Thursday 28 July 2016

Episode 203 ~ In Which You Shall Live Yarn & Prosper





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~noah’s solar system on US 1.5 (2.5 mm), See project page for colourways used

~so say we all (secretly) socks on US 1.5 (2.5 mm), Third Vault Yarns Companion Soles in a secret colourway

C.C. -
~When you think I'll zig, I'll zag. Then when you think I'm gonna zag, I do zag, just to mess you up for the next time, when I might zig Blanket on US4 (3.5mm), See project page for colourways used

~Happy 19th Anniversary! Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Phileas Yarns Explorer in the St Expedit colourway

~Knit Night With Beads on US5 (3.75mm), Toil and Trouble Sonnet in the Patagonicus colourway

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~408.2 m - Dangling Conversation for One of My Favourite People to Have a Conversation With on US6 (4mm), Zwerger Garn Opal Smile in the 7930 Lebensfreude colourway

~40.7 m - 2016 Preemie Hat #30 on US6 (4mm), Wendy Aran with Wool in the Island colourway, Kettle Yarn Co. ISLINGTON in the Padparadscha colourway, First Spinning Project, & Unknown Blue Yarn




Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Doctor Who goodies from Julia (nimruse) of Pandia’s Jewels

~Yarn & project bags from Jennie (owlaboutyarn) of Owl About Yarn

~Yarn & stitch markers from Zena (littleyellowuke) of Little Yellow Uke Crafts

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











~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending

~Yarnporium in London - Saturday, 5-November-2016, & Sunday, 6-November-2016 - we'll be sharing a booth with Sam of KnitRunDig Project Bags & Lola of Third Vault Yarns


~Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza website
Farnham, UK, from Thursday, 10-November-2016, through Sunday, 13-November-2016


What We're Watching, Reading, + Listening To -
Please be aware that we do discuss recent tv show episodes that have aired in the last week or so. This is your spoiler warning!


A Summer of Austen
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
July 1-20 ~ read Emma - C.C. & Dami finished reading
July 21-31 ~ read Northanger Abbey - C.C. & Dami are reading
August 1-16 ~ read Sense & Sensibility
August 17-31 ~ read Mansfield Park
#summerofausten

~The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - Dami finished reading

~Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith - Dami is rereading

~Out of the House of Bread: Satisfying Your Hunger for God with the Spiritual Disciplines by Preston Yancey - C.C. is reading

~I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame by Brené Brown - C.C. finished rereading

~The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown - C.C. is rereading

~Callahan & McLane Series by Kendra Elliot - C.C. finished reading Books 2-4

~A Bone Secrets Series by Kendra Elliot - C.C. finished reading Books 1-2 & is reading Book 3

~Movies - Star Trek Into Darkness |

********SPOILER WARNING********* 36:36-39:42 contains spoilers about Star Trek Beyond ********SPOILER WARNING*********

~Star Trek: Voyager - rewatching Season 6

~Emma (2009) - episode 4

~The Bletchley Circle - finished watching Series 1

~Rosemary and Thyme - watching Series 1

~Numb3rs - rewatching Season 2

~Bones - Season 11 finale!

~Dark Matter - watching Season 2

~The Secret Agent - watching this mini-series

~Rizzoli and Isles - watching Season 7 (final season)

June/July/August Summertime & 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

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

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

*Prizes: If you’d like to donate one, PM JavaPurl or Email us at geekygirlsknit@gmail.com


from Kelly (kellychron) - a skein of Gnome Acres House Gnome in the Stars Hollow colourway


from Kelly (kellychron) - a That Semifero Grrl Wonder Woman project bag


from Bogga (bogga) of Knitting in France - 3 sets of stitch markers (apples, pink biscuits, & blue tulips)


from Katherin (kekskruemelchen) - her 9 pattern Siebengebirge Collection


from Julia (nimruse) of Pandia's Jewels - a set of Outlander stitch markers


from Julia (nimruse) of Pandia's Jewels - her Gypsy Moss shawl pattern


from Danielle (Gothika101) of Gothika Yarnz - a set of Mahogany Obsidian stitch markers


from Danielle (Gothika101) of Gothika Yarnz - a skein of yarn in the Bonfire Night colourway & a set of Autumn Magic stitch markers


from Danielle (Gothika101) of Gothika Yarnz - a skein of yarn in the Fantasea colourway & a set of Blue Seas stitch markers


from us - Exploding Kittens game


from us - a skein of Zwerger Garn Opal Smile yarn in the Entzücken colourway (“Entzücken” is German for “delight”)

*Each project you finish and post counts as 1 entry into the giveaway

*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 Summertime & the Living is Easy KAL ~ FO Pics Only (No Chatter) & tag your project page with the following tag GGKSummertime16

*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!

