Thursday 27 April 2017

Episode 240 ~ In Which the Words Are Handcrafted





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~kuragin socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Easy Knits Deeply Wicked+ in the Neon Night colourway

~indie burgh craft crawl 2017 on US1.5 (2.5mm), Ginger’s Hand Dyed Sheepish Sock

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

~Joss Wrap on US5 (3.75mm), Rohrspatz & Wollmeise Sockenwolle 80/20 Twin in the Nobody is perfect colourway & Rohrspatz & Wollmeise Wild Thing 80/20 Twin in the We’re Different colourway

~Jeremy’s 2017 Birthday Socks on US 1.5 (2.5 mm), Third Vault Yarns Librarian Sock in the Espresso Con Panna & Battlestar Galactica colourways

~Wedding Bunting Triangles for Jess on US 6 (4mm), Cascade 220 in the Highland Green colourway

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~2017 Preemie Hat #17 on US6 (4mm), Mirasol Yarn Hacho in the 328 Royal Yellow Mauve colourway & West Yorkshire Spinners Aire Valley DK in the Blue colourway

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Daily Vlog with Savvy Sexy Social Vlog Every Day in April on our YouTube channel

~Russ just got the date for his viva (where he defends his dissertation). It'll be Wednesday, 14-June-17, 9:30am.

~Coffee & Tea from Jilly (veganjilly)

~CHARMING MUSIC VIDEO


~Today Show musical performances - Amélie & Dear Evan Hansen

~Essential Oils samples from Tara (TaraSwiger)

~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for April here & for May here










~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending:


*Indie Burgh Craft Crawl - Saturday, 17-June-2017, 10am – 6pm + After-party

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!

~Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery - Dami is reading

~Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes - C.C. finished reading

~Never Unfriended: The Secret to Finding & Keeping Lasting Friendships by Lisa-Jo Baker - C.C. is reading

~The All Souls Real-Time Reading Companion by Deborah Harkness - C.C. is rereading Shadow of Night in real-time

~Pat of Silver Bush Series by L.M. Montgomery - C.C. finished reading Book 2

~Murder Most Witchy (Wicked Witches of the Midwest #10) by Amanda M. Lee - C.C. finished reading

~Trailer Trash (Neely Kate Mystery #1) by Denise Grover Swank - C.C. finished reading

~The Amulet of Caorunn (A Jinx Hamilton Mystery Book 7) by Juliette Harper - C.C. finished reading

~A Gift of Three (A Shade of Vampire #42) by Bella Forrest - C.C. is reading

~Matlock - rewatching Season 3

~Eureka - rewatching Season 5

~LOST - finished rewatching Series

~NCIS - watching Season 14

~NCIS: NO - watching Season 3

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - watching Season 4

~Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders - watching Season 2

~The Blacklist - watching Season 4

~Doctor Who - watching Series 10

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 8

~Elementary - watching Season 5

~Supergirl - watching Season 2

~Spotify C.C. + Dami ♥ Musicals playlist


~Waitress

~Hadestown & Why We Build The Wall (EP - Selections from Hadestown. The Myth. The Musical. Live Original Cast Recording)

~PROLOGUE

~Dave’s track-by-track Comet playlists

March/April/May Sheepy Spring AL -



*Runs from 1-March through 31-May

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

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

*Feel free to poly-dip in other ALs 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


a set of 6 sheep stitch markers from Ann Tudor


3 skeins of Fiberlady Makicot in the Relaxing colorway (donated by Jilly)


Fantasea yarn + Blue Seas stitch markers from Gothika Yarnz on Etsy (donated by Danielle)


Blue tulip stitch markers from Knitting in France on Etsy (donated by Bogga)


3-in-1 Special Needle Charm & Stitch holder (from us)


