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Unravelled Wednesday and WAYRM - the one with just the buttons to go

Even though this cardigan has felt unbearably slow, since last week I have finished the second sleeve, and done the button and neck bands. Now I just have 6 more buttons to sew on and we're done! Come back on Friday for blocked photos of this striped beauty.
I'm currently reading The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towes. I was really looking forward to this book - to the point where I pre-ordered it. My pre-order got cancelled and the publish date pushed back, which does not surprise me, because this book is a hot mess. There are at least 8 characters that we get point of view chapters from, some in first person, some in third. it skips from person to person, from plot to plot with not a care in the word for convention. The least annoying thing is the lack of quotation marks, but it's pretty pretentious. I'm persevering because I kind of want to find out what happens to Emmett, but it's a bit of a slog. Good cover though.

I'm also reading another embroidery book I got for review from NetGalley, Astrology Embroidery by Maya Hanisch. It's a much "flatter" more disciplined style of embroidery that the DropCloth Samplers school of mayhem and texture. The patterns move between gorgeous and cute and the illustrations and worked examples are delightful. 
And that's my week in reading, knitting and embroidery. To read my all my book reviews, and to see everything I knit, you can find me on Ravelry as Sharondoubleknit and on GoodReads as Sharondblk.

I'm joining in with Kat from As Kat Knits for Unravelled Wednesday and Kat from the Bookdate for It's Monday, What Are You Reading.  Thanks Kat and Kat for hosting these linkups.  


 
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  1. Kathryn T20 December, 2021

    Oh dear about the Amor Towles book.

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  2. Laurel-Rain Snow21 December, 2021

    Lovely needlework and books! Enjoy your week, and here are my WEEKLY UPDATES

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  3. Kathy Martin21 December, 2021

    I don't think that I would keep reading that book. I have much less patience than I once had for books I'm not enjoying. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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  4. Cindy21 December, 2021

    I would not finish the book. I rarely give up on books, but time is short and I want to read the ones I will enjoy. Have a great week! https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2021/12/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-11.html

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