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Linky Wednesday - the one where I get behind (and I'm still having fun)

This week I started the  Noosa Scarf  for the Bendigo Project . This is addictive knitting, which meant I spent my weekend reading time knitting and listening to audiobooks. I finished the excellent  Quitters Club by Jessica Strawser and then the silly but enjoyable action adventure   Hell Island     by Matthew Reilly the fourth  Shane Schofield book. I have  15 days to finish this scarf, which should be easy - I'm getting one repeat done a day, there are a total of 16 repeats and I've completed 5. It's not a complicated pattern, but it is too much for knitting on a quick tram ride, and I do find i need to glance at the chart. So, it's a it slower than plainer knitter. Luckily, for the first time ion a long time, we have not much in the way of weekend plans, so I can sit and relax and knit! The joy of a little extra time is real. All the knitting meant that it took me longer than usual to read the excellent  Cherrywood by Jock Serong , a beau...