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Unravelled Wednesday and WAYRN - the one with the reading slump

I don't normally experience reading slumps, but I keep picking up books and reading a quarter of them and then realising that I just don't care. This is so unlike me! I want to be reading, I'm still on holiday so I've got the time to read, but I don't seem to care for most of the books I pick up. Yesterday I started Half of a Yellow Sun, which is holding my interest. Maybe I needed something epic?

In knitting I have just started Joji's Old Romance cardigan, in this very romantic pink. The structure of the cardigan is these two strips of lace form the top of the shoulder and arm, and then stitches are picked up for the sleeves and the rest of the cardigan is stocking stitch. I'm trying to get the lace done while on leave, because, while it's not complicated it is also not public transport / bar / comedy festival knitting.

I should probably try to block the F.O.s I'm going to finally tell you about on Friday, and unpack my pack and all of that, but passover starts tonight, and Elise, who is hosting, just rang me to tell me she woke up with vertigo, so my day has taken a turn, and I may be helping her out instead.

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. Jane06 April, 2023

    That sweater is going to be very pretty.

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  2. Kathryn T10 April, 2023

    Glad you are finding a book that holds your attention, sometimes it can be really difficult to find that one book that gets us going again. I love that little bit of sweater you have done, going to be very pretty I think.

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  3. Marg10 April, 2023

    I used to have a penchant for books set in Nigeria. This was a good one.
    Have a good week!

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  4. Kathy Martin11 April, 2023

    When I hit a slump, I usually reread something I loved. I like the looks and color of your new knitting project. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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