Gnome Acres Keyskein + Susan Bates finishing needles (donated by Kelly)


a skein of yarn of the winner’s choice from NapiersKnits on Etsy


a spring themed project bag from Stitching Plaza on Etsy


a set of inspirational progress keepers from Stitching Plaza on Etsy


a keychain, zipper pull, & stitch marker necklace set from Sarah (lilangelsg2)


a copy of the Mommy's Tunic pattern from Monique (WindsweptMonique)

*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 Sheepy Spring AL **FO Thread** (2017) & tag your project page with the following tag #GGKSS17

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-June and winner(s) drawn on the next podcast following that

*For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, ALs, 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 There is a Sheepy Spring AL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

The Awesomest AL in the Galaxy! -



*Co-hosting with Jilly (veganjilly) of The Knitting Broomstick Podcast

*Runs from 1-May through 30-June

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

*No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-May and finished no later than 30-June

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

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


Snitch necklace + locking stitch markers (from KellyChron)


Doctor Who project bag from Mel (theyarntreeUK) of TheYarnTreeUK on Etsy


Star Wars project bag from Jennie (owlaboutyarn) of OwlAboutYarn on Etsy


Firefly project bag from Joy (knitnick) of Spinners End Studio on Etsy


2 Coffee With C.C. (and Dami Too) drawstring project bags (2 winners each win 1 bag) from us


Star Trek project from Jennie (owlaboutyarn) of OwlAboutYarn on Etsy


Doctor Who project bag Joy (knitnick) of Spinners End Studio on Etsy


Geek project bag from Sam (stealthdragon) of KnitRunDig on Etsy


1 skein of Mint Rain Hand Dyed Yarn Twist Sock in "The Jedi Were Real" Star Wars inspired colorway (from Jilly)


1 skein of Pandia's Jewels Snug yarn in "It's Them Aliens, I'll Bet My Pension!" Doctor Who inspired colorway (from Jilly)


1 Doctor Who inspired River Song/ 11th Doctor project bag made by Addicted to Sock Knitting with fabric designed by Julia of Pandia's Jewels (from Jilly)


1 Doctor Who inspired Exploding TARDIS project bag by SewFlo (from Jilly)


1 pink kitty project clutch by madbird (from Jilly)

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

*Must be a member of the Geeky Girls Knit Podcast group & The Knitting Broomstick Podcast group on Ravelry to participate

*The Awesomest AL in the Galaxy Chatter Thread is in The Knitting Broomstick Podcast group on Ravelry

*Must post a photo of your finished project in the Geeky Girls Knit Ravelry Group The Awesomest AL in the Galaxy **FO Thread** (2017)

* #awesomestGGKTKB

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-July and winner(s) drawn on the next podcast following that

*For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, ALs, 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 -
Rhonda (DuellingNeedles) from Pennsylvania asks:
Lost is one of my favorite TV shows and I always enjoy C.C.’s weekly recap.

C.C.- Who is your favorite Lost character and why?

Dami always seems so puzzled and interested about the show. Is there a reason that she doesn’t watch with you and the Hubs?

Misc. -

~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, ALs, 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
~ 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

JavaPurl Designs
~ C.C.'s Knitting Designs on Ravelry
~ Dami's Knitting Designs on Ravelry
~ JavaPurl Designs website

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!

Tuesday 25 April 2017

May 2017 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

Do April showers bring May flowers? They do for May's edition of #GGKCRAFTYPAD. In May, we're challenging ourselves with shapes, emotions, and a few other things. We're so excited to see what you come up with! Here's the prompts list for May 2017 Geeky Girls Knit Crafty Photo A Day Challenge.



