1 as it airs

~Person of Interest - watching Season 4 as it airs

~Elementary - 3.8 End of Watch, next is 3.9 The Eternity Injection on 8-1-15

~Atlantis - watching Series 2 as it airs

~The Librarians - watching Season 1 as it airs

~The Polar Express

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)


~Prize donated by Eileen (TwistingPurls) - If the winner lives in the U.S. she/he will receive a skein of SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock 80/20 merino/nylon 425 yards in the Glacier colourway. If the winner is outside the U.S., she/he will choose a pattern up to $10.00 US.
~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 -
Celeste (celeste) from the Washington asks:
My wife attended a divinity school in the Bay Area (Berkeley, CA). We lived on campus and loved the community of students, spouses and kids. Do you live on campus, are all your neighbors related to the divinity school? Why Scotland for divinity school?

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

Misc. -
~
Addicted to Sock Knitting Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/433782063369152/ and Addicted to Sock Knitting Ezine http://www.addictedtosockknitting.com/shop/ask-ezine/addicted-to-sock-knitting-ezine/ - One prize winner will win a 1 year subscription starting with current (premiere) issue (Winter 2014) as well as the Spring 2015, Summer 2015, and Fall 2015 issues. Winner 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.

~EU law changing, more details in the Shopkeepers group on Ravelry, esp. this thread from Casey http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/ravelry-shopkeepers/3078160 - I’m set up for EU sales to go through LoveKnitting beginning on 1-Jan-15. Not my first choice, but it’s the best solution for now..

~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 120 ~ In Which the Neon Beast is Actually a Fluffy Bunny (iTunes)

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

Episode 120 is live with singing, Comic Con, Christmas Shenanigans, + Damaris sitting on a throne of lies! Enjoy!

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

Tuesday 23 December 2014

January 2015 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

And with that, the new year begins! Out with the old, in with the new! Let's look at the January 2015 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 18 December 2014

Episode 119 ~ In Which Crying May Induce Migraines





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)

~Super super super super super super secret project DWCSC-2-3 on US 1½ (2.5 mm)

~New Year's Hullabaloo Socks on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Batat Hand Dyed Yarns Doe Yarn in the Hullabaloo 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 -
~None

C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #38 on US6 (4mm), Patons UK Fab! DK in the Pebble colourway

~A Wee Christmas Sweater Ornament on US 1½ (2.5 mm), The Knitting Goddess UK 4ply BRITSOCK in the Flower Power colourway

Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Snow!!!!

~KA Asymmetric Needles from Rachel (Tangled-Yarn) at Tangled Yarn http://www.tangled-yarn.co.uk

~The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies



~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


*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. Sign Ups for the Retreat and Vendor Applications are now live on the website: 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. finished reading

~Gracenomics: Unleash The Power Of Second Chance Living by Mike Foster (NF Book #20 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 is reading Drums of Autumn

~Stargate: SG-1 - rewatching Season 9

~Stargate Atlantis - rewatching Season 2

~Gilmore Girls - rewatching Season 6

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

~Everwood - watching Season 2

~Foyle's War - watching Series 2

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 2.10 What They Become

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 10 as it airs

~Elementary - 3.7 The Adventure of the Nutmeg Concoction, next is 3.8 End of Watch on 18-12-14

~Bones - watching Season 10 as it airs

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

~Atlantis - watching Series 2 as it airs

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

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 6 as it airs

~The Librarian: Quest for the Spear, The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines, + The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice

~The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

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 -
Sharon (PaganSpirit) from the UK asks:
What I would like to know is what does CC do with all the lovely preemie hats she knits?

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

Misc. -
~
Addicted to Sock Knitting Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/433782063369152/ and Addicted to Sock Knitting Ezine http://www.addictedtosockknitting.com/shop/ask-ezine/addicted-to-sock-knitting-ezine/ - One prize winner will win a 1 year subscription starting with current (premiere) issue (Winter 2014) as well as the Spring 2015, Summer 2015, and Fall 2015 issues. Answer the question in the Ravelry group to enter. The question is: What is your favourite sock to knit (pattern, yarn, style, etc.) or if you've never knit a sock, what kind would you like to try? Winner will be announced in our next episode.

~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.

~Recording Schedule for the Holidays - next week, we plan to record on Tuesday 23-Dec, with the episode live on Wednesday 24-Dec. The following week, we plan to record as normal on Wednesday 31-Dec, with the episode live on Thursday 1-Jan. If anything changes, we'll post an announcement in the Ravelry group.

~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 119 ~ In Which Crying May Induce Migraines (iTunes)

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

Episode 119 is live with so much telly, a knitting needle review, tear inducing migraines, and much, much more! Enjoy!

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

Thursday 11 December 2014

Episode 118 ~ In Which My Hat Has Wings





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)

~New Year's Hullabaloo Socks on US 1½ (2.5 mm), Batat Hand Dyed Yarns Doe Yarn in the Hullabaloo 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 -
~Ornament on US 1½ (2.5mm), Trailing Clouds Nimbus Self Striping Sock in the Mind the Gap colourway

C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #37 on US6 (4mm), Knit Picks Biggo in the Dogwood Heathrow colourway

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

Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~Knitting Group Christmas Party

~Cabin Pressure Advent ReListening http://cabinpressureadvent.tumblr.com/

~Krysten Ritter to Star in Marvel's A.K.A. Jessica Jones http://marvel.com/news/tv/23762/krysten_ritter_to_star_in_marvels_aka_jessica_jones#ixzz3LUv49Nkk



~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


*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. Sign Ups for the Retreat and Vendor Applications are now live on the website: 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 The Scottish Prisoner + Plague of Zombies + is reading Drums of Autumn

~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 - finished watching Season 1 + watching Season 2

~Foyle's War - watching Series 2

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 2.9 ...Ye Who Enter Here, next is 2.10 What They Become on 6-12-14

~Bones - watching Season 10 as it airs

~Elementary - 3.6 Terra Pericolosa, next is 3.7 The Adventure of the Nutmeg Concoction on 11-12-14

~Haven - watching Season 5 as it airs

~Atlantis - watching Series 2 as it airs

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

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 6 as it airs

~Castle - 7.10 Bad Santa, next is 7.11 ? on 12-01-15

~The Preacher's Wife

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 -
Michelle (zenknits130) from Illinois asks:
What does c.c means???

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

Giveaway -

Addicted to Sock Knitting Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/433782063369152/ and Addicted to Sock Knitting Ezine http://www.addictedtosockknitting.com/shop/ask-ezine/addicted-to-sock-knitting-ezine/ - One prize winner will win a 1 year subscription starting with current (premiere) issue (Winter 2014) as well as the Spring 2015, Summer 2015, and Fall 2015 issues. Answer the question in the Ravelry group to enter. The question is: What is your favourite sock to knit (pattern, yarn, style, etc.) or if you've never knit a sock, what kind would you like to try?

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


~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!