Monday 25 February 2019

March 2019 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

We're playing with colours in this month's edition of #GGKCraftyPAD! Here comes the prompts list for March 2019 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!

Friday 22 February 2019

Episode 333 ~ In Which It’s Like a Parched Desert





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. -
~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

~Belated 2018 Christmas Socks for Dami on US1.5 (2.5mm) & US2.5 (3mm), West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply Self Striping in the Fairy Lights colourway & Vidalana Dream in the Tapenade colourway

~My Favorite Murder Mystery Wrap on US 2.5 (3mm) & US4 (3.5mm), Suburban Stitcher Sock in the Triflers Need Not Apply colourway

~Replacement Baby Blanket for Waylon on US8 (5mm), Lion Brand Heartland in the Glacier Bay & Kings Canyon colourways

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~2019 Preemie Hat #7 on US6 (4mm), SpaceCadet Ombré & Gradient Mini-Skeins in the Headstrong Ombre MS 1404 colourways & Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering in the Roland Park colourway

~Bunting Triangles for A Fellow Chronic Illness Warrior on US2.5 (3mm), Premier Yarns Serenity Sock Prints in the Chili colourway & Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering in the Roland Park colourway

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Madrona
a ruler bracelet from Acorn Street
some yummy Lolo by Barmaids
a wee pouch from Chicken Boots
stickers from Canon Hand Dyes
needle wranglers from Tempestry Project
a Knit Girllls tape measurer from Laura & Leslie
and I ordered a fun cross stitch kit from Northwest Yarns

~Rock of Ages & Arsenic and Old Lace

~Antler Pullover by Tin Can Knits

~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.

~cat mug & tea

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









~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending:
*Pacific Northwest Yarn Crawl, 2-5/May/2019

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!

~Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen - Dami is reading

~Sacred Pauses by April Yamasaki - Dami is reading

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


January/February/March Read-A-Long - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge - #GGKRAL19

86 of 90 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code & 88+ days RAL virtual badge
59 of 90 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern, everyone gets 61+ days RAL virtual badge


2019 RAL Yearlong Challenge
~January / February / March
* 90 days - 10 entries
* 86-89 days - 8 entries
* 59-85 days - 5 entries

~April / May / June
* 91 days - 10 entries
* 87-90 days - 8 entries
* 60-86 days - 5 entries

~July / August / September
* 92 days - 10 entries
* 88-91 days - 8 entries
* 61-87 days - 5 entries

~October / November / December
* 92 days - 10 entries
* 88-91 days - 8 entries
* 61-87 days - 5 entries

~All 365 days - 10 bonus entries

~Modern Mrs. Darcy 2019 Reading Challenge - 6 bonus entries

~3 prize winners drawn from all the entries - each will receive yarn, a pattern, & maybe more!

~The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile - C.C. is reading

~Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3) by J.K. Rowling - C.C. is rereading with Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast & Swish and Flick: An All Potter Podcast

~Blood for Blood (Ziba MacKenzie Series) by Victoria Selman - C.C. finished reading

~In Death Series by J.D. Robb - C.C. finished reading Book 10

~Anna Pigeon Series by Nevada Barr - C.C. finished reading Books 5-6

~Movies - Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter than Death | Love, Romance, & Chocolate | Chronicle Mysteries: Recovered

~Travelers - finished watching Season 1 & watching Season 2

~The Umbrella Academy - finished watching Season 1

~Death in Paradise - watching Series 8

~Star Trek: Discovery - watching Season 2

~Blindspot - watching Season 4

~The Blacklist - watching Season 6

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 10

~Supergirl - watching Season 4

~Call the Midwife - watching Series 8

~Murdoch Mysteries - watching Season 12

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

~David Tennant Does a Podcast With… podcast

~Cabin Pressure

~Notre-Dame de Paris (Live)

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 including the great podcaster craft together

*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 -
Mary (merrybrown) from California asks:
CC you have mentioned several kind of sock heels you do not like to do. What type of sock heel do you use? I have your latest book, but could you expand on it a bit?

