Wednesday 17 October 2012

Episode 8 - In Which We Discuss Gifts & English Lessons



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!

We are using a new microphone for this episode. Please let us know if the sound is any better in this episode. Thanks!

Show Notes:

On the Needles -
Damaris -
~I'm mad enough to knit socks (aka Two At A Time Toe Up Socks) on US4 (3.5mm), SMC Bravo Jacquard Color in Rainbow colorway

C.C. -
~Junction ~ Leethal Mystery Shawl KAL on US5 (3.75mm), Crystal Palace Yarns Panda Superwash in Bittersweet colorway, Knit One Crochet Too Crock-O-Dye in Candy colorway, & Lucci Yarn Sequins in Cranberry (except it's not Cranberry, it's more like Hot Pink!!!!! But definitely Not Cranberry!!!!!) colorway
~New Shawl Design (by ME!!!!) on US8 (5mm), Knit One Crochet Too 2nd Time Cotton in White Tea & Amethyst (I'll be publishing this pattern. I'll keep you updated!)

Finished Projects -
C.C. -
~Jekyll & Hyde Socks on US1 (2.25mm), Vice Sockalicious in Amazingly Amy colorway

Damaris -
~High Functioning Sociopath Scarf on US7 (4.5mm), Cascade 220 in Navy colorway (this is a finished project from August)

Yummies (our current favorite things) -
C.C. -
~project bag & pattern holder from Sherri (sherrihardy on Ravelry)

Damaris -
~birthday gifts - lots of shirts including I AM SHER LOCKED, geek. (the pink one), Bazinga, Keep Calm And Don't Blink, and I Want to Believe (the navy blue one)
~Cabin Pressure (BBC Radio Drama)

What We're Reading & Watching -
Damaris -
~nixing The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien for now
~waiting for Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll from the library

C.C. -
~The First Gardener by Denise Hildreth Jones

Both -
~nixed Last Resort
~Arrow
~Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
~Fringe
~Once Upon a Time
~Revolution

Trivia -
Winner of our trivia question from last week is Amy (knitnmom on Ravelry). Congrats Amy! The question was: Benedict Cumberbatch from BBC's Sherlock and Jonny Lee Miller from Elementary have another connection besides the fact that they both play Sherlock. What is it? The correct answer was: They were both in 2011 National Theatre Production of Frankenstein. They traded back & forth between the roles of the creator & the monster nightly.
****Post your answer to this week's trivia question from the vidcast in the episode 8 thread in our Ravelry group.****

Find Us Online -
C.C. -
~ on Ravelry as JavaPurl
~ C.C.'s Knitting Designs on Ravelry
~ on Twitter as cc_almon
~ on Instagram as cc_almon
~ her blog ~ I'm On My Way ~ my journey as a Christ follower, wife, Mamma, knitter, & fibromyalgia fighter

Damaris -
~ on Ravelry as damaris-abitweird
~ on Twitter as d_isabitweird
~ on Tumblr
~ on Instagram as d_isabitweird
~ her blog ~ Damaris Is A Bit Crafty

Geeky Girls Knit -
~ our Ravelry group ~ Geeky Girls Knit Podcast
~ on Twitter as geekygirlsknit
~ our Facebook page
~ email us: geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com
~ on iTunes
~ on YouTube

Until next time,
Happy Knitting!