Knit 1 Geek 2
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Episode 119: Catching Up, Part 2
April 28, 2018 02:18 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBWe’re going to be at the Knitters’ Frolic on April 28th, and there’s a podcaster meetup from 12:30-1:30 in the new lounge space near the cafe! Come say hi to us, or feel free to stop us if you see us wandering around! The second in a couple of…vintage…episodes, trying to catch up before we […]
Episode 118: Catching Up, Part 1
April 28, 2018 02:13 - 1 hour - 114 MBWe’re going to be at the Knitters’ Frolic on April 28th, and there’s a podcaster meetup from 12:30-1:30 in the new lounge space near the cafe! Come say hi to us, or feel free to stop us if you see us wandering around! SPOILER WARNING! Spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok from 1:17:56 to 1:23:14 The first […]
Episode 117: Just the Worst
October 17, 2017 03:01 - 1 hour - 91.6 MBSIGNAL BOOST! So it’s been a terrible couple months for a lot of people. Hurricanes in the Caribbean, earthquakes in Mexico, wildfires in California, the Las Vegas shooting…2017 is the worst. So there’s a lot of people who could use your help. If you’d like to support those in need right now, check out the […]
Episode 116: So Bad*ss I Cried
August 09, 2017 02:07 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBSPOILER ALERT! Spoilers for Wonder Woman from 33:50 to 52:30! So much celebrating. So tired. In Adventures in Knitting, Maggie is still working on the Brownstone sweater for AdminMonkey and will be working on it for the foreseeable future. So as not to lose her mind, she’s also working on Kai-Mei socks and she’s FINALLY […]
Episode 115: Just You Wait
August 09, 2017 02:05 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBSPOILER ALERT! Spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy 2 from 40:05 to 49:47! In Adventures in Knitting, we went to the Knitter’s Frolic! And…Maggie actually bought more yarn than Karen did. This…this is weird. Maggie got some Brooklyn Tweed shelter for Jared Flood’s Brownstone pattern, which she’s making for Admin Monkey (who’s doing much […]
Episode 114: We’re Twelve Years Old and Holding
April 24, 2017 03:00 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBSPOILER ALERT! Spoilers for the new live-action Beauty and the Beast from 48:25 to 55:11! Reminder: We’ll be at the Toronto Knitters’ Frolic on Sat. April 29th and there’s going to be a podcast meetup! Hallway straight back from the entrance doors, 1pm. Come meet a whole bunch of podcasters! We’ll have buttons! And if […]
Special Episode 7: Commentary Time! Goldeneye
April 11, 2017 00:45 - 2 hours - 154 MBAs it’s National Sibling Day, here’s a commentary from Karen and her brother, Steve! This time they watched an instalment from another series that was big in their teenage years: the 1995 James Bond movie Goldeneye. Marvel at the ancient computers! Roll your eyes at the Bond franchise’s lurching attempts to not be as sexist […]
Episode 113: Coming From the Dumpster Fire
March 15, 2017 19:47 - 1 hour - 106 MBSPOILER ALERT! Spoilers for Rogue One from 1:00:10 to 1:03:56! Spoilers for Season 4 of Sherlock from 1:11:20 to 1:19:14! Political talk from 00:02:55 to 00:23:48, in case you really don’t want to hear it for whatever reason. You’ve been forewarned. Also since we recorded, things have not entirely improved so the call to action […]
Episode 112: Is 2016 Over Yet?
