Wednesday 6 November 2013

Episode 62 ~ In Which Stashes & Sweaters Are Cool



Show Notes:

On the Needles/Spindle -
Damaris -
~FINALLY ANOTHER PROJECT (Rebel) on US6 (4.0mm), Wendy Aran With Wool in the Island colorway

C.C. -
~Socks For Ten (Doctor Who Inspired Socks) by ME!!! on US1.5 (2.5mm), Knit Picks Stroll Hand-Painted in the Coffee Shop colorway

~Diamond Baby Blanket on US9 (5.5mm), James C. Brett Marble Chunky in the Green & Blue colorways

~NaKniSweMo13 Hoaloha on US7 (4.5mm) & US8 (5.0mm), King Cole Bounty Aran in the Pink Mist colorway

~Spinning - Fiber from hilltopcloud on Etsy

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~hat for noah on US4 (3.5mm) & US6 (4.0mm), Jennie Howes' Hand Spun Yarns - Shetland DK in the Multicolored colorway

~Dr. Joan H. Watson's Jumper on US4 (3.5mm), Berroco Vintage in the Oats colorway

C.C. -
~None

Yummies (our current favorite things) -

~Doctor Who 50th Synopsis

~New Toys

~Sherlock Series 3 Photo

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

We're picking our own favorite each week plus 3 of your pictures each week that our favorites.






~Yarn from Wee County Yarns

~Scotland

*2-November-2013 - St. Abbs Wool Festival
~Purchases from Sky Blue Pink Designs, Yarn Garden, & Tart's Arts

*weekly on Mondays (we attend as often as possible) - Town Mouse Knitting Club - knitting group in Edinburgh

*16-November-2013 - Edinburgh Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers

What We're Reading & Watching -
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 Complete Wizard of Oz Collection by L. Frank Baum - currently reading Tik-Tok of Oz

~Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey

~Doctor Who - the 2nd great rewatch of 2013, watched through S2E8

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 2

~Chuck - finished watching Season 1, watching Season 2

~New Girl - finished watching Season 2, watching Season 3

~NCIS - 11.6 Oil and Water, next is 11.7 Better Angels on 5-November-2013

~NCIS: LA - watching Season 5

~Person of Interest - 3.6 Mors Praematura, next is 3.7 The Perfect Mark on 5-November-2013

~The Escape Artist - Part 1, next is Part 2 on 5-November-2013

~Revolution - 2.6 Dead Man Walking, next is 2.7 The Patriot Act on 6-November-2013

~Arrow - 2.4 Crucible, next is 2.5 League of Assassins on 6-November-2013

~Elementary - 2.6 An Unnatural Arrangement, next is 2.7 The Marchioness on 7-November-2013

~Covert Affairs - watching Season 4

~Atlantis - 1.6 The Song of the Sirens, next is 1.7 The Rules of Engagement on 9-November-2013

~Downton Abbey - watching Series 4

~Once Upon a Time - watching Season 3

~How I Met Your Mother - watching Season 9

September/October/November Giftable KAL -

*Runs from September 1st through November 30th

*Any project you knit/crochet/weave/spin that is a gift for someone else (whether it’s holiday, birthday, new baby, wedding, etc.)

*Your project must be begun no earlier than September 1st and finished no later than November 30th

*Feel free to double-dip in other KALs as long as it fits in with other rules

*4 Prizes
~1 prize is project bag donated by KellyConnorDesigns on Etsy
~2 prizes are 1 Christmas greeting card with buttons each purchased from Sky Blue Pink Designs
~1 prize of C.C.'s new sock design pattern - Socks For Ten (Doctor Who Inspired Socks)

*Each project you finish and post counts as 1 entry into the giveaway (no limit on entries as long as each one follows the rules)

*Must be a member of the Geeky Girls Knit Podcast group on Ravelry to participate (if you’re not on Ravelry, contact me & we’ll make other arrangements)

*Must post a photo of your finished project in the Ravelry thread for September/October/November Giftable KAL ~ FO Pics Only (No Chatter) (if you’re not on Ravelry, contact me & we’ll make other arrangements) & tag your project page with the following tag GGKGiftableKAL

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1st December and winner 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 September/October/November Giftable KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Misc. -


~Geeky Girls Knit Buttons - if you're interested, email geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com or PM C.C. on Ravelry JavaPurl or meet us at any of the upcoming events we're attending

~We are open to receiving products for review (yarn, project bags, needles, patterns, books, etc.) and/or hosting giveaways on our podcast. We're also open to having show sponsors. If you and/or your company are interested, please either email us at geekygirlsknit@thealmons.com or contact C.C. on Ravelry via private message.

~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
~ 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 vlog ~ The Adventures of Moving to Scotland

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!