GGKCS: Episode 255 ~ In Which He’s A Quack

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. -
~Katy's 2017 Birthday Socks on US1.5 (2.5 mm), Wild Happy Color Hand Dyed Yarn Authentic Base in the Northern Lights 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. -
~The Hubs’ 20th Anniversary Socks on US1.5 (2.5 mm), Fierce Fibers 24 Karat in the Hot Tamale colourway

~2017 Preemie Hat #33 on US6 (4mm), Nerd Girl Yarns Bounce & Stomp in the Sorry Not Sorry colourway

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~jeans

~cooler morning weather

~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details 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!

~War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy - Dami is reading

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

~The Girl Who Dared to Think by Bella Forrest - C.C. finished reading

~Freaky Games (A Mystic Caravan Mystery Book 4) by Amanda M. Lee - C.C. finished reading

~A Passage of Threats (A Shade of Vampire # 47) by Bella Forrest - C.C. finished reading

~Everlasting Covenant (Dying Covenant Trilogy Book 3) by Amanda M. Lee - C.C. finished reading

~No Chance in Spell: Lexi Balefire, Matchmaker Witch (Fate Weaver Book 4) by ReGina Welling - C.C. finished reading

~Hardy Brothers Security Series by Lily Harper Hart - C.C. finished reading Books 1 & 2

~Movies - Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room | Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress | Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent | Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders | Garage Sale Mystery: The Art of Murder | Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder

~Outlander - rewatching Season 1

~DuckTales - watching Season 1

~Spotify C.C. + Dami ♥ Musicals playlist

~Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

~Great Comet Original Broadway Cast Recording

~The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2016

~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

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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 -
Rhonda (DuellingNeedles) from Pennsylvania asks:
Whose idea was it originally to begin podcasting? How did the other person feel about the idea? Has there ever been a time when you thought about not podcasting?

Review/Giveaway -

Pom Pom Quarterly Issue 6: Autumn 2013

Reminder ~ Chest of Bone: The Knit Collection inspired by Chest of Bone (Afterworld Chronicles #1) by Vicki Stiefel
To win a copy of Chest of Bone: The Knit Collection, go to our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast, find the giveaway thread, & tell us your favourite pattern from Chest of Bone: The Knit Collection. We’ll announce the winner in Episode 256.

Misc. -
~Ep256 live on Tuesday, 22-August-2017
~Ep257 delayed, we’ll keep you updated

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