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Unravelled Wednesday - The One where Everything is New

Unusually, my knitting project, eye read and ear read are all different from last week. the only thing that is the same is my ever-growing pile of blanket squares. Full update on the crochet on Friday.

I'm knitting the scarf for Leon's Winter Set 2022. It's growing fast - I started it on Saturday and I've got over a metre knitted. Hopefully I'll have enough yarn - I've got 150 grams of yarn left, so it should be fine.

I'm reading a NetGalley review book, Edgware Road, by Yasmin Cordery Khan. It's the story of a man who ends up dead and his daughter who is curious about what happened to him. It's a duel timeline book and touches on issues like identity and migration, crime and corruption, opportunities, class and privilege. I used the phrase "touches on" deliberately, because mainly this is a story, and a pretty good one too.

I'm listening to Clara Parks Knitlandia, which is a series of tales about her travels and knitting. Seems appropriate for this knitter in a country that is starting to open up again. it's read by Clara herself and the audio book feels like a friend telling you a story. So good.


And that's my week in reading, crochet 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. Melinda07 March, 2022

    I've never heard of Knitlandia, but it sounds interesting! I'm going to look into it!

    Have a great week! - Melinda @ A Web of Stories

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  2. shelleyrae @ book'd out07 March, 2022

    I’m glad you are enjoying both your reads.

    Wishing you a great week

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  3. Marg07 March, 2022

    Edgware Road sounds interesting!

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  4. Aj @ Read All The Things!08 March, 2022

    Good luck with the knitting project! I hope you have a great week.

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  5. Kathy Martin08 March, 2022

    The books sound good and the knitting looks good. I hope you have enough yarn to finish it. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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