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Yarnalong - the one where I knit socks yet again

It suddenly got very busy in my life - I'm not sure with what. Maybe just going back to work, which is why this photo was taken on the street, when I had 5 minutes in between work and an appointment. I did also manage to sneak in a round or two of knitting, so there is that.

 I am currently knitting a pair of House Martel socks for Leon. Named after one of the now extinct great houses of Westeros, it feels very fitting, since Game of Thrones is back and bigger than ever. I started the second sock on Tuesday while watching the third episode, so it might come out tighter than the first sock - it was a pretty tense episode. I've just started reading Kings of the Wyld which seems like a good read so far - it's a fantasy novel about a band of mercenaries who split up and got old, and now for reasons, they are putting the band back together. Seems like good fun with a bit of heart, but I've only just started it, so stay tuned for a full opinion later.

 If you want to know about all the socks I knit in April, come back on Friday for The Sock Report. 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.  Check out what Ginny and the other Yarnalong peeps are up to this month over at Small Things.    
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  1. Juliana03 May, 2019

    My tension sometimes changes when I'm watching tense stuff too! Those socks are gorgeous. I do not have the patience for dpns to make socks, so I love seeing other people's work!

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    1. Sharondoubleknit03 May, 2019

      If you don't like DPNs, there is always magic loop... socks are just such fun to knit.

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