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Unravelling - week 16

This has been a good week to hunker down and enjoy indoor activities, since winter (and COVID) are really digging in.

 Mask making has been taking up quite a bit of my weekend crafting time, but I've had plenty of time to keep plugging away at my Teroldego shawl. I've only got about 8 rows to go. I love my colours, but being stocking stitch some of it was a bit of a drag.

I'm close enough to finished that I am entering the "what should I knit next" stage of things, which is always a joy and a delight.

 Reading was a bit odd this week. Elizabeth Strout's  Amy and Isabelle is a fine read - if a little disturbing. It's about a 14 year old who is being groomed by her maths teacher, amongst many other things. It's not an especially long book and yet I'm not even half way through. I just haven't been reading much.

 I did listen to massive amounts of audio this week though. Zero Day Code was a fabulous and compelling listen. I finished the first book yesterday, and am cursing myself for starting a series that hasn't been completed. I'm debating going straight on to the second book, or taking a short break and then returning.

 As usual on a Wednesday I'm linking up with Kat from As Kat Knits for Unravelled, where we talk about what we have been knitting, reading and doing this week.
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  1. AsKatKnits23 July, 2020

    Beautiful knitting! I just love that "what will I knit next" stage! :)

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  2. Jeannie Gray Knits30 July, 2020

    Ooh! I love your colors too!
    Want to trade locations? I would love a little bit of winter right now. We've just had a full week of temperatures hitting 100 degrees. We are cooking on this side of the world!

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