Tuesday, 25 October 2016

November 2016 Crafty Photo A Day Challenge

Where in the world has this year gone????? There's only two months of 2016 left. So, let's look to see what November's GGKCRAFTYPAD has in store. This month our theme is being thankful. You'll notice that several of the days have the same prompt, thankful. We're encouraging you to share with us several things you're thankful for over the course of the month. Here's the prompts list for November 2016 Geeky Girls Knit Crafty Photo A Day Challenge.



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!

Thursday, 20 October 2016

Episode 214 ~ In Which We Have Bothered Souls





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~the best things shawlette on US 5 (3.75 mm), The Knitting Goddess 4ply Merino Nylon Sock in the Alexandrite colourway & West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply in the Poppy Seed 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

~Pumpkin Spice Gradient Socks on US 1.5 (2.5 mm), Rainbow Heirloom Sock in the Orange Peel and Pumpkin Spice colourways

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~The EPIC Haven Poncho on US 8 (5mm), See project page for colourways used

~Dami's Christmas Precipitation Hat on US 3 (3.25 mm) and US 6 (4 mm), Chandlers Superwash BFL DK in the Purple, Blue, Green, Cream colourway

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~New glasses

~card & cross-stitched Doctor Who bookmarks from Angie (crouchingcheese)

~musical news

~#TheAlmonsTakeCardiff & birthday celebration trip! We went to Cardiff, Wales, specifically for The Doctor Who Experience & then to Birmingham, England, to visit C.C.'s bestie Katy & her hubby Jeremy & their boys Noah & Izzy.

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









~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending

~Yarnporium in London - Saturday, 5-November-2016, & Sunday, 6-November-2016 - we'll be sharing a booth with Sam of KnitRunDig Project Bags & Lola of Third Vault Yarns


~Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza website
Farnham, UK, from Thursday, 10-November-2016, through Sunday, 13-November-2016




Email us at GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza AT gmail DOT com if you'd like to donate a door prize or something for the goodie bags

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!

~Peter Pan, Or the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up by J.M. Barrie - Dami is reading

~Steadfast Love: The Response of God to the Cries of Our Heart by Lauren Chandler - C.C. finished reading

~The All Souls Real-Time Reading Companion by Deborah Harkness - C.C. is rereading A Discovery of Witches in real-time

~She Can… Series by Melinda Leigh - C.C. finished reading Books 2-6

~The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires, #1) by Jim Butcher - C.C. is reading

~Movies - Jason Bourne

~Gilmore Girls - finished rewatching Season 3 & rewatching Season 4

~Numb3rs - finished rewatching Season 5 & rewatching Season 6

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 10

~Murdoch Mysteries - watching Season 10

~Supergirl - watching Season 2

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - watching Season 4

~NCIS - watching Season 14

~NCIS: NO - watching Season 3

~Blindspot - watching Season 2

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 12

~Elementary - watching Season 5

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 8

~Supernatural - watching Season 12

~The Blacklist - watching Season 4

September/October/November Artistic Autumnal KAL -


*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

*Feel free to poly-dip in other KALs 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


1 skein of Opal Sweet & Spicy in the Schwarzkummel colourway from Jilly (veganjilly)


3 skeins of Fiberlady Makicot (70% bamboo/30% cotton) in the Relaxing colourway from Jilly (veganjilly)


a Fia hummingbird pretty cheep project bag from Julia (nimruse)


2 X-Oh! greeting cards & the X-Oh! pattern from Edinburgh Yarn Festival & 2 Gilmore Girls postcards


3 X-Oh! greeting cards & the X-Oh! pattern from Edinburgh Yarn Festival


a 4 marker and 1 clasp leaf stitch marker set from Sarah (lilangelsg2)


a Halloween stitch marker set (pumpkin marker and witch & apple clasps) from Sarah (lilangelsg2)


