Monday 22 March 2021

Episode 436 ~ In Which I’m Vaccinated!





Show Notes:

Intro -

On the Needles -
~I'll have two coffees and two cherry danishes to go please Socks - I'll have two coffees and two cherry danishes to go please Socks by ME! on US1.5 (2.5mm), It's All About Ewe Fidalgo Sock in the Cherry Blossoms V 2.0 colourway
Project bag from Little Fish Stitches & Progress Keeper from Tilting Planet

Finished Projects -
~2021 Preemie Hat #11 on US6 (4mm), Knit Picks Stroll Hand Painted in the Borealis colourway, The Yarn Tree Silver Sparkle Sock in the The Doctor Donna colourway, & Knitologie Glowing Worsted in the Pachyderm colourway

Flosstube -
Begins at timestamp 6:44

~Gilmore Girls Sampler by The Enablers Facebook Group
Project Bag from Forbidden Fibers

~Peruvian Cat's Reflection Sampler by PeruvianFlair ~ SAL starts 3-April-2021

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Fablebands

~The Black Needle Society March On the Go Stitching Unboxing - Use the code JAVAPURL5 for a discount on your first box of box to box subscriptions (the 6 & 12 month boxes already have a discount built in; not valid on special edition boxes.

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


Episode 436 Bookshop List



January / February / March 2021 RAL - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge
* 86-90 of 90 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code & 86+ days RAL virtual badge
* 59-85 of 90 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern, everyone gets 59+ days RAL virtual badge
* #GGKRAL21


* #GGKRAL21

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

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

~ Read All 365 days - 10 bonus entries

~ Complete the Modern Mrs. Darcy 2021 Reading Challenge - 12 bonus entries [all or none] (we'll open a thread for you to post this in December 2021)

~Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5) - C.C. is rereading with Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast & Swish and Flick: An All Potter Podcast

~Fire & Water (Kate Kane Paranormal Investigator #3) by Alexis Hall - C.C. finished reading

~Soulstar (The Kingston Cycle #3) by C.L. Polk - C.C. finished reading

~Kitty Goes to War (Kitty Norville #8) by Carrie Vaughn - C.C. finished reading

~Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey - C.C. is reading

~The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk - C.C. is reading

~House Hunters - watching

~Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - finished watching Seasons 5 & 6 & watching Season 7 & episodes for That’s Messed Up: An SVU Podcast

~A Discovery of Witches - Season 2 finale

~Murdoch Mysteries - Season 14 finale

~NCIS - watching Season 18

~The Masked Singer - watching Season 5

~My Favourite Murder podcast

~Random Spotify Playlists

March / April / May Sheepy Spring AL -


*Runs from 1-March through 31-May

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

*No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-March and finished no later than 31-May

*Each project that you knit/crochet/weave/spin must be at least 20yds/18.3m that you finish and post in the Facebook Group 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. For stitching/sewing projects, we’ll leave it to your best judgment. If you wanted our official ruling, PM email us at ggkcspodcast@gmail.com

*Feel free to poly-dip in other ALs as long as it fits in with other rules

*Please complete our Google form in order to help us make sure you are receiving a prize that you'll actually enjoy using.

*Prizes: If you’d like to donate one, email us at ggkcspodcast@gmail.com


Alpine Flowers Cross Stitch Kit from Hillary


Uru.Yarn by KnitCrate Chonky - 2 skeins of Petal - 2 winners will win 1 skein


Audine Wools by KnitCrate Sleek - 2 skeins of Unwind - 2 winners will win 1 skein


Honeyberry Studios Notebooks - 2 notebooks - 2 winners will win 1 notebook

*Must be a member of the our Facebook group ~ GGKCS Podcast / FlossTube to participate

*Social Media Hashtag: #GGKCSSpring21

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-June 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 in our Facebook group so we can encourage each other along the way.

Misc. -
~The Black Needle Society VIP - Use the code JAVAPURL5 for a discount on your first box of box to box subscriptions (the 6 & 12 month boxes already have a discount built in; not valid on special edition boxes.


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