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Anna Robyn (AnnaRobyn) from California asks:
I just purchased the ”I’m in love with an 18th century Scotsman cowl” pattern but would like to knit it with sock yarn. What modifications would you recommend, if any? Thanks in advance.

Reviews -
Live Yarn and Prosper shirt from Julia (nimruse) of Pandia’s Jewels



Katherin (kekskruemelchen) of LuCookie Designs has released Part 3 of 9 pattern Siebengebirge Collection
Petersburg | Weilberg (while-berg) | Rheinwelle

Misc. -

~Between the time we recorded this episode & when this episode is going live, the Hamilton kits sold out!


~Reminder - Gilmore Girls KAL with Jilly from The Knitting Broomstick podcast - details in the Ravelry group


~Reminder - 52 Weeks of Charity KAL - all the details in the Ravelry group and the 2nd podcast of every month


~Support the Podcast, Become A Patron


~Want another way 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!

If you are in the UK, please click this link, Amazon.co.uk, or the banner below to shop:


~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

Dami -
~ on Ravelry as damisdoodles
~ on Twitter as damisdoodles
~ on Fitbit as user 2Y8TJC
~ on Instagram as damisdoodles

Geeky Girls Knit -
~ our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast
~ our Facebook page
~ email us: geekygirlsknit@gmail.com
~ on iTunes
~ on YouTube
~ Support the Podcast, Become a Patron

Until next time,
Happy Knitting!

Episode 203 ~ In Which You Shall Live Yarn & Prosper (iTunes)

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

Episode 203 is live with beautiful wildflowers, all the yummies, reviews, and much, much more! Enjoy + Happy Knitting!

~*~ Show Notes + Find out more on our website GeekyGirlsKnit.com

Tuesday 26 July 2016

August 2016 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

Are you ready for August + all the fun picture taking opportunities? Join us for the August edition of #GGKCRAFTYPAD as we enjoy the last days of summer! We're so excited to see what you come up with! Here's the prompts list for August 2016 Geeky Girls Knit Crafty Photo A Day Challenge.



What does ______ mean?
WIP = Work In Progress
#WIDN = What I'm Doing Now
FO = Finished Object

So, how can you participate???? Well, there are actually several ways:
INSTAGRAM - Instagram is 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 & Dami is on Instagram as damisdoodles so make sure to follow 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 cc_almon and damisdoodles.

FACEBOOK - Feel free to share with your friends on your own Facebook profile page or on our 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 damisdoodles and/or on Twitter as cc_almon and on Twitter as damisdoodles as we'll be posting the prompt for that day at some point during the day.

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 favourite 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 July 2016

Episode 202 ~ In Which Who Ya Gonna Call? Knit-Busters!





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~noah’s solar system on US 1.5 (2.5 mm), See project page for colourways used

~so say we all (secretly) socks on US 1.5 (2.5 mm), Third Vault Yarns Companion Soles in a secret colourway

~[incredibly clever name coming soon] on US 4 (3.5 mm), See project page for colourways used

C.C. -
~When you think I'll zig, I'll zag. Then when you think I'm gonna zag, I do zag, just to mess you up for the next time, when I might zig Blanket on US4 (3.5mm), See project page for colourways used

~Happy 19th Anniversary! Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Phileas Yarns Explorer in the St Expedit colourway

~Dangling Conversation for One of My Favourite People to Have a Conversation With on US6 (4mm), Zwerger Garn Opal Smile in the 7930 Lebensfreude colourway

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~the abraham number socks! on US 1.5 (2.5 mm), Ginger’s Hand Dyed Swell Ewe Sock in the Liquid Sunshine colourway

C.C. -
~60.3 m - 2016 Preemie Hat #29 on US6 (4mm), Crystal Palace Yarns Mini Mochi in the Intense Rainbow colourway & Unknown Blue Fingering Weight Yarn




Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Elementary pattern release


~National Museum of Scotland - pics & videos after the credits

~Gilmore Girls stuff from The Oy in Poodle Shoppe

~Pusheen stickers

~books, colouring book, puzzle

~health update from C.C.

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









~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending

~Yarnporium in London - Saturday, 5-November-2016, & Sunday, 6-November-2016 - we'll be sharing a booth with Sam of KnitRunDig Project Bags & Lola of Third Vault Yarns


~Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza website
Farnham, UK, from Thursday, 10-November-2016, through Sunday, 13-November-2016


What We're Watching, Reading, + Listening To -
Please be aware that we do discuss recent tv show episodes that have aired in the last week or so. This is your spoiler warning!