2 Baker’s Dozen mini-skeins sets of Meadowcroft Dyeworks/Yarn Rehab yarn on their Rockshelter Base in various colorways. Each mini skein has 20 yds of 100% superwash merino from Amber (deviousangel)


a pattern of the winner’s choice from her Ravelry store from Betsy (QuillPen)


a copy of her Beautiful Warrior Cowl pattern from Naomi (CosyCuteKnits)


an autumn leaves project bag from GeorgeAnne (StitchingPlaza) of The Stitching Plaza


1 skein of Lang Yarns Jawoll Magic in the 84.0013 colourway

*Each project you finish and post counts as 1 entry into the giveaway

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

*Must post a photo of your finished project in the Ravelry thread for Artistic Autumnal KAL ~ FO Pics Only (No Chatter) & tag your project page with the following tag #GGKAutumnal16

*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, KALs, 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 Artistic Autumnal KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Katherine (KatyKittyJay) from Aberdeenshire UK asks:
Hi, did you get BBC robot wars in USA, if so which was your favourite robot? Will you be watching the relaunch? Dami probably isn’t old enough to have seen it before. There’s a promo on iplayer introducing the house robots.

Misc. -

~Reminder - 52 Weeks of Charity KAL - all the details in the Ravelry group and the 2nd podcast of every month


~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:


~For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, 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 Twitter as cc_almon
~ on Fitbit as user 2F8K2V
~ on Instagram as cc_almon

Dami -
~ on Ravelry as damisdoodles
~ on Twitter 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 214 ~ In Which We Have Bothered Souls (iTunes)

Geeky Girls Knit ~ a Mamma/Daughter video podcast for fans of all things knitting & geeky

Episode 214 is live with #TheAlmonsTakeCardiff, birthday goodness, & much more! Enjoy + Happy Knitting!

~*~ Show Notes + Find out more on our website GeekyGirlsKnit.com

Monday, 10 October 2016

Episode 213 ~ In Which You Are 16 Going On 17





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Dami -
~the best things shawlette on US 5 (3.75 mm), The Knitting Goddess 4ply Merino Nylon Sock in the Alexandrite colourway & West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply in the Poppy Seed colourway

~wood pigeons of happiness on US 4 (3.5 mm), West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply in the Wood Pigeon 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

~The EPIC Haven Poncho on US 8 (5mm), See project page for colourways used

Finished Projects -
Dami -
~None

C.C. -
~GPKP 2016 Socks Sample on US 1.5 (2.5 mm), CoopKnits Socks Yeah! in the Ammolite and Danburite colourways

~I Wish I Lived in Stars Hollow Socks on US 1.5 (2.5 mm), GnomeAcres House Gnome in the Stars Hollow colourway

~2016 Preemie Hat #41 on US6 (4mm), Debbie Bliss Rialto DK (Solids) in the Forest colourway & Woolcraft New Fashion Double Knitting in the Glacia colourway

~2016 Preemie Hat #42 on US6 (4mm), Blacker Yarns Tamar DK in the Red River colourway, Excelana Luxury DK in the Ruby Red colourway, and King Cole Merino Blend DK in the Bark colourway

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~birthday box from Jilly (veganjilly)

~Doctor Who Christmas special “The Return of Doctor Mysterio”


~yarn & chocolates from Naomi (CosyCuteKnits)

~New jacket

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


~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending

~Yarnporium in London - Saturday, 5-November-2016, & Sunday, 6-November-2016 - we'll be sharing a booth with Sam of KnitRunDig Project Bags & Lola of Third Vault Yarns


~Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza website
Farnham, UK, from Thursday, 10-November-2016, through Sunday, 13-November-2016




Email us at GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza AT gmail DOT com if you'd like to donate a door prize or something for the goodie bags

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!

