Episode 416 ~ In Which I Freed His Paws

Show Notes: Intro - On the Needles - Dami - ~hat on the needles soon C.C. - ~Hello Pumpkin Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Pandia's Jewels Snug in the Pumpkin Spice colourway & XrayAnn Fingering in the Semi Solid Battleship colourway Project bag from Nerd Bird Makery & Progress Keeper from Ann Tudor Finished Projects - Dami - ~None C.C. - ~2020 Preemie Hat #40 on US6 (4mm), Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted in the Orange colourway & Bernat Cottontots in the Strawberry colourway Flosstube - Begins at timestamp 8:35 Dami - ~None C.C. - ~Baa Baa Black Sheep by The Prairie Schooler Project bag from Tilting Planet ~Hello Pumpkin by Stitching With the Housewives ~Cats and Mandalas - February by Kitty and Me Designs Project bag from Stitch Toolbox Snipattie from cattycrosstitches Needle Minder from Gecko Rouge ~FO! RBG Freebie by Bendy Stitchy Designs ~Edinburgh Castle by Terra Luna Stitchery Needle Minder from TopKnotStitcher Project Bag from KnitRunDig Grime Guard from Crab Shack Stitchery Snipattie from cattycrosstitches Using Pattern Keeper software on Kindle Fire 7 28,000 / 265,824 sts complete 10.533% complete 5 / 60 pages complete Yummies (our current favourite things) - ~cards from Yuko & Dami ~candle & plant from Katy & family from Live Well Ink ~cross stitch kit from Michelle ~Honeyberry Studio 2021 calendar ~Auctions in partnership with Michelle Bendy Stitchy on her Instagram to benefit Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness month. NILMDTS is an organization that volunteers to take family photos for families who have lost babies. This way the family can hold on to memories despite not being able to hold on to their babies anymore. ~Bellzi.com plushes ~Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for October 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! Episode 416 Bookshop List ~So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo - Dami is reading ~M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang - Dami finished reading ~The Language Archive by Julia Cho - Dami finished reading ~The Glass Scientists (webcomic) by Sabrina Cotungo - Dami is reading July / August / September 2020 RAL Winners announced October / November / December 2020 RAL - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge * 88-92 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code & 88+ days RAL virtual badge * 61-87 of 92 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern, everyone gets 61+ days RAL virtual badge * #GGKRAL20 2020 RAL Yearlong Challenge ~July / August / September * 92 days - 10 entries * 88-91 days - 8 entries * 61-87 days - 5 entries ~October / November / December * 92 days - 10 entries * 88-91 days - 8 entries * 61-87 days - 5 entries ~Read All 366 days - 10 bonus entries ~Complete the Modern Mrs. Darcy 2020 Reading Challenge - 12 bonus entries [all or none] (we'll open a thread for you to post this in December 2020) ~3 grand prize winners drawn from all the entries ~The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor - C.C. finished reading ~Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms by Matthias Roberts - C.C. is reading ~Hiding Out: A Memoir of Drugs, Deception, and Double Lives by Tina Alexis Allen - C.C. finished reading ~The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole by Arielle Schwartz - C.C. is reading ~Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5) - C.C. is rereading with Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast & Swish and Flick: An All Potter Podcast ~The Sacred Dark Series by May Peterson - C.C. finished reading Books 1 & 2 ~Forward Me Back To You by Mitali Perkins - C.C. is reading ~Movies - Psych 2: Lassie Come Home ~This Close - finished watching Seasons 1 & 2 ~Monk - rewatching Season 1 ~Switche