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Unravelled Wednesday - the one with twins!

And here we are again, the last Wednesday (and the last day) of another month. A couple of weeks ago I was at a work conference, where I bumped in to an acquaintance, someone who used to be close friends with Leon, but went back to Ballarat when he had his first child. Somewhere in the conversation he mentioned that his wife had convinced him to have another child…and that it turned out to be twins! They were born last week, and I’m pumping out a couple of Baby Surprise Jackets.
The first one is made from part balls of socks yarn – the self striping was given to me by Kris, and the plain blue by Katherine. I love these little jumpers, they are so fun to knit, and look amazing no matter what arrangement of stripes I choose.

 I’m reading the 4th Jackson Brodie novel, by Kate Atkinson Started Early Took My Dog. I just love the way she ties everything from all the books together. This one was given to me in exchange for a review from NetGalley (for reasons I will never be able to fathom, they gave me books one, three and four, but refused two and five). Like the other books in the series, I’m really enjoying this one. 

 As usual on a Wednesday I'm linking up with Kat and the Unravellers. I hope your week is full of good books and satisfying crafting too!
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  1. AsKatKnits01 August, 2019

    Baby Surprise Jackets are my absolute favorite thing to knit for new babies! I love your start!

    And, this is the second blog today with a nod to Jackson Brodie... I am off to find the books! Thank you!

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  2. Jane01 August, 2019

    I made one Baby Surprise and enjoyed it. The one here is going to be darling. I have read other books by Atkinson and enjoyed them. I need to pick up Jackson Brodie.

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    1. Sharondoubleknit01 August, 2019

      The BSJ gets better every time I knit one - and this is my 8th!

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