Friday 30 November 2018

Episode 321 ~ In Which It’s Rainbows & Tassels & Beads For the Win!





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~straightforward mitts on US 3 (3.25mm), Penguin Soup Emperor Sock in the Baker colourway

C.C. -
~NaKniSweMo 2018 Granito on US2.5 (3mm) & US4 (3.5mm), NanoStitch Laboratory Scientific Sock in the OOAK Lab Experiment colourway

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~None

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Bullet Journal cover from Lady Falcon Travelers

~scarf from Jasmin (cuteknitter)

~Knit Crate - Use the coupon code GEEKY20 to get 20% off of your first order! This code will only work to discount the first month of a recurring monthly subscription and any of our Shop items.

~Christmas Ornament Exchange

~Dami’s Christmas Concert

~Vote in the Christmas Karaoke Thread

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










~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending:
*Before the Eclipse by Anton Chekhov, January 31, February 1-2, 7-9, 2019 at 7:30 pm & February 2, 2019 matinee at 1:00 pm at Seattle Pacific University

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 Power by Naomi Alderman - Dami finished reading

~The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - Dami finished reading

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


October/November/December Read-A-Long - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge - #GGKRAL18

88 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code & 88+ days RAL virtual badge
61 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern, everyone gets 61+ days RAL virtual badge

~Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be by Rachel Hollis - C.C. is reading

~Body Positive Power: How learning to love yourself will save your life by Megan Jayne Crabbe - C.C. finished reading

~Cozy Minimalist Home: More Style, Less Stuff by Myquillyn Smith - C.C. finished reading

~Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2) by J.K. Rowling - C.C. is rereading with Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast & Swish and Flick: An All Potter Podcast

~Stephanie Plum Series by Janet Evanovich - C.C. finished reading Twenty-Four

~Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough - C.C. finished reading

~The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware - C.C. finished reading

~The Frame-Up (The Golden Arrow #1) by Meghan Scott Molin - C.C. finished reading

~The Siren by Kiera Cass - C.C. finished reading

~Competence (The Custard Protocol #3) by Gail Carriger - C.C. finished reading

~In Death Series by J.D. Robb - C.C. finished reading Books 1-2

~Movies - It’s Christmas, Eve | Christmas in Love | A Veteran’s Christmas | Christmas at Graceland | Return to Christmas Creek | Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa | A Godwink Christmas | Last Vermont Christmas | Hope at Christmas | Reunited at Christmas | Christmas at the Palace | Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe | Christmas Everlasting | White Christmas | The Man Who Invented Christmas | Solo: A Star Wars Story

~Buffy the Vampire Slayer - rewatching Season 7 (#buffycraftalong)

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 10

~Murdoch Mysteries - watching Season 12

~NCIS - watching Season 16

~NCIS: NO - watching Season 5

~The Flash - watching Season 5

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 14

~Supernatural - watching Season 14

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 12

~Murphy Brown - watching Season 1

~Blindspot - watching Season 4

~Outlander - watching Season 4

~Doctor Who - watching Series 11

~Supergirl - watching Season 4

~Arrow - watching Season 7

~Spotify C.C. + Dami ♥ Christmas playlist


~My Favourite Murder podcast - pre-order their book Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide which releases in May 2019

~Cabin Pressure

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

*Each project of at least 20yds/18.3m that you finish and post in the Ravelry FO Thread counts as 1 entry into the giveaways. If your project is not at least 20yds/18.3m, you need to group it in a single post with other projects that together total at least 20yds/18.3m.

*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


Orange Camper bag by ArtByAna from Rhonda (DuellingNeedles)


Small Orange bag by KnitrxSews from Rhonda (DuellingNeedles)


Library Book Bag & notions pouch by BagsByAwesomeGrannie from Rhonda (DuellingNeedles)


Undead Yarn Vamphyre, Don’t Eat the Baby from Eileen (Leaner)


Cascade Yarns Casablanca, Fall - 2 winners of 1 skein each


Knit Companion Stand It Up


Halloween Stitch Marker Set made & donated by Theresa (JASZCreations)


2 Bride of Frankenstein Stitch Marker Sets & 1 Labyrinth Stitch Marker Set made & donated by Julia (nimruse) - 3 winners will each win 1 random set of stitch markers


Then When You Think I’ll Zag I Zig pattern designed & donated by Amanda Rate Cole (skileyknits)

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

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKAutumn18

*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 a 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

*Each project of at least 20yds/18.3m that you finish and post in the Ravelry FO Thread counts as 1 entry into the giveaways. If your project is not at least 20yds/18.3m, you need to group it in a single post with other projects that together total at least 20yds/18.3m.

*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


Christmas Tree bag by DonnasdesignsShop from Rhonda (DuellingNeedles)


Christmas Stitch Marker Set made & donated by Theresa (JASZCreations)


Seattle Seahawks Stitch Marker Set made & donated by Theresa (JASZCreations)


2 Illumikniti Enamel Pins made & donated by Julia (nimruse) - 2 winners will each win 1 pin


Project bag from Neighborhood Fiber Co., Red Cable Notebook from MaryAnn (knitcentral), Lose Me Not Mini - Stitch Marker Size from Jan B. Smiley, Ginger Twist Studio Needle Gauge, Nessie Stitch Marker, & 15g of Hilltop Cloud Silk Hankies


Fairy Tale Knits Elven Music, Green Tonal from Eileen (Leaner)


Space Cadet Lucina, No Snow from Eileen (Leaner)


Zwerger Opal Diamant, 6524 from Eileen (Leaner)

*Must be a member of our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast to participate

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKWinter1819

*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 Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Rebecca (rastrauss) from Michigan asks:
I also was interested in knowing about Dr. Hubs ministry and how your religion differs from Church of England or is it the same?

