Episode 399 ~ In Which We’ve Been Schooling

Show Notes: Intro - From Tuesday, 2-June-2020, through Tuesday, 9-June-2020, at 11:59pm PDT, we will be donating 70% of the sales from our Ravelry store https://www.ravelry.com/stores/javapurl-designs to the NAACP https://www.naacp.org #blacklivesmatter ~BIPOC in Fiber On the Needles - Dami - ~None C.C. - ~Noah’s 2020 Birthday Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), See project page for colourways Project bag from Nerd Bird Makery & Stitch Marker from Tilting Planet ~Inner Peace Shawl on US4 (3.5mm), Pandia's Jewels Snug in the Supernatural colourway & Suburban Stitcher Sock in the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park colourway Project bag from Lizzie Bags & Stitch Marker from Tilting Planet Finished Projects - Dami - ~None C.C. - ~2020 Preemie Hat #22 on US6 (4mm), Bernat Softee Baby Colors in the Pink Rainbow colourway & Lion Brand Heartland in the Glacier Bay colourway ~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 Stash Dash ~ 598.1m / 1,500m Flosstube - Begins at timestamp 17:35 Dami - ~Rapunzel by UniqueDoorSign Project bag by Fat Cat Creates Needle Minder from SewHappyMailBristol Snipattie from cattycrosstitches C.C. - ~Pusheen #3 Notions Pouch by Purlgurl Buttons ~FO! Hilde’s Brew by Bendy Stitchy Designs ~Hilde’s Strawberry Patch by Bendy Stitchy Designs #bendyhildesal with Liz @bentneedlemakes Project bag from Stitch Toolbox Snipattie from cattycrosstitches Stash Dash ~ 1,808 / 20,000 sts ~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 10,000 / 265,824 sts complete 3.762% complete 1 / 60 pages complete Stash Dash ~ 2,600 / 18,000 sts ~Semi-Sane Stitchers Yummies (our current favourite things) - ~parcel from Julia (geaizee) Needle Minders from House of Meng ~yarn & cross stitch kit from Joanne ~ATC from Erin 2martinistitcher ~Fabric from Fortnight Fabrics ~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for June 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 ~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 ~Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly - 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