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Unravelled Wednesday and Yarnalong Too - The one where it is November already

What a week it's been! Last Wednesday off work for Harry Porter and the Cursed Child, (which was amazing) this Tuesday a public holiday for a stupid horse race (but I'll take the public holiday)  and lots of knitting in between.


With sOctober finished,  I've actually knit something that isn't socks - a baby jumper on 6mm needles. It's blocking right now, so I'll be back with a full report and pictures later in the week.

 Then I cast on Kate Davies Kildalton cardigan - just yesterday, so here's a picture of the bottom ribbing ans the start of the first repeat. It's not going to be  a quick knit, but I think it will be a valuable addition to my wardrobe. And I just love that colour.

 After abandoning The Secret Messenger  and feeling very strange about Muriel Spark's The Girls of Slender Means I started to worry that I was in a reading slump. I don't usually have reading slumps, so this was a bit shocking. I decided to read An Everyday Hero, by Lauran Trentham. 
It's another NetGally book, by the author of The Military Wife . I was somewhat surprised after my 2 star review of that book that they offered me a review copy of this one, but they did, and I'm really glad I'm reading it. Just a really straightforward tale of personal redemption and moving through a hard spot in life, for both the main characters. I'm almost finished it, and it has been a very satisfying read.

 I'm joining in with Ginny and the Yarnalong, hosted on the first Wednesday of each month and Kat and Unravelled, which happens every Wednesday. I can be found on Ravelry as SharonDoubleKnit, and Goodreads as SharonDBLK or right here blogging away about knitting, books and whatever else I'm up to.

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  1. AsKatKnits07 November, 2019

    Oh, that sweater is going to be gorgeous! I love the color too! I hope your reading slump is very temporary! That is really no fun at all.

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  2. Jane07 November, 2019

    You are right, the color of that sweater is very pretty. Of course blue is my favorite. I hope you find a good book soon.

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  3. Kristin13 November, 2019

    That color is really pretty! I've been in a reading slump for a long time now and I really wish I could get out of it. Where did you leave a review? I've always had dreams of being able to review books like that...as in get advanced copies and leave a review on the blog or some such.

    I do hope you find a good book soon!

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