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Unravelled Wednesday and WAYRN - the one where I am 80 percent through

It's been a good week for progress on my Old Romance cardigan.  I left it last night at what might be the final row of the bottom ribbing - the pattern says 6 rows, but I think I'll extend it to 12, since I'm also going to make a 12 row button band. So it's just the bottom band, button band and cuffs to go! I'm calling it 80 percent done.  I'm so very pleased with the colours.


I'm reading The Rise and Fall of Ava Arcania. It was a Kindle Early Reads book, so I think it's only just been released. It's a fairly compelling read, covering me-too, women's friendships and the price of success. it is more of a "who-dun-it" than I was expecting, and I'm 80 percent through it and am very much looking forward to finding out what happened. I can see how this could get very twisty, but also how it could be resolved with the facts we already have.

I'm also 80 percent through my current listen - The Portable Door by Tom Holt. I'm really not enjoying it - I'm finding it a tedious slog. I find the main character Paul really frustrating - he's been introduced to a world of magic and wonder, and has no curiosity or excitement about any of it. I think I'm going to quit reading it, because right now I am barracking for him to get eaten by goblins.


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. Sarah19 April, 2023

    The sweater is looking beautiful!

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  2. Kathy Martin25 April, 2023

    Sweater is looking good! I'm enjoying my current audiobook - Movieland by Lee Goldberg - and should finish it today. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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