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Unravelled Wednesday and Yarnalong too

 First Wednesday of the month. Last week flew by, and also I haven't finished or started anything. I finished my first bobbin of yarn - got 200 grams on it, so I'll do two more and have plenty of yarn for Leon's Winter Set.

I knit on my Longline cardigan. I'm going to start the sleeves, to make sure I'm not going to run out of yarn. I don't really now how long I want the body anyway. 



Reading shone this week. I just finished Anne Tyler's Clock Dance (review here) and started the 3rd book in N K Jemisin's Kingdom of Gods trilogy. I'm liking it so far, but I'm only a couple of chapters in. Quality front cover, anyway.

No, the big surprise was Viral BS: Medical Myths and Why we Fall For Them by Seema Yasmin, which I was given as review copy from NetGalley.

It's a collection of columns, rather than a cohesive book, and the title is as good as a description as anything. What's odd is that I thought I'd read a chapter every so-often and get it finished before it's publication date, but I just keep reading. It's nothing mind-blowing (MSG isn't bad for you, statistics can be manipulated) but it's a reminder of science in this crazy time.

And that's my week in crafting and reading.Hope you are doing as well as possible in the circumstances.

I'm joining in with Unravelled Wednesday, hosted by Kat, and the Yarnalong, hosted by Ginny. Pop along to their blogs if you would like a good service of reading, crafting and musings. 






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  1. Kath (BackstageKnits)05 December, 2020

    Looks like a good week! I'm working my way through the first Broken Earth book by NK Jemisin! I like it, but it's very heavy so I need to take some breaks for some lighter stuff.

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