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. - ~Harmonize Shawl on US4 (3.5mm), Little Yellow Uke Crafts Soprano Sock HT in the Corporate Rebel colourway & Knit Picks Palette in the Cream, Almond, Coriander Heather, Wheat Heather, & Bittersweet Heather colourways ~Cozy Cowl for Seattle on US10½ (6.5mm), Manos del Uruguay Alegría Grande in the Petal colourway ~2017 Preemie Hat #34 on US6 (4mm), Sunset Stitches Sunset Super Sock in the Madeline colourway Yummies (our current favourite things) - ~Manos Del Uruguay Alegria Grande Yarn - Thanks to Fairmount Fibers, North American Distributor of Manos del Uruguay yarns, for providing product for review! ~Carmel by the Sea trip ~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 for newsletter subscribers only open on Saturday, 26-August, at 9am PDT (10am MDT, 11am CDT, 12pm (noon) EDT, 5pm BST). If you're not a newsletter subscriber, sign up at JavaPurlDesigns.com If there are any of this limited edition kit left, they'll be available to the general public on Sunday, 27-August, at 9am PDT (10am MDT, 11am CDT, 12pm (noon) EDT, 5pm BST). ~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for August 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. is reading ~Hardy Brothers Security Series by Lily Harper Hart - C.C. finished reading Books 3-11 & is reading Book 12 ~Movies - Garage Sale Mystery: Murder by Text | A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery ~Outlander - rewatching Season 1 ~Spotify C.C. + Dami ♥ Musicals playlist ~Great Comet Original Broadway Cast Recording ~The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2016 ~Anastasia Original Broadway Cast Recording 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 proje