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Yarnalong - the one where I'm relaxed

In fact today, everything seems relaxing. I have today off work, the sun in shining and I'm just having a nice quiet day.
I'm reading Fiona's Flame which which is the last of the Cypress Hollow novels, by Rachael Herron. After finishing All the Light we Cannot See I really wanted to read something light and a little bit predictable. 

 I'm still knitting Colour Affection. I've now done the number of repeats called for in the pattern, but I'm just going to keep knitting.I've got plenty of yarn left and it's very relaxing, back and forth in every increasing garter stitch rows.

 And I'm listening to Scott Adams' How to Fail at Nearly Everything and Still Win Big, The Story of My Life. I'm neither loving it nor hating it. It's kind of a motivational book, and I do actually need some career motivation, so maybe I'll take something positive away from it. Or maybe not. 

 And that's what I've been up to this week. Pop over to Ginny's blog and see what she, and the other yarn-along peeps have been doing.
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  1. nocton429 July, 2015

    Looking good x

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  2. Tiny Toadstool Cottage29 July, 2015

    Love your yarn colour. I love having some light series to read, so I will have to look for the Cypress Hollow ones.

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  3. Donna30 July, 2015

    I'm wondering if I should have kept on going with the color repeats. I had a lot of yarn left over too. I wanted to get it complete to take on vacation next week so that made the final decision. Yours is looking real pretty. You picked great colors.

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  4. thecrazysheeplady30 July, 2015

    I should add that shawl to my queue. Lovely!

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  5. CathieJ30 July, 2015

    Color Affection is looking great!

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  6. Kim31 July, 2015

    Lovely shawl! I hope to do a Color Affection someday. I am in the middle of All the Light We Cannot See and am really enjoying the beautiful writing, even though it is a tough topic.

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  7. Lucy Bowen04 August, 2015

    The shawl is coming along nicely, gorgeous work.

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  8. Elizabeth05 August, 2015

    mm love the colour affection!

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