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Yarnalong- the one that welcomes in 2019

I'm back at work today, and that was the first time I've written the new date. It was such a relaxing break - 11 days of cricket, knitting and reading. I'm knitting Jojo Locatelli's Cathedral wrap. Now that I've finished the lace ends, it's smooth sailing. That lace though! It's been a really long time (as in not in 2018 at all) but I figured it would be easy - after all, I've done a lot of charted colourwork with no problems, and that's the same, right? Wrong. 

Anyway, after I muddled through it was a very relaxing knit. The yarn is Oyster Yarn Maven a  merino / silk / yak blend, and it's just stunning to knit with. Smooth and soft and the most perfect shade of pink. Its knit from the lace ends, and then grafted together. I'm rather dreading grafting in pattern.

  I'm reading Whiskey Galore, the tale of a Scottish island that runs out of whisky during the second world war. Published in 1947 this novel is hilarious. I was originally planning to rad it during my great Scottish reading binge begfore we went to Scotland last (!) year. I didn't get around to it then, and I'm glad I made the effort now. 

If you want to find all my book reviews, I'm SharonDblk on Goodreads. On Ravelry I'm SharonDoubleknit, and I blog about my knitting and sometimes my reading, cats and other adventures right here.  
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  1. Emily03 January, 2019

    Oooh, that yarn looks scrumptious! Adore the color!

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  2. Catherine03 January, 2019

    I'll have to check out that book!

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  3. karen05 January, 2019

    your knitting looks stunning as well! I love silk and yak especially together :)

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