December 19, 2016 15:51 - 1 hour - 109 MBSPOILER ALERT! Spoilers for Doctor Strange from 1:15:00 to 1:21:00 and for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them from 1:23:40 to 1:34:45! So, politics happened, and is…kind of still happening as of this being posted? But we’ll avoid talking about that, and just say: be Peggy Carter and Steve Rogers. In Adventures in Knitting, […]
Episode 111: Waiting For the Other Shoe to Drop
October 13, 2016 21:58 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBWe’re back with a delayed episode and very brief show notes for the moment, because Karen’s trying to get this up before she runs out the door to Rhinebeck. In Adventures in Knitting, Maggie has been knitting a bunch of things, including the Jasmine Scarf and the Professor Higgins Socks, and went to the Kitchener-Waterloo […]
Episode 110: Take Two
August 29, 2016 00:47 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBAfter a very long, very tiring summer full of college assignments, work, traveling and computer failures, we are FINALLY BACK! In Adventures in Knitting, it’s been damn hot, but we’re still knitting! Maggie had a big adventure and went to Savannah, Georgia, then was off to Disney World and Universal Studios (including the Wonderful World […]
Special Episode 6: I Ain’t Afraid of No Bros
July 24, 2016 04:25 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBSPOILER ALERT! Spoilers for the 2016 Ghostbusters movie from 25:21 to 1:17:48! It’s been a crazy summer and Maggie’s on vacation so there’s a couple episodes to come. However, in the meantime, Karen saw the new Ghostbusters movie and, well, she had to talk about it, big surprise. So she’s joined forces with Page Branson […]
Episode 109: Bits & Pieces
May 17, 2016 03:00 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBWe had technical difficulties and we lost a good part of Adventures in Knitting. However it’s a good thing the episode was delayed and I needed to record an intro, as there’s something actually important to talk about first, namely helping the people that have been displaced and have had homes and businesses destroyed in […]
Episode 108: Whoops
May 17, 2016 02:51 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB*eyes date this was recorded* *eyes date it was posted* WELP. In Adventures in Knitting, Maggie is working on socks for herself using the Zipper Socks pattern by Patti Waters, the Celtic Myth shawl and she’s got Sweet Georgia yarn that she’ll be using in the Pixie Farts mittens for the CanConKAL/CAL. Karen, meanwhile, is […]
Episode 107: Do the Thing, Score the Points
February 27, 2016 03:56 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBSPOILER ALERT! Spoilers for Agent Carter Season 2 up to episode 5 from 44:55 to 51:25! In this episode, there’s some kind of sports thing going on, apparently? In Adventures in Knitting, Maggie is working on a bunch of baby gifts including a Vivid Blanket and a couple seekrit things as well as the Shiny […]
Episode 106: In Situ
January 08, 2016 05:20 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBWe have a much more recent episode and the audio on this one is…not great. If you’ve never listened to the podcast before…maybe don’t listen to this one first? Unfortunately we had to choose between recording in the cafe where we have knit night or not recording for two weeks over the holidays, so we […]
Episode 105: RhinebeckRhinebeckRhinebeck!
January 05, 2016 06:47 - 1 hour - 88.4 MBSPOILER ALERT! Spoilers for Agents of SHIELD season 3 up to about episode 6 or 7 starting at 1:13:40 and ending at 1:21:55. Sooooooooooooo, yeah. Been a while. But here’s a new (old?) episode! And there’s a much more recent one coming in a day or two! (It’s been crazy guys, seriously.) Anyway, in this […]
Episode 104: Counting is Apparently Not Our Strong Suit
October 13, 2015 04:05 - 1 hour - 68 MBYes, we said it was episode 105, no there isn’t a missing episode 104. Whoops. Anyway! In Adventures in Knitting, Karen and Maggie both went to the Kitchener-Waterloo Knitters’ Fair! We met awesome listeners! We bought yarn and fleece! Our credit cards took a great deal of damage! So, you know, as usual. Meanwhile, Maggie […]
Episode 103: Overly Optimistic Knitters Unite
August 27, 2015 02:42 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBIn this episode: can it be Rhinebeck already? No seriously, we want it to be Rhinebeck already, especially as both Karen and Maggie are going for the entire weekend this year, yay! We’ll also be at the Kitchener-Waterloo Knitters’ Fair on Sept. so look for the K1G2 logo t-shirts and Karen’s Peggy Carter hat, and […]
