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Unravelled and WAYRN - the one with the book rage

The knitting is going, and going well. Swancho has many stitches, but very simple colourwork, so it is soothing and nice. Although colourwork in 8-ply might end up very, very warm. 

The reading is a bit bumpier. I finished Knitlandia by Clara Parks, and in the end I did not love it. It was shallow, name-droppy and dated. I have not yet started by next audio-book, which is a NetGalley review copy of Our Wild Farming Life, the story of a couple who move to the Scottish highlands. I'm looking forward to it.

I've started and abandoned a review copy Love and Other Puzzles by Kimberly Allsopp. It's meant to be a romantic comedy, but I hated the main character so much I hoped the book would end with her dead in a ditch. I quit at 40 %, and I'm still ranting about what a rude, heartless, selfish person she was. Cute cover though.

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.  


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  1. Jeannie Gray Knits18 March, 2022

    Wow! The Swancho is really coming along quickly. Looks great!

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  2. Marg21 March, 2022

    The cover of that book is cute..pity about the contents!

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  3. Laurel-Rain Snow22 March, 2022

    Beautiful knitting, and I am curious about Love and Other Puzzles. Enjoy your week, and here are my WEEKLY UPDATES

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  4. Kathy Martin22 March, 2022

    Dead in a ditch? That is a strong reaction to a fictional character. I'd have quit the book too. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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  5. Anne@HeadFullofBooks22 March, 2022

    Sounds like a fun knitting project and a fun book, Enjoy both. My Monday reading list

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  6. shelleyrae @ book'd out22 March, 2022

    I enjoyed Love and Other Puzzles, sorry you didn’t

    Wishing you a great reading week

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