Thursday 30 November 2017

Episode 270 ~ In Which We’re A Wee Bit Verbose





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~bashfully tickled pink socks on US 1.5 (2.5 mm), Suburban Stitcher Sock in the Bashful 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

~Frosty the Snowman Christmas Socks for Dami on US1.5 (2.5mm), Canon Hand Dyes Oscar Sparkle Sock in the Frosty the Snowman Polar Opposites colourway

~Tickled PINK Hat on US2 (2.75mm) & US3 (3.25mm), Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~NaKniSweMo 2017 Puntilla Sweater on US2.5 (3mm) & US4 (3.5 mm), Knitting in France Sparkles in the Something About C.C. colourway & Ripples Crafts Hand Dyed Yarns Suilven in the Pikkewyn colourway

~Christmas Hat for Noah on US4 (3.5mm) & US6 (4mm), Knit Picks Palette in the Briar Heather, Cream, Oyster Heather, Coriander Heather, Almond, Oregon Coast Heather, & Wheat Heather colourways

~Christmas Hat for Izzy on US4 (3.5mm) & US6 (4mm), Knit Picks Palette in the Camel Heather, Cream, Oyster Heather, Coriander Heather, Almond, Oregon Coast Heather, & Wheat Heather colourways

~Llamicorns & Ferrets, Oh My! Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Pandia's Jewels Hand Dyed Yarn Super Sparkle in the Pink Fluffy Llamicorn colourway & Rusty Ferret Yarns RF Quadrupole in the Ferret Face colourway

~2017 Preemie Hat #48 on US6 (4mm), Nerd Girl Yarns Bounce & Stomp in the Looking through a telescope colourway

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Allyn Knit Shop

~25 Days of Christmas - Make sure you are subscribed to our JavaPurl Designs Newsletter & that you follow us on Instagram (cc_almon & damisdoodles) to be notified of the sale of the day.


~Vlogmas 2017 on YouTube

~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for November here & for December 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!

~The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo - Dami is reading
15 minutes of reading daily in December challenge

~Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely by Lysa TerKeurst - C.C. is reading

~The Forsaken Throne (The Kingfountain Series Book 6) by Jeff Wheeler - C.C. finished reading

~Lily Bloom Cozy Mysteries by Lyndsey Cole - C.C. finished reading Books 1-5 & is reading Book 6

~Movies - White Christmas | A Bramble House Christmas | With Love, Christmas | The Mistletoe Inn | Finding Santa | The Christmas Train

~Humans - watching Series 2

~NCIS - watching Season 15

~NCIS: NO - watching Season 4

~The Flash - watching Season 4

~The Blacklist - watching Season 5

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 13

~Supernatural - watching Season 13

~Arrow - watching Season 6

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 9

~Supergirl - watching Season 3 / Arrow - watching Season 6 (crossover episodes - also will include The Flash & DC’s Legends of Tomorrow)

~Outlander - watching Season 3

~Spotify C.C. + Dami ♥ Musicals playlist


~Christy Nockels - The Thrill of Hope album

~Anastasia OBCR

~Hadestown Concept Album & Hadestown OCR

September/October/November Artistic Autumnal AL -



*Runs from 1-September through 30-November

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

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

*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


Charlie Brown needle holder(from Kimarie’s Knit Knacks) & Autumnal Stitch Markers


Gnome Acres Stars Hollow (from KellyChron)


Pom Pom Quarterly Issue 8 (from Ramonafirehorse)


Nala's Big Sister Shawl by Amanda Rate


Bicycle project bag from KnitRunDig (gently used) + Harry Potter Wand keychain


Embroidery Tote Bag from Edinburgh Yarn Festival


Beach Hut Socks by Zoe Carter


a Ravelry pattern of up to $6 donated by an anonymous sponsor


coffee project bag from January Designs Co.


Doctor Who project bag from January Designs Co.

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

*Each project you finish and post in the Ravelry Artistic Autumnal AL **FO Thread** (2017) counts as 1 entry into the giveaways

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKAutumn17

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-December 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 an Artistic Autumnal AL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

December/January/February Winter Wonderland AL -



*Runs from 1-December through 28-February

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

*No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-December and finished no later than 28-February

*New rule - for posting in the FO thread, small items that use less than 10g of yarn should be grouped together with other small items that use at least 10g of yarn total

*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


Geeky Girls Knit 5th Podiversary Progress Keeper from Ann Tudor


TARDIS pouch with Shakespeare stitch markers from The Stitching Plaza


Ginger Twist Studio Needle Gauge, Nessie Stitch Marker & 15g of Hilltop Cloud Silk Hankies


Unobtainables: Fake Elements, Real Knits by Allison Sarnoff & Heatherly Walker


2 Greeting Cards from Tilly Flop Designs

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

*Each project of more than 10g of yarn that you finish and post in the Ravelry Winter Wonderland AL **FO Thread** (2017/18) counts as 1 entry into the giveaways. For projects that use less than 10g of yarn, please see the new rule above.

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKWinter1718

*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, 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 Winter Wonderland AL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Jenni (JenniFerReals) from Missouri asks:
About your fiction selections.

I notice C.C. seems to enjoy lighter fiction, mostly for entertainment - this is usually my brand of reading as well, though I’m currently reading/listening to Gone With the Wind.

I notice Dami mostly reads classics, do you find them entertaining or are you reading them because they’re part of a quest to read all the classics?