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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 20 April 2017

Episode 239 ~ In Which We’re Against War, Death, & Sadness





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~kuragin socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Easy Knits Deeply Wicked+ in the Neon Night colourway

~indie burgh craft crawl 2017 on US1.5 (2.5mm), Ginger’s Hand Dyed Sheepish Sock

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

~Joss Wrap on US5 (3.75mm), Rohrspatz & Wollmeise Sockenwolle 80/20 Twin in the Nobody is perfect colourway & Rohrspatz & Wollmeise Wild Thing 80/20 Twin in the We’re Different colourway

~Jeremy’s 2017 Birthday Socks on US 1.5 (2.5 mm), Third Vault Yarns Librarian Sock in the Espresso Con Panna & Battlestar Galactica colourways

~Wedding Bunting Triangles for Jess on US 6 (4mm), Cascade 220 in the Highland Green colourway

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~2017 Preemie Hat #16 on US6 (4mm), Jonelle baby 4-ply in the White & Light Blue colourways

~MPG for Someone Special on US7 (4.5mm), Chopped Ginger Wool Project Fa'side Wensleydale in the Natural Black colourway & Chopped Ginger Wool Project Teeswater DK in the Boysenberry colourway

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Daily Vlog with Savvy Sexy Social Vlog Every Day in April on our YouTube channel

~Arthur’s Seat

~The Great Comet on Good Morning America

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









~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending:


*Indie Burgh Craft Crawl - Saturday, 17-June-2017, 10am – 6pm + After-party

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!

~Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery - Dami is reading

~You Are Free: Be Who You Already Are by Rebekah Lyons - C.C. finished reading

~Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes - C.C. is reading

~The All Souls Real-Time Reading Companion by Deborah Harkness - C.C. is rereading Shadow of Night in real-time

~The Gender Fall (The Gender Game #5) by Bella Forrest - C.C. finished reading

~Pat of Silver Bush Series by L.M. Montgomery - C.C. finished reading Book 1 & is reading Book 2

~Movies - Air Force One | all 4 Indiana Jones movies

~Eureka - rewatching Season 4

~LOST - rewatching Season 6

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - watching Season 4

~Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders - watching Season 2

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 10

~Supernatural - Season 12

~The Blacklist: Redemption - watched finale

~Doctor Who - watching Series 10

~Broadchurch - watched entire series finale

~Spotify C.C. + Dami ♥ Musicals playlist

~Hadestown & Why We Build The Wall (EP - Selections from Hadestown. The Myth. The Musical. Live Original Cast Recording)

~PROLOGUE

March/April/May Sheepy Spring AL -



*Runs from 1-March through 31-May

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

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

*Feel free to poly-dip in other ALs 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


a set of 6 sheep stitch markers from Ann Tudor


3 skeins of Fiberlady Makicot in the Relaxing colorway (donated by Jilly)


Fantasea yarn + Blue Seas stitch markers from Gothika Yarnz on Etsy (donated by Danielle)


Blue tulip stitch markers from Knitting in France on Etsy (donated by Bogga)


3-in-1 Special Needle Charm & Stitch holder (from us)


Gnome Acres Keyskein + Susan Bates finishing needles (donated by Kelly)


a skein of yarn of the winner’s choice from NapiersKnits on Etsy


a spring themed project bag from Stitching Plaza on Etsy


a set of inspirational progress keepers from Stitching Plaza on Etsy


a keychain, zipper pull, & stitch marker necklace set from Sarah (lilangelsg2)


a copy of the Mommy's Tunic pattern from Monique (WindsweptMonique)

*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 Sheepy Spring AL **FO Thread** (2017) & tag your project page with the following tag #GGKSS17

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-June and winner(s) drawn on the next podcast following that

*For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, ALs, 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 There is a Sheepy Spring AL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Kim (VTKimmyKim) from West Virginia asks:
Dami, if you had to live a musical, which would you like to live in? Why?

Misc. -

~12th Doctor Socks Kit Pre-Orders!
- Pre-Orders run from April 10 - 23, 2017 until 8pm EDT. The kits will ship in mid to late May.


~Upcoming in May & June - The Awesomest AL in the Galaxy with Jilly


~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, ALs, 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
~ 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

JavaPurl Designs
~ C.C.'s Knitting Designs on Ravelry
~ Dami's Knitting Designs on Ravelry
~ JavaPurl Designs website

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!