GGKCS: Episode 361 ~ In Which She’s the Eclectic Contessa!

Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~persephone wrap on US6 (4mm), Wild Happy Color Authentic Base in Dami’s Muse colourway

C.C. -
~Happy 20th Birthday Dami! Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Knit Picks Stroll Hand-Painted in the Borealis colourway

~Inner Peace Shawl on US4 (3.5mm), Pandia's Jewels Snug in the Supernatural colourway & Suburban Stitcher Sock in the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park colourway

~English Paper Piecing

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~Little Sister Barley Hat for Dagney on US4 (3.5mm) & US6 (4mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Baby Baby colourway

~2019 Preemie Hat #36 on US6 (4mm), A Little Knitty Diamond in the First I Drink the Coffee, Then I Do the Things & the Ugh! I need a taco! colourways

Flosstube -
Beginning at timestamp 12:08

~Quaker Pumpkin by The Stitcherhood

~Flosstube I'm binging:
Cupcake Stitcher
Maximum Cross Stitch Power Hour with Ellen Reid
Michelle Bendy Stitchy
SewGrateful
Stitch! Goes My Heart
Stitchywitch42

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Count Down To Christmas Cross Stitch Chart by Country Cottage Needleworks

~Project bags

~Just Cross Stitch October 2019 Magazine

~Oaken by tincanknits

~Damis' Pennsylvania / NYC trip

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

~Upcoming Events:
*Fall Pacific Northwest Yarn Crawl, first weekend in October, 2019 - Not attending but for your information

*Knit City in Vancouver, first weekend in October, 2019

*Fiber Fusion Northwest, Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, WA, third weekend in October, 2019

*SeaMeowCon, last weekend in October, 2019

*Knitting Retreat, Saturday, 9-November-19

*Yarn Revolution, Sunday, 10-November-19

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 Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister - Dami is reading

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

July / August / September RAL - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge - #GGKRAL19
* 88-92 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code & 88+ days RAL virtual badge
* 61-87 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern, everyone gets 61+ days RAL virtual badge

2019 RAL Yearlong Challenge

~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!

~White fragility: why it's so hard to talk to white people about racism by Robin DiAngelo - C.C. is reading

~Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter #4) by J.K. Rowling - C.C. is rereading with Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast & Swish and Flick: An All Potter Podcast

~The Fiery Cross (Outlander #5) by Diana Gabaldon - C.C. is rereading

~Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes - C.C. finished reading

~The Better Sister by Alafair Burke - C.C. finished reading

~The Farm by Joanne Ramos - C.C. finished reading

~Lock Every Door by Riley Sager - C.C. finished reading

~A Night's Tail (Magical Cats Mystery #11) by Sofie Kelly - C.C. is reading

~Movies - Air Force One | Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery

~Younger - finished watching Seasons 3-5

~Father Brown - watching Series 3

~When Hope Calls - watching Season 1

~Chesapeake Shores - watching Season 4

~My Favourite Murder podcast

~Hadestown Original Broadway Cast Recording

~Cabin Pressure

~My Fair Lady revival cast recording 2018

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 (including the great podcaster craft together)

*Prizes: If you’d like to donate one, PM PM JavaPurl or Email us at geekygirlsknit@gmail.com

Stitch Marker Sets made & donated by Julia (nimruse) of Pandia's Jewels - 3 Labyrinth, 1 Frankenstein, & 1 Bride of Frankenstein - 5 winners will each win a random set

Orange Camper bag by ArtByAna from Rhonda (DuellingNeedles)

Swoonish Walker (sock blank) OOAK from Eileen (Leaner)

Moda Dea Sassy Stripes DK in the Polo colourway - 2 skeins from Tricia (pazscott)

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

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKAutumn19

*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 -
Denise (fuzziekit) from Michigan asks:
Dami: Thank you for giving me a love of musicals back. Right now I am having a hard time not picking up every single one of the musical cds I find. So far I have only picked up the Hadestown live show, at least I think that is what it is, out in the car and I am not leaving my seat to go check, and love it. If you were to pick only one other show to recommend picking up, what would it be? sighs Okay, I will give you an option of five. ;)

Misc. -

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