Episode 278 ~ In Which We Have A New Addition

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

~tickled pink wrap on US 3 (3.25mm), Seven Sisters Arts Meridian

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

~PINK Stripey Socks for the Win! on US1.5 (2.5mm), String Theory Colorworks Entanglement Self Striping in the Oxytocin colourway

~Babyccino Socks #1 on US3 (3.25mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Prince Pebbles colourway

~Beach Cowl on US2.5 (3mm), Pandia’s Jewels Snug in the Brackett's Landing colourway

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~Baby Bumble Hat on US6 (4mm) & US10.5 (6.5mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Baby Baby colourway

~Tickled PINK Shawl on US5 (3.75mm), Suburban Stitcher Sock

~2018 Preemie Hat #3 on US6 (4mm), Strawberry Fields Yarns Take a Hike in the Strawberry Fields Again colourway, Caron Simply Soft Heather in the Grey Heather colourway, & Limited Edition Days of the Guardian colourway

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Lori (lclark101896) sent a lava & amethyst beads necklace

~Luke the 2nd

~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for January here & for February 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!

~Emma by Jane Austen - Dami is reading

~The Glass Scientists (webcomic) by Sabrina Cotungo - Dami is reading


15 minutes of reading daily challenge - #GGKRAL18

~You Are a Bad***: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero - C.C. is reading

~Witchin' USA (A Moonstone Bay Cozy Mystery Book 1) by Amanda M. Lee - C.C. finished reading

~Deadly Summer (Darling Investigations Book 1) by Denise Grover Swank - C.C. finished reading

~A Shade of Vampire 54: A Den of Tricks by Bella Forrest - C.C. finished reading

~Merry Buried Christmas (Black Cat Cafe Cozy Mystery Series Book 12) by Lyndsey Cole - C.C. finished reading

~Witch Way to the Bakery & Royal Witch Curse (Sweetland Witch) by Zoe Arden - C.C. finished reading 1st book & is reading 2nd book

~Movies - Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery | Phantom of the Opera: Royal Albert Hall

~Charmed - finished watching Season 2 & watching Season 3

~Alias Grace - watched mini-series

~The Flash - watching Season 4

~The Blacklist - watching Season 5

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 13

~The Librarians - watching Season 4

~The X-Files - watching Season 11

~Death in Paradise - watching Series 7

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 11

~Supernatural - watching Season 13

~Arrow - watching Season 6

~Blindspot - watching Season 3

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - watching Season 5

~Call the Midwife - watching Series 7

~Murdoch Mysteries - watching Season 11

~Christy Nockels’ Be Held: Lullabies for the Beloved

~Anastasia OBCR

~Jekyll & Hyde OBCR

~Cabin Pressure

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 -
Rhonda (DuellingNeedles)from Pennsylvania asks:
You both seem to really enjoy Pom Pom Quarterly. Have you ever made any of the items from the magazine? If so, which ones?

We mention:
Alloy by Tatyana Scotce | Fairchild by Bristol Ivy

Review -

I Knit New York edited by Kathleen Dames & Alice O'Reilly
Print copies are $30 | eBooks are $25 on Ravelry

Misc. -
~If you live in the greater Seattle area and own a yarn shop, shop at a yarn shop, host a knitting group, or attend a knitting group, my good friend & mentor Tara Swiger & I would love to come teach a natural solutions for knitters/crocheters workshop. Or if you want to host a natural solutions workshop for you & your friends, we'd love to do that too. Email me at grande@JavaPurlDesigns.com to chat about this.


~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
~ Essential Oils
~ 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!

February 2018 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

It's once again time for the Alphabet Soup version of #GGKCraftyPAD! Here comes the prompts list for February 2018 Geeky Girls Knit Crafty Photo A Day Challenge.



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!

Episode 277 ~ In Which You Know What I Mean Even If I Can’t Spell It

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. -
~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

~Tickled PINK Shawl on US5 (3.75mm), Suburban Stitcher Sock

~PINK Stripey Socks for the Win! on US1.5 (2.5mm), String Theory Colorworks Entanglement Self Striping in the Oxytocin colourway

~Baby Bumble Hat on US6 (4mm) & US10.5 (6.5mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Baby Baby colourway

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~Happy 3rd Birthday Izzy! Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Patons North America Kroy Socks 4 Ply in the Blue Striped Ragg colourway

~Tickled PINK 7S Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), US2 (2.75mm) & US2.5 (3mm), Seven Sisters Arts Meridian

~2018 Preemie Hat #2 on US6 (4mm), Abstract Fiber SuperSock in the Waterlillies colourway, Caron Simply Soft Heather in the Grey Heather colourway, Fierce Fibers Springy Fingering in Gradient Purple Lotus - Light, & Schachenmayr Regia 4-fädig 4-Ply Metropole Color in the Lady Color colourway

