We’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

Episode 118: Catching Up, Part 1

Apr 28th, 2018 1h 51m

Episode 117: Just the Worst

Oct 17th, 2017 1h 30m

SIGNAL 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 hel

Episode 116: So Bad*ss I Cried

Aug 9th, 2017 1h 13m

SPOILER 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. S

Episode 115: Just You Wait

Aug 9th, 2017 1h 14m

SPOILER 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

Episode 114: We’re Twelve Years Old and Holding

Apr 24th, 2017 1h 22m

SPOILER 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

Special Episode 7: Commentary Time! Goldeneye

Apr 11th, 2017 2h 28m

As 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 comp

Episode 113: Coming From the Dumpster Fire

Mar 15th, 2017 1h 41m

SPOILER 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 for

Episode 112: Is 2016 Over Yet?

Dec 19th, 2016 1h 45m

SPOILER 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

Episode 111: Waiting For the Other Shoe to Drop

Oct 13th, 2016 1h 7m

We’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

Episode 110: Take Two

Aug 29th, 2016 1h 17m

After 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 Sava

Special Episode 6: I Ain’t Afraid of No Bros

Jul 24th, 2016 1h 22m

SPOILER 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, s

Episode 109: Bits & Pieces

May 17th, 2016 56m 56s

We 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

Episode 108: Whoops

May 17th, 2016 1h 6m

*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

Episode 107: Do the Thing, Score the Points

Feb 27th, 2016 1h 20m

SPOILER 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 V

Episode 106: In Situ

Jan 8th, 2016 42m

We 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

Episode 105: RhinebeckRhinebeckRhinebeck!

Jan 5th, 2016 1h 36m

SPOILER 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

Episode 104: Counting is Apparently Not Our Strong Suit

Oct 13th, 2015 1h 14m

Yes, 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

Episode 103: Overly Optimistic Knitters Unite

Aug 27th, 2015 1h 12m

In 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 Sep

Episode 102: Enter the Ginger Ninja

Jul 23rd, 2015 1h 1m

In 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

Episode 101: Still Not Okay

Jun 24th, 2015 1h 23m

SPOILER ALERT! Spoilers for Avengers: Age of Ultron from 23:20 to 35:20SPOILER ALERT! Spoilers for Agents of SHIELD’s Season 2 finale from 37:30 to 47:35This time on Knit 1 Geek 2, we’re still not okay, for so, so many reasons.In Adventur

Episode 100: No Technology in the ‘Verse Can Stop Us

Apr 23rd, 2015 1h 23m

We’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

Special Episode 5: Commentary Time! Jurassic Park

Mar 31st, 2015 2h 15m

So 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

Episode 99: Technical Difficulties

Feb 17th, 2015 1h 27m

SPOILER 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

A Holiday Treat: Santa Baby, Geek Girl Style

Dec 25th, 2014 2m 55s

As 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, pu