C.C. if you were to choose a classic read that you have not read before, what would you choose? I link Books That Everyone Should Read at Least Once from Goodreads. Which one on there have you not read, but think you might enjoy?

Dami if you were to choose a modern fiction that you have not read before, what would you choose? I link Best Fiction 2015 from Goodreads. I looks like they’re currently working on 2016 so 2015 is the most current year we have to work with. Which one on there have you not read, but think you might enjoy?

We mention: Dracula by Bram Stoker, Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, & Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

Review/Giveaway -


louleigh's Tiny Owls Collection by Leigh Kristensen
Leigh has generously given us one copy of the collection to give to one of you. To enter, visit louleigh's Tiny Owls Collection, find your favourite pattern, & then come back to our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast to tell us about it.We’ll keep the giveaway open until we record Episode 272 in 2 weeks.

Winner Announced - ImpWear Home Vintage Lunch Sack

Misc. -


~Support the Podcast, Become A Patron


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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 28 November 2017

December 2017 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

How can it be December already? It seems like just yesterday that we were planning for 2017 to arrive and now here we are on the cusp of 2018! Egads, well, I guess we should look to see what December's GGKCRAFTYPAD has in store. This month our theme is centred around Christmas, Advent, winter. After all, it's the most wonderful time of the year. Let's look at the December 2017 Geeky Girls Knit Crafty Photo A Day Challenge prompts list.



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 23 November 2017

Episode 269 ~ In Which I’m Making An Executive Decision





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~tickled pink + green cowl on US 4 (3.5 mm), Abstract Fiber + Malabrigo Sock in Fresco Y Seco

C.C. -
~Llamicorns & Ferrets, Oh My! Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Pandia's Jewels Hand Dyed Yarn Super Sparkle in the Pink Fluffy Llamicorn colourway & Rusty Ferret Yarns RF Quadrupole in the Ferret Face colourway

~NaKniSweMo 2017 Puntilla Sweater on US2.5 (3mm) & US4 (3.5 mm), Knitting in France Sparkles in the Something About C.C. colourway & Ripples Crafts Hand Dyed Yarns Suilven in the Pikkewyn colourway

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~2017 Preemie Hat #47 on US6 (4mm), Fierce Fibers Springy Fingering in the Gradient Purple Lotus - Medium & Dark colourways & Various Unknown Yarns

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Ghost Quartet shirt


~Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn

~Doctor Who Christmas Special Trailer


~Dami got accepted to Seattle Pacific University

~The Indie Designer Gift-A-Long starts today on Ravelry. Over 300 designers have 10-20 patterns each available for the next week for 25% off.

See my bundle of 20 patterns that are available for 25% off with the code giftalong2017


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

~The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo - Dami is reading

~Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely by Lysa TerKeurst - C.C. is reading

~Frosting Disaster (Sweetland Witch) by Zoe Arden - C.C. finished reading

~The Chupacabra Catastrophe (A Charlie Rhodes Cozy Mystery Book 2) by Amanda M. Lee - C.C. finished reading

~To Trick a Witch (A Jinx Hamilton Mystery Book 10) by Juliette Harper - C.C. finished reading

~Rise of a Phoenix (The Nix Series Book 3) by Shannon Mayer - C.C. finished reading

~The Girl Who Dared to Think 3: The Girl Who Dared to Descend by Bella Forrest - C.C. finished reading

~Wicked Hearts (An Ivy Morgan Mystery Book 9) by Lily Harper Hart - C.C. finished reading

~Movies - Coming Home For Christmas | Christmas Homecoming | A Gift To Remember

~Poldark - finished watching Series 3

~Humans - finished watching Series 1

~NCIS - watching Season 15

~NCIS: NO - watching Season 4

~The Flash - watching Season 4

~The Blacklist - watching Season 5

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 13

~Supernatural - watching Season 13

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 11

~Arrow - watching Season 6

~Blindspot - watching Season 3

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 9

~Supergirl - watching Season 3

~Outlander - watching Season 3

~Spotify C.C. + Dami ♥ Musicals playlist


~Hadestown Concept Album & Hadestown OCR

September/October/November Artistic Autumnal AL -



*Runs from 1-September through 30-November

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

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

*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


Charlie Brown needle holder(from Kimarie’s Knit Knacks) & Autumnal Stitch Markers


Gnome Acres Stars Hollow (from KellyChron)


Pom Pom Quarterly Issue 8 (from Ramonafirehorse)


Nala's Big Sister Shawl by Amanda Rate


Bicycle project bag from KnitRunDig (gently used) + Harry Potter Wand keychain


Embroidery Tote Bag from Edinburgh Yarn Festival


Beach Hut Socks by Zoe Carter


a Ravelry pattern of up to $6 donated by an anonymous sponsor


coffee project bag from January Designs Co.


Doctor Who project bag from January Designs Co.

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

*Each project you finish and post in the Ravelry Artistic Autumnal AL **FO Thread** (2017) counts as 1 entry into the giveaways

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKAutumn17

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-December 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 an Artistic Autumnal AL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Jenni (JenniFerReals) from Missouri asks:
Dami, what type of kitty are you hoping for. I’ve always wanted an orange cat or a calico, but sometimes you can’t always be picky about what you end up with. What color cats make your heart go pitter pat?

Misc. -
Reminder - Visit the Impwear Home website & then tell us your favourite item from their shop in the giveaway thread in our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast. The giveaway winner will be announced in Episode 270.


~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!