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Unravelled Wednesday and Yarnalong too - the one with the mohair

This week I started Andrea Mowry’s Birds of a Feather shawl. I’m not 100 percent convinced about my colours, because I think it looks nice when the mohair and the sock yarn are quite similar, but I decided to press on anyway. I go between thinking it’s quite a fun knit, and being bored by it. I’m thinking of doing something a bit out of character and setting it aside for a bit, I want to make my father a pair of socks as a chanukkah gift, and the Richmond Knitters does an ornament swap, so I’m going to knit something for that before Saturday I finished a NetGalley book This Train is being Held by Ismee Amiel Williams.
I read this young adult book because I had a book hangover from N.K. Jemesin’s excellent The Fifth Season, so, as soon as I finished it I started the next book I the series, The Obelisk Gate. Much more satisfying.
And that’s my week in knitting and reading.


I'm joining in with Ginny and the Yarnalong, hosted on the first Wednesday of each month and Kat and Unravelled, which happens every Wednesday. I can be found on Ravelry as SharonDoubleKnit, and Goodreads as SharonDBLK or right here blogging away about knitting, books and whatever else I'm up to.
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  1. AsKatKnits05 December, 2019

    Ooo! I like how your shawl is starting out! Yes, the subtly of similar colors is great, but sometimes you need contrast! Thanks as always for your book recommendations!

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  2. Jeannie Gray Knits10 December, 2019

    Love your Birds of a Feather! My knitting group is doing a Birds of a Feather KAL, except we all keep accidentally calling it Birds of Prey so that's now our official KAL name. I'm not sure I'll finish my shawl because I'm not enjoying my color combination. I was determined to knit from my stash but my mohair selection is lacking.

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