We mention: JavaPurl Designs - Tutorial: Short Rows Using the Shadow Wrap Method

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
~ 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!

Friday 15 February 2019

Episode 332 ~ In Which We Survived Snowmageddon!





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. -
~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

~Belated 2018 Christmas Socks for Dami on US1.5 (2.5mm) & US2.5 (3mm), West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply Self Striping in the Fairy Lights colourway & Vidalana Dream in the Tapenade colourway

~My Favorite Murder Mystery Wrap on US 2.5 (3mm) & US4 (3.5mm), Suburban Stitcher Sock in the Triflers Need Not Apply colourway

~Replacement Baby Blanket for Waylon on US8 (5mm), Lion Brand Heartland in the Glacier Bay & Kings Canyon colourways

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~2019 Preemie Hat #6 on US6 (4mm), SpaceCadet Ombré & Gradient Mini-Skeins in the Headstrong Ombre MS 1404 colourways

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~cute fabric

~Dami’s nomination to the The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Irene Ryan Acting Scholarships

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









~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending:
*Madrona Fiber Arts Marketplace in Tacoma, WA, February 14-17, 2019 - C.C. will be there on Friday the 15th.

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!

~Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen - Dami is reading

~Sacred Pauses by April Yamasaki - Dami is reading

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


January/February/March Read-A-Long - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge - #GGKRAL19

86 of 90 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code & 88+ days RAL virtual badge
59 of 90 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern, everyone gets 61+ days RAL virtual badge


2019 RAL Yearlong Challenge
~January / February / March
* 90 days - 10 entries
* 86-89 days - 8 entries
* 59-85 days - 5 entries

~April / May / June
* 91 days - 10 entries
* 87-90 days - 8 entries
* 60-86 days - 5 entries

~July / August / September
* 92 days - 10 entries
* 88-91 days - 8 entries
* 61-87 days - 5 entries

~October / November / December
* 92 days - 10 entries
* 88-91 days - 8 entries
* 61-87 days - 5 entries

~All 365 days - 10 bonus entries

~Modern Mrs. Darcy 2019 Reading Challenge - 6 bonus entries

~3 prize winners drawn from all the entries - each will receive yarn, a pattern, & maybe more!

~The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile - C.C. is reading

~House of Dreams: The Life of L.M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg - C.C. finished reading

~Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3) by J.K. Rowling - C.C. is rereading with Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast & Swish and Flick: An All Potter Podcast

~In Death Series by J.D. Robb - C.C. finished reading Book 9

~The Cat Who… Series by Lilian Jackson Braun - C.C. finished reading Book 4

~A Magical Cats Mystery Series by Sofie Kelly - C.C. finished reading Book 2

~Blood for Blood (Ziba MacKenzie Series) by Victoria Selman - C.C. is reading

~Movies - The Story of Us

~The Tunnel - finished watching the Series

~Travelers - watching Season 1

~Star Trek: Discovery - watched the shorts and watching Season 2

~A Series of Unfortunate Events - finished watching the Series

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 14

~Death in Paradise - watching Series 8

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 12

~Supernatural - watching Season 14

~Blindspot - watching Season 4

~The Blacklist - watching Season 6

~Call the Midwife - watching Series 8

~Murdoch Mysteries - watching Season 12

~Arrow - watching Season 7

~The Flash - watching Season 5

~NCIS - watching Season 16

~NCIS: NO - watching Season 5

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

~David Tennant Does a Podcast With… podcast

~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

*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 including the great podcaster craft together

*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 -
Leah (eventual) from Minnesota asks:
I enjoy watching your show every week and I was wondering - how do you get your videos into iTunes? I decided I wanted to try my hand at video podcasting, and I’m having the hardest time figuring out how to get it to work in any podcasting service (I have however gotten it to work on blogger, YouTube, Dropbox, and soundcloud). I’m generally pretty tech savvy but this process has me completely stumped and tearing my hair out! What suggestions do you have with uploading a video to a service such as iTunes? What’s the process??

We mention this tutorial by Megan of Stockinette Zombies.

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
~ 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!