Show Notes: Intro - ~Welcome new members who've introduced themselves in our Ravelry Group On the Needles - Dami - ~hades scarf on US6 (4mm), Ginger’s Hand Dyed Sheepish DK in the Moon River colourway ~5th podiversary sample on US1.5 (2.5mm), Owl About Yarn Sparkle Owl in a secret colourway C.C. - ~Katy's 2017 Birthday Socks on US1.5 (2.5 mm), Wild Happy Color Hand Dyed Yarn Authentic Base in the Northern Lights colourway ~Dami’s 18th Birthday Shawl on US6 (4mm), Napier’s Knits in the Purple Swallowtail Variegated colourway Finished Projects - Dami - ~None C.C. - ~2017 Preemie Hat #35 on US6 (4mm), Manos del Uruguay Alegría Grande in the Petal colourway Yummies (our current favourite things) - ~GGK 5th Podiversary Kit Pre-Orders The limited edition kit celebrates the 5th podiversary of the Geeky Girls Knit Podcast. The kit will include 1 skein of yarn from Owl About Yarn, a sock pattern by C.C., an exclusive stitch marker from Ann Tudor, & lots of other goodies for $60 plus a flat $10 shipping charge. Parts of the kit are coming from the US and others from the UK; therefore, the kit is only available by pre-order with a 6-8 week ship time. Pre-orders will last until the limited number of kits have been ordered or Saturday, 2-September, whichever comes first! Don't miss it! ~yarn from Green Planet Yarns ~yarn from Yarn of Eden ~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for August here & for September here 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! ~War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy - Dami is reading ~Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert - C.C. finished reading ~Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life by Tish Harrison Warren - C.C. is reading ~Hardy Brothers Security Series by Lily Harper Hart - finished reading Books 12-24 ~The Silent Shield (The Kingfountain Series Book 5) by Jeff Wheeler - C.C. is reading ~Movies - Garage Sale Mystery: Murder Most Medieval | Garage Sale Mystery: A Case of Murder | Various Hallmark Channel Movies ~Outlander - finished rewatching Season 1 & rewatching Season 2 ~Monk - rewatched various episodes ~Spotify C.C. + Dami ♥ Musicals playlist ~Great Comet Original Broadway Cast Recording ~The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2016 ~Anastasia Original Broadway Cast Recording ~Ghost Quartet June/July/August Summertime & the Living is Easy AL - *Runs from 1-June through 31-August *Details - any project you knit/crochet/weave/spin that you can convince us relates to summertime *No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-June and finished no later than 31-August *Feel free to poly-dip in other ALs as long as it fits in with other rules *Prizes: If you’d like to donate a prize, PM JavaPurl or Email us at [email protected] Rainbow heart stitch markers from Ann Tudor Books project bag from The Stitching Plaza TARDIS pouch + Shakespeare stitch markers from The Stitching Plaza Blacker Yarns Tamar DK in the Lerryn colourway Wonder Woman pouch from KnitRunDig Lego stitch markers from Kimarie’s Knit Knacks winner’s choice of a skein of Platinum or Sparkle yarn on any repeatable colourway from Love Bugs Yarns a skein of yarn of the winner’s choice from Napiers Knits *Must be a member of the Geeky Girls Knit Podcast group on Ravelry to participate *Each project you finish and post in the Ravelry Summertime & the Living is Easy AL **FO Thread** (2017) counts as 1 entry into the giveaways *Social Media Hashtag: #GGKSummertime17 *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, ALs, 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 us