We mention: The Accidental Anglican: The Surprising Appeal of the Liturgical Church by Todd D. Hunter & Evangelicals on the Canterbury Trail: Why Evangelicals Are Attracted to the Liturgical Church by Robert Webber

Misc. -
~the great podcaster craft together


~Week 1 of our Upcoming 31 Days of Christmas With JavaPurl Designs - 1-December-18 through 31-December-18



~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

Pink Purl -
~on Instagram as pinkpurlalmon

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 27 November 2018

December 2018 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

How can it be December already? It seems like just yesterday that we were planning for 2018 to arrive and now here we are on the cusp of 2019! 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 2018 Geeky Girls Knit Crafty Photo A Day Challenge prompts list.



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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!

Friday 16 November 2018

Episode 320 ~ In Which It’s the Circle of Life





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~straightforward mitts on US 3 (3.25mm), Penguin Soup Emperor Sock in the Baker colourway

C.C. -
~NaKniSweMo 2018 Granito on US2.5 (3mm) & US4 (3.5mm), NanoStitch Laboratory Scientific Sock in the OOAK Lab Experiment colourway

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~None

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Ariel Christmas Ornament

~West Yorkshire Spinners yarn in the Christmas Special Fairy Lights colourway from The Woolly Thistle

~Parcel from Tricia (pazscott)

~Vote in the Christmas Karaoke Thread

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









~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending:
*Love and Information at Seattle Pacific University | 15-17-November-18

*Tacoma is for Lovers Artist Craft Fair | Sun. 18-November-18, 11am - 4pm | King's Books, Tacoma

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 Power by Naomi Alderman - Dami is reading

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


October/November/December Read-A-Long - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge - #GGKRAL18

88 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code & 88+ days RAL virtual badge
61 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern, everyone gets 61+ days RAL virtual badge

~Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be by Rachel Hollis - C.C. is reading

~An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith by Barbara Brown Taylor - C.C. finished reading

~Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2) by J.K. Rowling - C.C. is rereading with Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast & Swish and Flick: An All Potter Podcast

~Savannah Blues (Weezie and Bebe Mysteries #1) by Mary Kay Andrews - C.C. finished reading

~Little Bitty Lies by Mary Kay Andrews - C.C. finished reading

~Hissy Fit by Mary Kay Andrews - C.C. finished reading

~The Fixer Upper by Mary Kay Andrews - C.C. finished reading

~Stephanie Plum Series by Janet Evanovich - C.C. is reading Twenty-Four

~Movies - Black Panther | Christopher Robin

~Buffy the Vampire Slayer - finished rewatching Season 6 (#buffycraftalong)

~Wormwood Mini-Series - finished watching

~The Flash - watching Season 5

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 10

~Murdoch Mysteries - watching Season 12

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 14

~Supernatural - watching Season 14

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 12

~Murphy Brown - watching Season 1

~Blindspot - watching Season 4

~Outlander - watching Season 4

~Doctor Who - watching Series 11

~Supergirl - watching Season 4

~Arrow - watching Season 7

~C.C.’s Favs playlist


~My Favourite Murder podcast - pre-order their book Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide which releases in May 2019

~Rachel Hollis' Rise Podcast, LiveStream on Facebook & Instagram every weekday morning, & the Rise Together Podcast

~Cabin Pressure

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

*Each project of at least 20yds/18.3m that you finish and post in the Ravelry FO Thread counts as 1 entry into the giveaways. If your project is not at least 20yds/18.3m, you need to group it in a single post with other projects that together total at least 20yds/18.3m.

*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


Orange Camper bag by ArtByAna from Rhonda (DuellingNeedles)


Small Orange bag by KnitrxSews from Rhonda (DuellingNeedles)


Library Book Bag & notions pouch by BagsByAwesomeGrannie from Rhonda (DuellingNeedles)


Undead Yarn Vamphyre, Don’t Eat the Baby from Eileen (Leaner)


Cascade Yarns Casablanca, Fall - 2 winners of 1 skein each


Knit Companion Stand It Up


Halloween Stitch Marker Set made & donated by Theresa (JASZCreations)


2 Bride of Frankenstein Stitch Marker Sets & 1 Labyrinth Stitch Marker Set made & donated by Julia (nimruse) - 3 winners will each win 1 random set of stitch markers


Then When You Think I’ll Zag I Zig pattern designed & donated by Amanda Rate Cole (skileyknits)

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

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKAutumn18

*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 a Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Sarah (CraftySara) from Pennsylvania asks:
In preparation for NAKNISWEMO you swatched and got the right number of stitches per row but not the correct number of rows. I understand that for the sweater you are making it doesn’t matter, but what if it did matter? I’m not sure how to solve that.

Review -


Pom Pom Quarterly Issue 27, Winter 2018


Misc. -

~Winners Announced - The Good Shepherd by D. Marie Prokop
(AnotherFolksingr)

~the great podcaster craft together

~Upcoming Indie Gift-A-Long -
From November 23rd, 2018 at 8:00 pm US EST to November 29th at 11:59pm US EST tons of indie designers will be discounting between 10 - 20 of their patterns 25% for this event. Use coupon code: giftalong2018. From November 23rd, 2018 at 8:00 pm US EST to December 31, 2018 at midnight US EST there will be fun games, contests, and 8 KAL/CALs that will help you get your holiday knitting and crocheting done with companionship and fun!

~Upcoming 31 Days of Christmas With JavaPurl Designs - 1-December-18 through 31-December-18


~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

Pink Purl -
~on Instagram as pinkpurlalmon

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!