Episode 102: Enter the Ginger Ninja
July 23, 2015 02:03 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBIn this episode, Maggie has passed her black belt testing! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! In Adventures in Knitting, Maggie’s been pretty busy with said testing, but that didn’t stop her from starting a shawl designed especially for her, which will be a gift for someone, as well as working on a pair of Sacre du Printemps socks and […]
Episode 101: Still Not Okay
June 24, 2015 05:27 - 1 hour - 76 MBSPOILER ALERT! Spoilers for Avengers: Age of Ultron from 23:20 to 35:20 SPOILER ALERT! Spoilers for Agents of SHIELD’s Season 2 finale from 37:30 to 47:35 This time on Knit 1 Geek 2, we’re still not okay, for so, so many reasons. In Adventures in Knitting, Karen has finished stuff! She’s finished her Leventry shawl […]
Episode 100: No Technology in the ‘Verse Can Stop Us
April 23, 2015 03:57 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBWe’re back with EPISODE 100!! WOO! As it’s been a while there’s a lot to catch up on. Maggie’s been sending and receiving packages in the Odd Duck Swaps group’s Dresden Files Swap, has been working on the Vivid Blanket and has been designing some Dresden-inspired socks. Karen has started and finished the Estuary Shawl, […]
Special Episode 5: Commentary Time! Jurassic Park
March 31, 2015 03:55 - 2 hours - 124 MBSo as episode 100 is being beset by technical difficulties (of the recorded-an-entire-episode-and-it’s-entirely-unusable variety), instead we bring you a special episode! Yes, it’s commentary time! This one was recorded back around Christmas when Karen’s brother was home for the holidays and they recorded a commentary for the movie that pretty much was their childhoods: Jurassic […]
Episode 99: Technical Difficulties
February 17, 2015 05:36 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBSPOILER WARNING! Spoilers for The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies from 43:30 to 49:50. Despite technical problems, shortstaffing, freelance, family and coursework, we’re back! In this episode, Karen and Maggie fill in each other about their holidays and any knitty things they received and knitting time (or lack thereof) they had. Maggie spent her […]
A Holiday Treat: Santa Baby, Geek Girl Style
December 25, 2014 12:08 - 2 minutes - 2.68 MBAs a little stocking stuffer, here’s the version of “Santa Baby” that we recorded and released with the podcast a couple Christmases ago, this time on its own. Merry Christmas to all our listeners who celebrate it! (For those that don’t, put your feet up and knit something on your day off ) The lyrics […]
Episode 98: It’s a Hobbitalong Miracle
December 24, 2014 17:16 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBIn this episode, Karen and Maggie are firmly ensconced in the blanketfort and they are never coming out. First: Sheep to Shawl! Karen and Maggie were part of the Agents of SHEEP that competed at the Royal Winter Fair Sheep to Shawl competition in November. Despite being mostly first time competitors, an early start, a […]
Episode 97: …And Post-Rhinebeck!
November 16, 2014 03:25 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBIn this episode, there’s a lot of talk about Rhinebeck. A lot. No really, we’re not kidding. In Adventures in Knitting, Maggie did not buy anything at Rhinebeck, somehow, and has given up on the There and Back Again Story Scarf. Instead she’s working on the Sock Head Hat for her sister-in-law, has done some […]
Episode 96: Pre-Rhinebeck…
November 16, 2014 01:57 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBIn this episode, your hosts aren’t dead yet, and they’re trying something new due to scheduling and transportation difficulties. In Adventures in Knitting, Maggie was working on the There and Back Again Story Scarf (um…stay tuned on that one) as well as her no-pattern Grimm scarf, as well as the Chroma Stocking Cap for the […]
Special Episode 4: Kitchener-Waterloo Knitters’ Fair Podcasting Panel
October 09, 2014 03:02 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBHere it is, the recording of the panel we did at the KW Knitters’ Fair, along with the wonderful Teresa from the CanaryKnits podcast and fabulous Sasha of SheepSpot! Thanks so much to the KW Knitters Guild for having us, especially Jenn who organized the fair, Iris, our wonderful moderator for the panel, and Colin, […]
Episode 95: What Deity Did Karen Anger This Week?
