Thursday 27 July 2017

Episode 252 ~ In Which There’s Sabrina Fair’s Knitted Hair





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~hades scarf on US6 (4mm), Ginger’s Hand Dyed Sheepish DK in the Moon River colourway

~5th podiversary sample on US1.5 (2.5mm), Owl About Yarn Sparkle Owl in a secret colourway

C.C. -
~Ferret Face Socks for Dami on US1.5 (2.5 mm), Rusty Ferret Yarns RF Quadrupole in the Ferret Face colourway

~Harmonize Shawl on US4 (3.5mm), Little Yellow Uke Crafts Soprano Sock HT in the Corporate Rebel colourway & Knit Picks Palette in the Cream, Almond, Coriander Heather, Wheat Heather, & Bittersweet Heather colourways

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~IBCC 2017 Shawl on US5 (3.75mm), Pandia's Jewels Hand Dyed Yarn Super Sparkle in the Pink Fluffy Llamicorn colourway

~9th Birthday Hat for Lola on US6 (4mm) & US8 (5mm), Dale Garn Lerke Pluss in the Lavender colourway

~2017 Preemie Hat #30 on US6 (4mm), Bijou Spun by Bijou Basin Ranch Himalayan Trail (75/25 Yak & Merino) in the Autumn colourway

~4th Birthday Hat for Waylon on US2.5 (3mm), Knit Picks Palette in the Oregon Coast Heather colourway

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~yarn from Kimberly of Napier’s Knits

~Hamilton San Francisco shirt

~Twice Upon A Time - Official Doctor Who 2017 Christmas Teaser


~Charity suggestions


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










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!

~Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë - Dami is reading

~Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert - C.C. is reading

~Forever Memory: A Blairsville, Texas Book by Annie Curtis - C.C. finished reading

~Fury of a Phoenix (Nix #1) by Shannon Mayer - C.C. finished reading

~Call Back (Magnolia Steele Mystery #3) by Denise Grover Swank - C.C. finished reading

~A Harper Harlow Mystery Series by Lily Harper Hart - C.C. finished reading Books 1 & 2 & is reading Book 3

~Movies - Arrival

~Death in Paradise - finished watching Series 2 & 3 & watching Series 4

~Doctor Thorne - finished watching mini-series

~Spotify C.C. + Dami ♥ Musicals playlist


~Bruno Mars

~Hamilton Mixtape

~The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2016

~Great Comet Original Broadway Cast Recording

~Anastasia Original Broadway Cast Recording

June/July/August Summertime & the Living is Easy AL -



*Runs from 1-June through 31-August

*Details - any project you knit/crochet/weave/spin that you can convince us 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 ALs as long as it fits in with other rules

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


Rainbow heart stitch markers from Ann Tudor


Books project bag from The Stitching Plaza


TARDIS pouch + Shakespeare stitch markers from The Stitching Plaza


Blacker Yarns Tamar DK in the Lerryn colourway


Wonder Woman pouch from KnitRunDig

>
Lego stitch markers from Kimarie’s Knit Knacks


winner’s choice of a skein of Platinum or Sparkle yarn on any repeatable colourway from Love Bugs Yarns


a skein of yarn of the winner’s choice from Napiers Knits

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

*Each project you finish and post in the Ravelry Summertime & the Living is Easy AL **FO Thread** (2017) counts as 1 entry into the giveaways

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKSummertime17

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

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Kaitlin (theknittingoboe) from Delaware asks:
I’ve been binge-listening to the podcast ever since I stumbled on it in iTunes, and I love it! Anyway, back to my question. I’m trying to find yarn for a project to make as a sort of therapy or tribute for myself to one of my closest friends, someone I considered family. He passed away unexpectedly at the end of March, so a little under 2 months ago. I want to make a shawl in the brightest, most vibrant rainbow yarn that I can find, because whenever I think of him and his personality, all I can think of is a bright rainbow because no matter how bad of a day you had, he brightened up your day just like when you see a rainbow. Can you two recommend a fingering weight yarn in a really bright rainbow color way that would knit up really nicely in a shawl? There’s so many different yarns out there and I can’t really decide. I’m leaning towards making the Lucidity shawl by Hedgehog Fibres, if that helps you guys recommend something. Thanks so much!----Kaitlin
P.S.--If you ever find yourselves in Delaware, there’s 3 awesome local yarn shops near my house that I would love to take you guys to!

We mention:
Neighborhood Fiber Co. - Marriage Equality Gradient (only available until 31-July) | Abstract Fiber - SuperSock+ Chocolate Rainbow | Abstract Fiber - SuperSock+ Rainbow Candy | Black Trillium - Modern Tweed Gradient Pack | Knit Picks - One More Row Palette Rainbow Kit | West Yorkshire Spinners - Signature 4 Ply Rum Paradise | Pandia’s Jewels - Llamicorn | Mint Rain - Be a Rainbow In Somebody Else's Cloud Self Striping Hand Dyed Sock Yarn | Mint Rain - Make Me Smile Self Striping Hand Dyed Sock Yarn

Review -
10 Secrets of the Laidback Knitters - A Guide to Holistic Knitting, Yarn, and Life by Vicki Stiefel & Lisa Souza

Giveaways -

Winners Announced from our 250th Episode Giveaway!