~Newborn Bumble Hat on US6 (4mm) & US10.5 (6.5mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Prince Pebbles colourway

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Dami’s Christmas gift - Keyboard

~Seattle Pacific University



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

~Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis - Dami finished reading

~Emma by Jane Austen - Dami is reading

~The Glass Scientists (webcomic) by Sabrina Cotungo - Dami is reading


15 minutes of reading daily challenge - #GGKRAL18

~Let's All Be Brave: Living Life with Everything You Have by Annie F. Downs - C.C. finished reading

~You Are a Bad***: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero - C.C. is reading

~The Origin Mystery Series by A.G. Riddle - C.C. finished reading Books 1-3

~The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay - C.C. finished reading

~Witchin' USA (A Moonstone Bay Cozy Mystery Book 1) by Amanda M. Lee - C.C. is reading

~Movies - Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Frozen in Love

~Charmed - watching Season 2

~The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - finished watching Season 1

~NCIS - watching Season 15

~NCIS: NO - watching Season 4

~The Blacklist - watching Season 5

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 13

~The Librarians - watching Season 4

~The X-Files - watching Season 11

~Death in Paradise - watching Series 7

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 11

~Blindspot - watching Season 3

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - watching Season 5

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 9

~Murdoch Mysteries - watching Season 11

~Supergirl - watching Season 3

~Christy Nockels’ Be Held: Lullabies for the Beloved

~Anastasia OBCR

~Jekyll & Hyde OBCR

~Cabin Pressure

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 -
Rhonda (DuellingNeedles) from Pennsylvania asks:
C.C.- When you reknit your sweater last month did you just frog it and ball up the yarn, or did you soak the yarn to get the kinks out of it first? If you didn’t soak the yarn, did you find it difficult to knit with the curly yarn?

Misc. -
~I’m hosting a Bullet Journal & Natural Solutions Webinar on Friday, 19-Jan, at 11am Pacific. It'll be recorded if you can't attend live. Sign up for a reminder here.


~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
~ Essential Oils
~ 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!

Episode 276 ~ In Which It’s Cheesy Hallmark Movies for the Win!

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. -
~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 3rd Birthday Izzy! Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Patons North America Kroy Socks 4 Ply in the Blue Striped Ragg colourway

~Tickled PINK 7S Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), US2 (2.75mm) & US2.5 (3mm), Seven Sisters Arts Meridian

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~Leftover Christmas Yarn Shortie Fingerless Mitts on US3 (3.25mm), Plymouth Yarn Happy Feet 100 Splash Hand Dyed in the Lipstick colourway

~2018 Preemie Hat #1 on US6 (4mm), Fierce Fibers Springy Fingering in Gradient Purple Lotus - Light & Medium, Plymouth Yarn Happy Feet 100 Splash Hand Dyed in the Lipstick colourway, Rusty Ferret Yarns RF Quadrupole in Ferret Face, & Sunflower Yarns Franconia in Blossom & Bark

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Essential Oils kit & pink case
I'm hosting an Essential Oils 101 webinar on Thursday, 11-January-18, at 1pm Pacific. It'll be recorded if you can't attend live. Sign up for a reminder here.

~The Hunchback of Notre Dame Songbook

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

~Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis - Dami is reading

~The Glass Scientists (webcomic) by Sabrina Cotungo - Dami is reading


15 minutes of reading daily challenge - #GGKRAL18

~Let's All Be Brave: Living Life with Everything You Have by Annie F. Downs - C.C. is reading

~Configured Trilogy by Jenetta Penner - C.C. finished reading Book 2

~Coldbloods (Hotbloods #2) by Bella Forrest - C.C. finished reading

~Stillhouse Lake Series by Rachel Caine - C.C. finished reading Books 1-2

~Ghostly Tricks (A Harper Harlow Mystery Book 8) by Lily Harper Hart - C.C. finished reading

~The Origin Mystery Series by A.G. Riddle - C.C. is reading Book 1

~Movies - Christmas Getaway | A Royal New Year's Eve | Love On The Slopes

~Charmed - watching Season 2

~The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - watching Season 1

~NCIS - watching Season 15

~NCIS: NO - watching Season 4

~The Blacklist - watching Season 5

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 13

~The Librarians - watching Season 4

~The X-Files - watching Season 11

~Death in Paradise - watching Series 7

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 11

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - watching Season 5

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 9

~Murdoch Mysteries - watching Season 11

~Christy Nockels’ Be Held: Lullabies for the Beloved

~Anastasia OBCR

~Jekyll & Hyde OBCR

~Winter Classical playlist

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 -
April (aprilcox26) from California asks:
Hello ladies, I was wondering if we could actually see Dami’s stash…I love her color choices. Thank you.

Dami's Stash on Ravelry

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:


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
~ Essential Oils
~ 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!