Episode 397 ~ In Which I Had to Turn On the Light

Show Notes: Intro - On the Needles - Dami - ~None C.C. - ~Mel’s 2020 Birthday Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Abstract Fiber Super Sock+ in the Summit colourway & The Yarn Tree Silver Sparkle Sock in The Doctor Donna colourway Project bag from Nerd Bird Makery & Stitch Marker from Tilting Planet Finished Projects - Dami - ~None C.C. - ~2020 Preemie Hat #20 on US6 (4mm), Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted in the Creme Brulee & Everglade Heather colourways Flosstube - Begins at timestamp 9:09 Dami - ~Rapunzel by UniqueDoorSign Project bag by Fat Cat Creates Needle Minder from SewHappyMailBristol Snipattie from cattycrosstitches C.C. - ~FFO! - Olga by Plum Street Samplers ~Pusheen #3 Notions Pouch by Purlgurl Buttons ~Hilde’s Brew by Bendy Stitchy Designs #bendyhildesal with Liz @bentneedlemakes Project bag from Stitch Toolbox Snipattie from cattycrosstitches ~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 ~Semi-Sane Stitchers Yummies (our current favourite things) - ~Stickers from CarrotTop Paper Shop ~Cross stitch kit from Lori (Lavisa) ~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for May here ~Upcoming Events: *Grazing Hills Fiber Fest in Viola, ID, Saturday & Sunday, 11/12-July-2020, C.C. will be teaching Continental Knitting on Saturday, 11-July-2020, from 10am to noon 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! ~The Dobe Ju/’hoansi by Richard B. Lee - Dami is reading ~The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov - Dami is reading ~Hamlet by Shakespeare - Dami is reading ~Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett - Dami is reading ~The Glass Scientists (webcomic) by Sabrina Cotungo - Dami is reading April / May / June 2020 RAL - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge - #GGKRAL20 * 87-91 of 91 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code & 87+ days RAL virtual badge * 60-86 of 91 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern, everyone gets 60+ days RAL virtual badge * #GGKRAL20 2020 RAL Yearlong Challenge ~April / May / June * 91 days - 10 entries * 87-90 days - 8 entries * 60-86 days - 5 entries ~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 ~Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy by Rebecca Burgess - C.C. is reading ~Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5) by J.K. Rowling - C.C. is rereading with Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast & Swish and Flick: An All Potter Podcast ~Lady Astronaut Series by Mary Robinette Kowal - C.C. finished rereading Book 1 ~Charley Davidson Series by Darynda Jones - C.C. finished reading Book 6 & is reading Book 7 ~Careless Whiskers (Cat in the Stacks #12) by Miranda James - C.C. finished reading ~Holding On To Nothing by Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne - C.C. finished reading ~Cormoran Strike Series by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) - C.C. finished reading Book 1 & is reading Book 2 ~Movies - X-Men: Dark Phoenix | The Lion King | Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek ~Silent Witness - finished watching Series 23 ~911: Lone Star - finished watching Season 1 ~The Rookie - finished watching Season 1 ~Frasier - rewatching Season 6 ~Cabin Fever ~The Masked Singer - watching Season 3 ~Blindspot - watching Season 5 ~The Blacklist - Season 7 finale ~Supergirl - Season 5 finale ~Good Witch - watch