Episode 347 ~ In Which It Was At the Front Gates of Heaven




GGKCS Podcast / FlossTube show

Summary: Show Notes: Intro - ~Welcome new members who've introduced themselves in our Ravelry Group On the Needles - Dami - ~Design Class projects C.C. - ~When you think I'll zig, I'll zag. Then when you think I'm gonna zag, I do zag, just to mess you up for the next time, when I might zig Blanket on US4 (3.5mm), See project page for colourways used ~Jeremy’s 2019 Birthday Socks on US1.5 (2.5mm), Abstract Fiber Super Sock+ in the Summit colourway & Malabrigo Yarn Sock in the Fresco y seco colourway Finished Projects - Dami - ~None C.C. - ~Baby Sophisticate for Baby Arwen on US8 (5mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Baby Baby colourway ~Barley for Baby Arwen on US4 (3.5mm) & US6 (4mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Baby Baby colourway ~Babyccino Socks for Baby Arwen on US3 (3.25mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Baby Baby colourway ~2019 Preemie Hat #21 on US6 (4mm), Bernat Softee Baby Ombres & Prints in the Baby Baby colourway & Lion Brand Vanna's Choice in the Dusty Purple colourway Click for Babies - collecting newborn hats that are at least 50% purple to educate about shaken baby syndrome Yummies (our current favourite things) - ~Pom Pom Quarterly Summer 2019 Issue 29 ~GGK Crafty Photo A Day Challenge - #GGKCraftyPAD - details for May here & for June here ~Upcoming Events We'll Be Attending: *Summer Solstice Night Market, Saturday, 1-June-19, Magnuson Park Hanger 30, 6310 NE 74th St., Seattle - I'll be in the Honeyberry Studios booth. *Knitting in the Park, Sunday, 14-July-19 *Fall PNW Yarn Crawl, first weekend in October, 2019 *Knitting Retreat, Saturday, 9-November-19 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! ~Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - Dami is reading ~The Glass Scientists (webcomic) by Sabrina Cotungo - Dami is reading April / May / June Read-A-Long - 15 minutes of reading daily challenge - #GGKRAL19 * 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 2019 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 ~All 365 days - 10 bonus entries ~Modern Mrs. Darcy 2019 Reading Challenge - 6 bonus entries ~3 prize winners drawn from all the entries - each will receive yarn, a pattern, & maybe more! Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide by Karen Kilgariff & Georgia Hardstark - C.C. finished reading ~Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter #4) by J.K. Rowling - C.C. is rereading with Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast & Swish and Flick: An All Potter Podcast ~Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #3) by Maggie Stiefvater - C.C. finished reading ~In Death Series by J.D. Robb - C.C. finished reading Book 16 ~Movies - From Friend to Fiancé ~Saving Hope - finished watching Season 3 & watching Season 4 ~Elementary - watching Season 7 ~Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD - watching Season 6 ~Trading Spaces - watching Season 10 ~When Calls the Heart - watching Season 6 ~My Favourite Murder podcast ~Cabin Pressure ~Les Miserables (25th anniversary), French Concept, & 1991 Revival March/April/May Sheepy Spring AL - *Runs from 1-March through 31-May *Details - any project you knit/crochet/weave/spin that you can convince us relates to spring *No WIPS - Your project must be begun no earlier than 1-March and finished no later than 31-May *Each project of at least 20yds/18.3m that you finish and post in the Ravelry FO Thread counts as 1 entry into the giveaways. If your project is not at least 20yds/18.3m, you ne