Thursday 10 April 2014

Episode 84 ~ In Which We’re Now in Amazing Technicolour aka What Brand of Milk Do You Drink?





Show Notes:

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

~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

~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

~Super super super super super super secret project 3

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

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None

C.C. -
~2014 Top Down Preemie Hat #1 on US6 (4mm), Hayfield Bonus Chunky in the Aubergine + Light Natural colourways and Peace Fleece Worsted in the Perestroika Pink colourway

Yummies (our current favorite things) -
~dinner with friends

~chocolate eggs

~new stitch markers

~updated free pattern - Top Down Preemie Hat (now in 7 sizes - 8.75 inch (22cm) will fit an average 24 week baby, 9.5 inch (24cm) will fit an average 26 week baby, 10.25 inch (26cm) will fit an average 28 week baby, 11.5 inch (29cm) will fit an average 31 week baby, 12.5 inch (32cm) will fit an average 35 week baby, 13.5 inch (34.5cm) will fit an average 38 week baby, 14.5 inch (37cm) will fit an average full-term baby)

~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 favourites. Vote for your favourite in the thread in our Ravelry Group: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/geeky-girls-knit-podcast/2897325








~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

~Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare - Damaris is reading

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

~The Knitter's Life List: To Do, To Know, To Explore, To Make by Gwen W. Steege - 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. finished rereading Outlander + is reading Dragonfly in Amber

~Criminal Minds - finished watching Season 6 and watching Season 7

~The Mentalist - watching Season 1

~Haven - finished watching Season 3 + watching Season 4

~Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - 1.16 End of the Beginning, next is 1.17 Turn, Turn, Turn on 8-April-2014

~NCIS - 11.19 Crescent City: Part II, next is 11.20 Page Not Found on 8-April-2014

~NCIS:LA - watching season 5

~Person of Interest - 3.19 Most Likely To..., next is 3.20 Death Benefit on 15-April-2014

~Revolution - 2.18 Austin City Limits, next is 2.19 National Race on 23-April-2014

~Arrow - 2.18 Deathstroke, next is 2.19 The Man Under the Hood on 16-April-2014

~Once Upon a Time in Wonderland - watching Season 1 (end of the show)

~Elementary - 2.19 The Many Mouths of Aaron Colville, next is 2.20 No Lack of Void on 10-April-2014

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 7

~Unforgettable - watching Season 2

~Once Upon A Time - watching Season 3

~The Crimson Field - watching Season 1

~Continuum - 3.4 A Minute Changes Everything, next is 3.5 Minutes To Air on 13-April-2014

~Bones - watching Season 9

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 -
~BunnyLover who is Carly from the UK asks:
My question is which medium do you use to watch all of your shows, movies etc?. (TV, Cable, Netflix etc) I was curious when you guys were talking about Star Wars and then suddenly you watch them all. I am jealous of either your large collection of Dvd’s or access to Instant TV. I am also curious as to how you feel it compares to the US as I have heard that Netflix etc has more available.

~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!