Episode 447 ~ In Which I Love Opals!

Show Notes: Intro - On the Needles - ~Lola’s Birthday Cowl (Oats Cowl by TinCanKnits) on US8 (5mm), Audine Wools Chill in the A Little Cabinectomy colourway Finished Projects - ~2021 Preemie Hat #23 on US6 (4mm), Bernat Softee Baby in the Mint colourway & Berroco Vintage DK in the White colourway ~Noah’s 2021 Birthday Socks - French Vanilla Cappuccino Socks by ME! on US1.5 (2.5mm), West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-Ply in the Fairy Lights colourway Flosstube - Begins at timestamp 9:25 ~Dreaming Girl by Barbara Ana Designs Project Bag from The Black Needle Society ~Edinburgh Castle by Terra Luna Stitchery Using Pattern Keeper software on Kindle Fire 7 Needle Minder from TopKnotStitcher Project Bag from KnitRunDig Grime Guard from Crab Shack Stitchery Bitzy Bob Basic from That’s So Kelly Co. Silicone ties Yummies (our current favourite things) - ~Jewellery from HangingByAThread1 on Etsy ~Sticker from WanderFreeAndQueer on Etsy 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 447 Bookshop List April / May / June 2021 RAL - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge * 87-91 of 91 days - 1 or more giveaways for eBook, everyone gets $1.20 off any single pattern coupon code & 86+ days RAL virtual badge * 60-86 of 91 days - 1 or more giveaways for single pattern, everyone gets 59+ days RAL virtual badge * #GGKRAL21 * #GGKRAL21 ~ April / May / June * 91 days - 10 entries * 87-90 - 8 entries * 60-86 - 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 365 days - 10 bonus entries ~ Complete the Modern Mrs. Darcy 2021 Reading Challenge - 12 bonus entries [all or none] (we'll open a thread for you to post this in December 2021) ~The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk - C.C. is reading ~Untamed by Glennon Doyle - C.C. is rereading ~Low Midnight (Kitty Norville #13) by Carrie Vaughn - C.C. finished reading ~Kitty Saves the World (Kitty Norville #14) by Carrie Vaughn - C.C. is reading ~La Bastarda: A Novel by Trifonia Melibea Obono, translated by Lawrence Schimel - C.C. finished reading ~The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey - C.C. finished reading ~We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach - C.C. finished reading ~Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto - C.C. finished reading ~A People's History of Heaven by Mathangi Subramanian - C.C. is reading ~Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ~House Hunters - watching ~Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - finished watching Seasons 18-19 & watching Season 20 & episodes for That’s Messed Up: An SVU Podcast ~Gilmore Girls - rewatching Season 1 with the I Am All In With Scott Patterson Podcast ~The Handmaid's Tale - watching Season 4 ~My Favourite Murder podcast ~Random Spotify Playlists June / July / August Summertime and the Living is Easy AL - *Runs from 1-June through 31-August *Details - any project you knit/crochet/weave/spin/stitch/sew 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 *Each project that you knit/crochet/weave/spin must be at least 20yds/18.3m that you finish and post in the Facebook Group FO Thread counts as 1 entry into the giveaways. If your project is not at least 20yds/18.3m, you need to group it in a single post with other projects that together total at least 20yds/18.3m. For stitching/sewing projects, we’ll leave it to your best judgment. If you wanted our official ruling, PM email us at [email protected] *Feel free to poly-dip in other ALs as long as it fits in with other rules *Please complete our Google form in order to help us make sure you are receiving a prize that you'll actually enjoy using. *Prizes: If you’d like to don