Thursday 3 April 2014

Episode 83 ~ In Which the TARDIS Takes Us Away, Vworp, Vworp!





Show Notes:

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

~Huge shoutout + thanks to eviltwinn2 (Rebecca) for her technical help! Check out her new podcast Owl Knit With Ewe.

~Announcement - recording Wednesdays / episodes live on Thursdays

On the Needles/Spindles -
Damaris -
~eponymous socks on US 1½ (2.5 mm), The Knitting Goddess 4ply Merino Nylon sock in the Gorgeous Grape colourway

~Not worked on this week - Spinning - 50 grams North Ronaldsay Fibre from hilltopcloud on Etsy

C.C. -
~Delancey Cardigan on US8 (5mm), King Cole Merino Blend DK in the Silver + Dusky Pink colourways

~The Hubs 40th Birthday Socks on US 1½ (2.5mm), Four Seasons Gründl Hot Socks Print in the 519 colourway

~Spinning - 50 grams of Merino and Tussah Silk from The Border Tart

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None

C.C. -
~Sowing the Seeds Cowl on US 5 (3.75mm), Wandering Wool Rock Creek Sock in the Aurora Borealis colourway

~Super super super super super super secret project 2

Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~hair

~new books!

~IKEA field trip

~New needles, pandas, buttons

~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - more details for April here (PRIZES!!!!!! in April!!!!!)


We're picking our own favorite each week plus 5 of your pictures each week that our favorites.








~Scotland

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

*Edinburgh Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers - next meeting is 19-April-2014

*upcoming sight seeing with librariankate7578 (Kate)

*Indie Burgh Yarn Crawl on 21-June-2014 @ 11:00am - 5:00pm

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!

~Emma by Jane Austen - both are reading

~Confessions of a Prayer Slacker by Diane Moody - C.C. is reading

~The Outlander Series 7-Book Bundle: Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon - C.C. is rereading Outlander

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 6

~Leverage - finished watching Season 5 and thus, the series

~The Mentalist - watching Season 1

~Haven - finished watching Season 2 + watching Season 3

~Intelligence - 1.12 The Event Horizon + 1.13 Being Human (season finale)

~NCIS - 11.18 Crescent City: Part I, next is 11.19 Crescent City: Part II on 1-April-2014

~NCIS:LA - watching season 5

~Person of Interest - 3.18 Allegiance, next is 3.19 Most Likely To... on 1-April-2014

~Psych - 8.10 The Breakup (Series Finale)

~Arrow - 2.17 Birds of Prey, next is 2.18 Deathstroke on 2-April-2014

~Once Upon a Time in Wonderland - watching Season 1

~The Musketeers - 1.10 Musketeers Don’t Die Easily (Series 1 Finale)

~Once Upon A Time - watching Season 3

~Continuum - 3.3 Minute To Win It, next is 3.4 A Minute Changes Everything on 6-April-2014

~Bones - watching Season 9

~How I Met Your Mother - watched Season 9 (Series Finale)

March/April/May Sweater KAL -

*Runs from 1-March through 31-May

*Details - Any adult/child/baby sweater you knit/crochet/weave counts

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

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

*At least 1 prize will be awarded, probably more depending on how many participants we have

*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 March/April/May Sweater 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 GGKSKAL

*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, 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 March/April/May Sweater KAL Chatter Thread on Ravelry so we can encourage each other along the way.

Ask The Geeky Girls -
~Sundaisy920 who is Angie from Texas asks:
Okay, I have another silly question. :D So y’all are hanging out reading and watching movies on that deserted island when all of sudden y’all hear a familiar sound….the Tardis just appeared! So my question for y’all is what Doctor would y’all want to see walk out? And what three places/times would you like to visit with him? :)

~If you have a question you'd like us to answer, please post it in the Ask the Geeky Girls thread in our Ravelry Group

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 Fitbit as user 2F8K2V
~ on Plurk as geekygirlsknit
~ 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!