Thursday 8 October 2015

Episode 161 ~ In Which There's No Escape From the Three Amigos





Show Notes:

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

On the Needles -
Both -
~Doctor Who Baby Blanket - Take 2 on US6 (4mm), West Yorkshire Spinners Aire Valley Aran in the Charcoal, Light Brown, Forest Green, Rust, + Plum colourways + West Yorkshire Spinners Aire Valley DK in the White, Grey, Blue, Cardamom, + Nutmeg colourways

~Fly Away With the Doctor on US7 (4.5mm), West Yorkshire Spinners Aire Valley Aran in the Charcoal, Light Brown, Forest Green, Rust, + Plum colourways + West Yorkshire Spinners Aire Valley DK in the White, Grey, Blue, Cardamom, + Nutmeg colourways

Damaris -
On Hold ~[incredibly clever name coming soon] on US 4 (3.5 mm), See project page for colourways used

On Hold ~Secret DW cowl on US 4 (3.5 mm), Shamu Makes Silver Twinkle Sprite Sparkle sock yarn

~Secret Pumpkin Spice Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Rainbow Heirloom yarn

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

~Katy's 2015 Birthday Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Knit Picks Stroll in the Cupcake Multi colourway

On Hold for Birthday Sock Knitting - ~Sparklicious Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), fivemoons Artemis 4ply in the Rainbow Nebula colourway + sparkleduck Galaxy in the Out of Darkness colourway

Finished Projects -
Damaris -
~None

C.C. -
~2015 Top Down Preemie Hat #40 on US6 (4mm), Handspun (Second Spinning Project)

~Bumble Hat the 3rd on US5 (3.75mm) + US10.5 (6.5mm), Cascade Yarns Cascade 220 in the Christmas Red, Highland Green, + Gris colourways

~Bumble Hat the 4th on US5 (3.75mm) + US10.5 (6.5mm), Brigantia Luxury Yarn Aran in the Chartreuse colourway + Red Heart Super Saver in the Grey Heather colourway

Yummies (our current favourite things) -
~Parcel from Roosa (Rouzzi)

~Haven pattern from Julia (juliaknitsjeff)

~Drachenfels pattern from Eileen (TwistingPurls)

~Diamond Lace Hat from Kaitie (mintrain)

~Elemental Shawl from Sandy (pipersmom)

~Typhoon pattern from Sandy (pipersmom)

~Birthday fun

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










~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending

*Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza - Thursday 29-October-2015 through Sunday 1-November-2015 here in Edinburgh.
Sign Up for the Retreat and/or Classes on the website: GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza.com


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!

~Mansfield Park by Jane Austen - Damaris is reading

ON HOLD ~Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology by Eugene H. Peterson (NF Book #8 for 2015) - C.C. is reading

~The Dresden Files Series by Jim Butcher - C.C. finished rereading Grave Peril, Summer Knight, + Death Masks

~Star Trek: The Next Generation - rewatching Season 7

~Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - rewatching Season 2

~The Blacklist - watching Season 1

~Motive - finished watching Season 2 + watching Season 3

~Supernatural - finished watching Season 5 + watching Season 6

~NCIS - watching Season 13 as it airs

~NCIS:NO - watching Season 2 as it airs

~Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - watching Season 3 as it airs

~Criminal Minds - watching Season 11 as it airs

~Bones - watching Season 11 as it airs

~Continuum - watching Season 4 (final 6 episodes of the show)

~Downton Abbey - watching final Series as it airs

~Once Upon A Time - watching Season 5 as it airs

~Doc Martin - watching Series 7 as it airs

~The Big Bang Theory - watching Season 9 as it airs

~Castle - watching Season 8 as it airs

~NCIS:LA - watching Season 7 as it airs

~Murdoch Mysteries - watching Season 9 as it airs

~Doctor Who - 9x03 Under the Lake, Next Time 9x04 Before the Flood

~Welcome to Night Vale - Episode 75: Through the Narrow Place

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 that it 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 double-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


Cristy (cristyray) donated 3 coupon codes for $5.50 to C.C.’s Ravelry pattern store


Eileen (TwistingPurls) donated a skein of Rocky Mountain Dyeworks Kicking Horse sock yarn in the Wisteria colorway


Jodi (azknitwit) donated a skein of her Sun Soaked Yarns Superwash Fingering (75% Merino - 25% Nylon) 100 grams yarn in the Scarecrow in the corn maze colourway


from us - 2 prizes each includes the Yarn in the City Great London Yarn Crawl tote bag, a pattern, and a skein of yarn


from our bag of prizes - a Yellow Bear Wares Lilac & Black knitting needle earrings

*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 the Artistic Autumnal KAL ~ FO Pics Only

*Thread will be locked the morning of 1-September 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!

Ask the Geeky Girls -
Jen (TinyDancerKnits) from Texas asks:
For Damaris: I love comics and graphic novels! My dad used to sporadically come home with comics when I was a pre-teen/teen and I really never had a say in what comics I read. (Don’t get me wrong, I was happy to read anything he came home with!) I’d really like to start reading comics again, but am easily overwhelmed in a comic store. There are so many!! I have the first two graphic novels in the New 52 series for Nightwing (Nightwing is a long time favorite), but other than that, I don’t know where to start! Do you have any favorites you would recommend?

Damaris mentioned:
Black Widow by Nathan Edmondson
Black Widow (Name of the Rose) by Marjorie Liu
Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson
Captain Marvel by Kelly Sue DeConnick (currently being written by Fazekas & Butters)
Hawkeye by Matt Fraction
She-Hulk by Charles Soule

Misc. -

~Strawberries & Cream Frappé Socks
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Find Us Online -
C.C. -
~ on Ravelry as JavaPurl
~ C.C.'s Knitting Designs on Ravelry & her JavaPurl Designs website
~ on Twitter as cc_almon
~ on Fitbit as user 2F8K2V
~ on Instagram as cc_almon

Damaris -
~ on Ravelry as damaris-abitweird
~ on Twitter as d_isabitgroovy
~ on Fitbit as user 2Y8TJC
~ on Instagram as d_isabitgroovy
~ Damaris' Woman of the Week


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Until next time,
Happy Knitting!