~Peter Pan, Or the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up by J.M. Barrie - Dami is reading

~Steadfast Love: The Response of God to the Cries of Our Heart by Lauren Chandler - C.C. is reading

~The All Souls Real-Time Reading Companion by Deborah Harkness - C.C. is rereading A Discovery of Witches in real-time

~The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark - C.C. is reading

~Imprudence (The Custard Protocol #2) by Gail Carriger - C.C. finished reading

~Wisteria Witches Series by Angela Pepper - C.C. finished reading Books 1-2

~She Can… Series by Melinda Leigh - C.C. finished reading Book 1 and is reading Book 2

~Movies - Van Helsing | Hocus Pocus

~Fringe - finished rewatching Season 2

~Gilmore Girls - rewatching Season 3

~Numb3rs - rewatching Season 5

~NCIS - watching Season 14

~Blindspot - watching Season 2

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 12

~The Blacklist - watching Season 4

September/October/November Artistic Autumnal KAL -


*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

*Feel free to poly-dip in other KALs 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


1 skein of Opal Sweet & Spicy in the Schwarzkummel colourway from Jilly (veganjilly)


3 skeins of Fiberlady Makicot (70% bamboo/30% cotton) in the Relaxing colourway from Jilly (veganjilly)


a Fia hummingbird pretty cheep project bag from Julia (nimruse)


2 X-Oh! greeting cards & the X-Oh! pattern from Edinburgh Yarn Festival & 2 Gilmore Girls postcards


3 X-Oh! greeting cards & the X-Oh! pattern from Edinburgh Yarn Festival


a 4 marker and 1 clasp leaf stitch marker set from Sarah (lilangelsg2)


a Halloween stitch marker set (pumpkin marker and witch & apple clasps) from Sarah (lilangelsg2)


2 Baker’s Dozen mini-skeins sets of Meadowcroft Dyeworks/Yarn Rehab yarn on their Rockshelter Base in various colorways. Each mini skein has 20 yds of 100% superwash merino from Amber (deviousangel)


a pattern of the winner’s choice from her Ravelry store from Betsy (QuillPen)


a copy of her Beautiful Warrior Cowl pattern from Naomi (CosyCuteKnits)


an autumn leaves project bag from GeorgeAnne (StitchingPlaza) of The Stitching Plaza


1 skein of Lang Yarns Jawoll Magic in the 84.0013 colourway

*Each project you finish and post counts as 1 entry into the giveaway

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

*Must post a photo of your finished project in the Ravelry thread for Artistic Autumnal KAL ~ FO Pics Only (No Chatter) & tag your project page with the following tag #GGKAutumnal16

*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, KALs, 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 Artistic Autumnal KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.


52 Weeks of Charity KAL -

*Runs from 1-January through 31-December

*Details - any project you knit/crochet/weave that you donate to charity

*To be eligible for prizes, you must complete 52 items over the course of 2016. You don’t necessarily have to complete 1 per week. Just a total of 52 items.

*No WIPS

*Feel free to poly-dip in other KALs 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


~1 skein of West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-Ply in the Holly Berry colourway

~For every 7 people who complete 52 items in 2016, a skein of West Yorkshire Spinners yarn will be given away using a random number draw.


~Bernat Coral Pom Pom and Lion Brand Black Cat Pom Pom from Catherine (TiaandCat)


~Mary (jamn2knit) donated 2 single patterns from her Ravelry pattern store

*When you complete your first item, start a post in the FO thread with a photo of your FO. For each subsequent item, edit your post and add the new item with a photo. One post per person please. See the example post in the FO thread for how to post.

*You can donate your FO’s to any charity you choose, a group in your area, a national charity, or if you’d like, you can post them to us and we’ll make a big donation to Knit For Peace after that KAL ends. Preemie Hats will be donated to Preemies UK

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

*Tag - GGK52WOCKAL16

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-January-2017 and winner(s) drawn on the next podcast following that.

*For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, 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 -
Mandy (Knitasaurs) from Florida asks:
You ladies are fans of all the sci-fi’s. Have you ever thought of creating a pattern inspired by Star Trek or Wars?

Misc. -
~There won't be an episode this Thursday. Episode 214 will return to our regular schedule: recording on Wednesday, 19-October-2016, and going live on Thursday, 20-October-2016.


~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:


~For any and all giveaways, prizes, competitions, KALs, 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 Twitter as cc_almon
~ on Fitbit as user 2F8K2V
~ on Instagram as cc_almon

Dami -
~ on Ravelry as damisdoodles
~ on Twitter 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!