September 10, 2014 17:27 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBIn this episode apparently Karen has been neglecting her appropriate blood sacrifices or something because seriously you guys. In Adventures in Knitting, Karen’s Rhinebeck plans are a bit…up in the air at the moment thanks to certain civic duties, but she’s still working on the Saddleback Cardigan as well as the There and Back Again […]
Episode 94: Groot is Our Happy Place
September 03, 2014 03:26 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBSPOILER WARNING: There are spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy from 34:04 to 52:33. Also CONTENT WARNING: One of the items we discuss involves domestic violence and the teenage sole survivor of a family tragedy. If this is a sensitive topic for you, that segment runs between 1:05:27 and 1:08:19. In this episode we can’t […]
Special Announcement
August 16, 2014 16:49Guess who has four thumbs between them and are going to be appearing on a podcasting panel at the Kitchener-Waterloo Knitters’ Fair? That’s right, we are! We’ll be joining Teresa of the Canaryknits podcast, and Sasha of the former SpinDoctor podcast for a panel about knitting, yarn, podcasting and doubtless other things as well. Just […]
Episode 93: All the News Of…A While Ago
August 11, 2014 01:45 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBIn this episode we’ve passed both Karen’s birthday and K1G2′s third anniversary. Yay! In Adventures with Knitting, Maggie has…frogged her Hobbitalong scarf (*insert Dramatic Gopher*). It’s currently in time out. But her Kernel scarf and her Madame Phelps shawl, finished the first Neldoreth sock, finished the Milanese Lace toper (with her own handspun!) and […]
Episode 92: This is Why Time Travel Would Be Useful
July 24, 2014 03:14 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBIn this episode we come to you from a simpler time when we were so innocent and had more hopes for the Toronto Blue Jays’ chances this year. In the present, yay, Karen’s semester is over and there are more episodes to come soon. In Adventures in Knitting, Karen has made some progress on the […]
Episode 91: Baby’s First Con
June 25, 2014 02:50 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBIn this episode, Karen and Maggie went to Niagara Falls Comic Con, and it was Elfling’s first con. Awwww. They saw much merch, got photos of all the cool stuff, and Karen found a friend though his packaging could now use some updating. When it comes to Adventures in Knitting…we won’t mention the Hobbitalong scarves, […]
Episode 90: Adjust Your Volume Accordingly
June 04, 2014 04:12 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBSPOILER WARNING: Spoilers for the Agents of SHIELD season finale from 25:45 to 31:40. …And, y’know, don’t listen to this one around the kids (like that’s ever a good idea with us, though). In this episode, Karen is full of feels, so consider yourself warned. Don’t worry, if she gets too out of control, newly-minted […]
So what did you do for Free Comic Book Day?
May 28, 2014 19:19Agent Fury and a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent met at a data bank of information.