Nala's Shawl by Amanda Rate

To enter: Go to our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast, find the giveaway thread, & tell us what yarn you would knit this shawl with. Winner will be announced in Episode 253.

Misc. -
~Striations-A-Long in the JavaPurl Designs Ravelry Group - 1-May-2017 to 31-July-2017 - hosted by our VA Deb (scienceknitster)


~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:


If you are in Canada, please click this link, Amazon.ca 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 Fitbit as user 2F8K2V
~ on Instagram as cc_almon

Dami -
~ on Ravelry 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 July 2017

August 2017 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 2017 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 20 July 2017

Episode 251 ~ In Which It’s the Podcast That Never Ends





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~hades scarf on US6 (4mm), Ginger’s Hand Dyed Sheepish DK in the Moon River colourway

~5th podiversary sample on US1.5 (2.5mm), Owl About Yarn Sparkle Owl in a secret colourway

C.C. -
~Ferret Face Socks for Dami on US1.5 (2.5 mm), Rusty Ferret Yarns RF Quadrupole in the Ferret Face colourway

~IBCC 2017 Shawl on US5 (3.75mm), Pandia's Jewels Hand Dyed Yarn Super Sparkle in the Pink Fluffy Llamicorn colourway

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~6th Birthday Hat for Wyatt on US2.5 (3mm), Bijou Spun by Bijou Basin Ranch Himalayan Trail (75/25 Yak & Merino) in the Autumn colourway

~2017 Preemie Hat #29 on US6 (4mm), Abstract Fiber SuperSock in the Waterlillies colourway

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Doctor Who - 13th Doctor!!!!! Jodie Whittaker from Broadchurch

~Heart of the Mitten, an online store & yarn shop in Michigan, is now the exclusive US retailer of Dale Garn. The newest Dale Garn yarn, Lerke Pluss, is a shop exclusive available in a gorgeous palette of solid colors! Lerke Pluss is a 53/47 blend of Merino wool and Egyptian cotton, perfect for year-round projects!

~Coffee Shop Palette Yarn Sampler from KnitPicks for the Harmonize Special Edition by Rosemary (Romi) Hill #3PartHarmonyKAL

~art supplies from Colleen

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









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!

~Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë - Dami is reading

~Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert - C.C. is reading

~Landon Calling (A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short) by Amanda M. Lee - C.C. finished reading

~The Gender End (The Gender Game, #7) by Bella Forrest - C.C. finished reading

~Arrow - finished watching Season 5

~Death in Paradise - finished watching Series 1 & watching Series 2

~Great Comet Original Broadway Cast Recording

~The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2016

~Michael Bublé

~Anastasia Original Broadway Cast Recording

~Moana

~Frozen

~Hamilton

June/July/August Summertime & the Living is Easy AL -



*Runs from 1-June through 31-August

*Details - any project you knit/crochet/weave/spin that you can convince us 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 ALs as long as it fits in with other rules

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


Rainbow heart stitch markers from Ann Tudor


Books project bag from The Stitching Plaza


TARDIS pouch + Shakespeare stitch markers from The Stitching Plaza


Blacker Yarns Tamar DK in the Lerryn colourway


Wonder Woman pouch from KnitRunDig

>
Lego stitch markers from Kimarie’s Knit Knacks


winner’s choice of a skein of Platinum or Sparkle yarn on any repeatable colourway from Love Bugs Yarns


a skein of yarn of the winner’s choice from Napiers Knits

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

*Each project you finish and post in the Ravelry Summertime & the Living is Easy AL **FO Thread** (2017) counts as 1 entry into the giveaways

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKSummertime17

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

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Cay (SOEDragon) from Maryland asks:
C.C., I notice you knit a lot of shawls. Shawls are my favorite thing to knit and I wear one nearly every day. I’m starting to get quite a collection going but I’m struggling with how to store them. They fall off hangers in the closet and I hate having to dig through drawers and bins to find the one I want. So, I was wondering how do you store your shawls?

This isn't the exact organiser we mentioned, but it's pretty close. Organiser

Review -


The Sweater Collection by Kathleen Dames


Giveaways -

Winner Announced - Beach Hut Socks by Zoe Carter



To enter: Go to our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast, find the giveaway thread, & tell us your favourite episode title from the last 250 episodes. You can find a list of all the episode titles here. Winners will be announced in Episode 252.



Nala's Shawl by Amanda Rate

To enter: Go to our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast, find the giveaway thread, & tell us what yarn you would knit this shawl with. Winner will be announced in Episode 253.

Misc. -
~Striations-A-Long in the JavaPurl Designs Ravelry Group - 1-May-2017 to 31-July-2017 - hosted by our VA Deb (scienceknitster)


~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 Fitbit as user 2F8K2V
~ on Instagram as cc_almon

Dami -
~ on Ravelry 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!