Skip to main content

Unravelled Wednesday and WARYN - the one with the bits and peices

I'm normally a monogamous kind of knitter, but this Wednesday I'm finishing up three projects. Leon's jumper just needs the neck added.

 I thought it was too tight and short, so I blocked it before doing that. while it was drying I knit a washcloth. 

I got to the cast off and went to bed. Literally just the cast off to go!

And I've been knitting these mitts at work and at knit night on Monday, so just the cast off and the thumbs to go on them. And the ends. Lots of ends!



It's very unusual for me to have three projects on the go,  let alone three with just a tiny bit of work left on each of them. I'll get them all finished in the next couple of days, leading to the crafters big question: what should I knit next?

I'm reading She Get's That From Me by Robin Wells. I picked it up when I was reading a different book called He Gets that From Me by Jacqueline Friedland. The books have similar themes - complicated modern fertility, what makes a family, who has the right to a child. This one feels like it has romance thrown in, but in a good way. 

I'm still listening to the NetGalley review copy of Battle of the Linguist Mages. I can see why there are some DNFs - it reminds me of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn, with the coins and the pushing and the pulling, except in this case it's a vocalisation technique. The plot itself is compelling and has a touch of the John Scalzi's. it helps that I really love the narrators voice.

And that's my week in reading and knitting. 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.  

Labels:

Comments

  1. shelleyrae @ book'd out24 January, 2022

    I’m curious about the Battle of the Linguist Mages.

    Wishing you a great reading week

    ReplyDelete
  2. Kathy Martin25 January, 2022

    All your knitting projects look great. Your audiobook sounds intriguing but the comparison to Sanderson isn't a plus for me. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Tee25 January, 2022

    I am jealous of your knitting. I try to think I can knit but have only learned the basic garter stitch haha. One day!

    Here is my post for the day:
    https://twogirlsandtheirbookishlife.blogspot.com/2022/01/it-is-monday-what-are-you-reading.html

    ReplyDelete
  4. Cindy25 January, 2022

    She Gets That From Me sounds intriguing. I hope you enjoy all your books. Have a great week! https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2022/01/its-monday-3-22.html

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Linky Wednesday - the one with the pause

In meditation it's said that the pause between the in breath and the out breath is a gap, a space to rest. Well, I'm in that in-between space for reading, listening and knitting. This is a random photo of a highlight of my week - I filled up my lolly jar. These are just supermarket party mix. During the lockdowns, we sources a great pick-and-mix delivery service, but at some point they started sending from the UK, which is a bit silly. Rachey messaged me a new one she found, and I impulsed purchased a kilo of mixed lollies, and then she sent me a link to the biggest lolly shop in Melbourne, which also delivers sweets by the kilogram, so i think I'm sorted for the rest of the year!  In reading I've just finished  The Beckoning Lady   by Margery Allingham . It's the second last book in the Summer of Mystery, and I have to admit, having now read nine Margery Allingham books, that they are OK. I wouldn't have read them if they were not connected to this club, but on...
5 comments
Read more

Geogradiant MKAL Part 1 - that was unexpected (spoilers)

Stephen West released the first MKAL clue on Thursday night. I started knitting it without looking at spoilers. When I got up on Friday he had sent through an "alternative" clue one. I then went and had a look at the spoiler thread to try to work out what was going on. Which was that some people thought the pattern looked like a "German hate symbol". I knit on anyway, since I was half-way through. Then he took down the original clue, replacing it with a mitred square in garter stitch. The Ravelry forums and Instagram are a complete shit-show, even though Rav is being moderated. It's been a bit disheartening, having something that is usually quite light and fun weighed down with all this. I admire Stephen's quick and sensitive response to this drama. I also feel that anything can look like anything if you squint. To me this looks like a Celtic knot. I think mine is pretty, and I'll knit on through all crises. 
7 comments
Read more

Unravelled Wednesday - the one where it's ordinary

This week I finished my first book for the  2025 When Are You Reading? Challenge , which was   The Silence of the Girls   by Pat Barker , which covered the pre 1200 time period. I loved it, it's a retelling of the siege of Troy from a feminist perspective. I haven't worked out what I'm reading for the 1200-1399 time period. Suggestions are welcome. I'm currently reading  Central Station by Lavie Tidhar , which is science fiction set in a future Tel-Aviv. It's good, but there are loads of characters and I'm not overly invested. Although at least I'm having no problems telling the characters apart, they are very district. I just don't overly care what happens to them.   I'm listening to a NetGalley review copy of  Mona Acts Out by Mischa Berlinski , which is the story of a woman unravelling. It's very different from Mischa's other books, but quite compelling. I'm not sure what's next, probably something from Kobo-Plus, perhaps Regrets...
6 comments
Read more