Episode 89: Never Too Early For Yarn
May 18, 2014 02:20 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBIn this episode, Karen has broken Maggie’s brain with stuff she found on the internet, what else is new. In Adventures in Knitting, Karen and Maggie had a great time as usual at the Knitters’ Frolic (hello to those we introduced to the podcast and to the listeners we were able to meet) and, of […]
Special Episode 3: Captain America 2 and Agents of SHIELD-a-palooza
April 24, 2014 03:52 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBSPOILER WARNING: There are spoilers for Captain America 2 starting at 7:00 and continuing to the end, spoilers for episodes 16 and 17 of Agents of SHIELD from 50:45 to the end. So in this episode Karen, Maggie, and the Illustrious Michelle have thoughts about Captain America 2 and episodes 16 and 17 of Agents […]
Episode 88: Do the Loki Pokey
April 15, 2014 01:35 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBIn this episode, your hosts are preparing for the feels and thrills they’re likely to experience in Captain America 2 (message from the future: they were not remotely prepared). Karen’s started another sock using a stitch pattern she found, finished the Irish Mesh Cowl for her mother and has also started the Metallurgy shawl as […]
Episode 87: Revenge of the Rhinopharyngitis
March 18, 2014 02:37 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBIn this episode, Karen would like to apologize for the throat-clearing and sniffling she didn’t manage to edit out. Of course in Adventures in Knitting, both your hosts mainly have their Ravellenic Games projects to talk about, and not much else. Well, except for a little gloating over hockey and gold medals, along with their […]
Episode 86: And Apparently There Was a Sports Thing Too
February 18, 2014 02:44 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBIn this episode, Maggie and Karen are finishing things in advance of the Ravellenic Games! Maggie’s finished her Zipper Socks, but has some stitches to pick up that were dropped on her Swirly Mittens, which will have to wait until after the Games and her yet-to-be-decided-on shawl is hopefully finished. Karen, meanwhile, has finished her […]
Episode 85: Agents of Pheels
January 31, 2014 02:44 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBIn this episode, the accumulated feels from various fandoms are getting to Karen, namely Doctor Who, Sherlock and particularly Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (I’M SORRY PHIL, WE NEVER MEANT FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.) Good thing your hosts have knitting! Though their goals for this year may drive them around the bend, as they’re both now really […]
Special Episode #2: Sherlock S3 Discussion – “The Empty Hearse”
January 28, 2014 02:43 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBIn this episode we bring you a break from the routine with some discussion of episode 3×01 of BBC’s Sherlock, “The Empty Hearse”. So yeah, spoilers. Oh, and if you’re not into Sherlock, don’t despair–we’ll have a regular episode out in a few days. We just decided to give the Sherlock discussion its own episode […]
Special Episode #1: Commentary Time! Sherlock 2×03: “The Reichenbach Fall”
January 01, 2014 17:10 - 1 hour - 97 MBSurprise! One of the things we miss about having this great community of listeners that lives in the internet is the chance to get together and geek out in person over movies and TV shows we love. So as the closest thing we can get, in this special episode we’re joined by the Illustrious Michelle […]
Episode 84: High on the Hobbity Holiday
December 31, 2013 04:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBSPOILER ALERT! Spoilers for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug from 22:33 to 46:23. This episode, it’s finally time for the Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and you know what that means: we finished our Hobbitalong projects! We also bought some yarn in the Knitpicks sale, as we both have visions of colourwork mittens dancing […]
Episode 83: Totally Going to the Beach Planet Next Time
December 18, 2013 05:38 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBIn this episode, Karen has been listening to way too many of the Doctor Who audio dramas. :D? Also her exams are OVER, so the next episode should be a little more timely. Maggie is nearing the end of her Pfeiffer scarf/hood, though with a slight miscalculation in how the hood attaches to the scarf, […]
Episode 82: Flagging Down the TARDIS
December 01, 2013 22:17 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBSPOILER ALERT! There are spoilers for Thor 2: THe Dark World from 22:35 to 43:29 In this episode, Maggie’s Pfeiffer Scarf is well under way, particularly because it’s the only thing she’s working on. Karen, meanwhile, has ALL THE PROJECTS including her Ejafjallyjokull shawl, which only has a few more rows to go before the […]
Episode 81: Podcasting from the Candy Coma
November 18, 2013 22:14 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBIn this episode, we’ve unbarricaded the doors from Halloween, scarfed down candy and are knitting away. Maggie has been speeding along at her Pfeiffer Hooded Scarf for the Hobbitalong and is pretty sure she’s not going to have a problem finishing it in time for the movie. Karen is in a similar boat, as […]
Episode 80: Still Not At Rhinebeck
November 02, 2013 01:04 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBThis week, Karen and Maggie are still not at Rhinebeck. One year, dammit! Instead we’re just knitting on our projects at home, boo. Maggie’s working on a birthday gift cowl that is certainly not going to end up with its intended recipient by their birthday, and managed to resist the whackadoodle enabling at knit night […]