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Unravelled Wednesday and What Are You Reading Monday - the one with all new things

I finished everything from last week, and got to start new things!

In knitting I started a new jumper, the Diaphanous Raglan by Jessie Mead. It's holding mohair together with a 4ply. I love knitting fluffy fluff! It's growing remarkably fast. I cast it on on Sunday, and joined for the body on Wednesday.


In the background of that shot you can see the Joji bag I ummed and ahhed about. i'm so glad I bought it - it turns into a yarn bucket that I can knit straight out of. I think it's my favourite bag so far, and that's really saying something. 

I'm reading The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi. It's another book set in India, but this time in the 1950s. I'm coming across some words and themes that were present in The Far Pavilions, but this is a more modern and snappy book. I'm enjoying it, but don't feel compelled to read all the time. Which is good, because I do feel the need to spin all the time!

I also got a review copy of Dan Savage's Savage Love From A to Z.It's Dan Savage, the sex and advice columnist, giving general advice, rather than answering specific questions. It's also illustrated with cute cartoons, which makes it even stranger that the cover hasn't been released yet, but it's not getting published until late September, so maybe that's why. It's pretty good, but I'm not sure who it's for. If you listen to his show, like I do, most of this will be quite familiar. If you don't it might be a weird introduction. Still, I'm enjoying flipping through it. I can really hear his voice in the writing.  

I'm listening to Stronger by Poorna Bell. It's a wide reaching book, part memoir, part sociological research. I'm not really the target market - I already lift weights and love being chunky and strong! Still, I enjoy the themes, and Poorna reads it really well.

To read my all my book reviews, and to see everything I knit, you can find me on Ravelry as Sharondoubleknit and on GoodReads as Sharondblk.

Kat from As Kat Knits is taking a week off, so no link up for Unravelled Wedneday this week. i'm joining Kat from the Bookdate for It's Monday, What Are You Reading.  

  

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  1. Sue Jackson25 August, 2021

    I've been hearing such good things about The Henna Artist! Glad you are enjoying it, too. Stronger sounds intriguing also.

    Enjoy your books this week -

    Sue
    Book By Book

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  2. Miaismine28 August, 2021

    You are a fast knitter! You must be quite talented to even knit clothes! That Joji bag is so cool - it does like it would hold a ton! Oh! The Henna Artist sounds fabulous! I added it to my TBR and am thrilled that my library offers hardcopy as well as an e-book! Thank you for sharing!

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