A Summer of Austen
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
July 1-20 ~ read Emma - C.C. & Dami are reading
July 21-31 ~ read Northanger Abbey
August 1-16 ~ read Sense & Sensibility
August 17-31 ~ read Mansfield Park
#summerofausten

~The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - Dami is reading

~Out of the House of Bread: Satisfying Your Hunger for God with the Spiritual Disciplines by Preston Yancey - C.C. is reading

~I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame by Brené Brown - C.C. is rereading

~A Shade of Vampire Series by Bella Forrest - C.C. finished reading Books 29-30

~Callahan & McLane Series by Kendra Elliot - C.C. finished reading Book 1 & is reading Book 2

~Movies - Ghostbusters (1984), Batman v Superman, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, Star Trek (2009)

~Star Trek: Voyager - rewatching Season 6

~Emma (2009) - episode 3

~The Bletchley Circle - watching Series 1

~Rosemary and Thyme - watching Series 1

~Numb3rs - finished rewatching Season 1 & rewatching Season 2

~Bones - watching Season 11

~Dark Matter - watching Season 2

~The Secret Agent - watching this mini-series

~Rizzoli and Isles - watching Season 7 (final season)

June/July/August Summertime & 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

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

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

*Prizes: If you’d like to donate one, PM JavaPurl or Email us at geekygirlsknit@gmail.com


from Kelly (kellychron) - a skein of Gnome Acres House Gnome in the Stars Hollow colourway


from Kelly (kellychron) - a That Semifero Grrl Wonder Woman project bag


from Bogga (bogga) of Knitting in France - 3 sets of stitch markers (apples, pink biscuits, & blue tulips)


from Katherin (kekskruemelchen) - her 9 pattern Siebengebirge Collection


from Julia (nimruse) of Pandia's Jewels - a set of Outlander stitch markers


from Julia (nimruse) of Pandia's Jewels - her Gypsy Moss shawl pattern


from Danielle (Gothika101) of Gothika Yarnz - a set of Mahogany Obsidian stitch markers


from Danielle (Gothika101) of Gothika Yarnz - a skein of yarn in the Bonfire Night colourway & a set of Autumn Magic stitch markers


from Danielle (Gothika101) of Gothika Yarnz - a skein of yarn in the Fantasea colourway & a set of Blue Seas stitch markers


from us - Exploding Kittens game


from us - a skein of Zwerger Garn Opal Smile yarn in the Entzücken colourway (“Entzücken” is German for “delight”)

*Each project you finish and post counts as 1 entry into the giveaway

*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 Summertime & the Living is Easy KAL ~ FO Pics Only (No Chatter) & tag your project page with the following tag GGKSummertime16

*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!

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Val (dragonrose) from Wisconsin asks:
Have you ever lost a marker on a project?

200th Episode Giveaway -
200th Episode Giveaways Winners Announced!!!!!


10 skeins of SMC Select Extra Soft Merino Fino in the 5488 Blue colourway, Sport weight, 500g, 1910 yds /1750 m


from Sam (stealthdragon) of KnitRunDig - a project bag of the winner’s choice


from Julia (nimruse) of Pandia's Jewels - a set of Star Trek stitch markers


from Kelly (kellychron) - a Blessing necklace


from us - an eBook copy of Coffee With C.C. ~ A 7 Pattern Caffeine Knitting Collection (or $16 in patterns)

*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!

Misc. -

~REMINDER!!!!!!!!! THIS SUNDAY!!!!!!!!!!! I Want A Revelation ~ Hamilton Inspired Sock Kit
- $55US + shipping, shipping from within the US, The kit will include a skein of 3 colour self-striping yarn from Berry Colorful Yarnings, a sock pattern from C.C., & goodies/notions, pre-orders start on Sunday, 24-July, at 3pm BST (7am PDT, 8am MDT, 9am CDT, 10am EDT, 2pm GMT), will ship no later than Monday, 22-August-2016


~Reminder - Gilmore Girls KAL with Jilly from The Knitting Broomstick podcast - details in the Ravelry group


~Reminder - 52 Weeks of Charity KAL - all the details in the Ravelry group and the 2nd podcast of every month


~Support the Podcast, Become A Patron


~Want another way 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!

If you are in the UK, please click this link, Amazon.co.uk, or the banner below to shop:


~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

Dami -
~ on Ravelry as damisdoodles
~ on Twitter as damisdoodles
~ on Fitbit as user 2Y8TJC
~ on Instagram as damisdoodles

Geeky Girls Knit -
~ our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast
~ our Facebook page
~ email us: geekygirlsknit@gmail.com
~ on iTunes
~ on YouTube
~ Support the Podcast, Become a Patron

Until next time,
Happy Knitting!