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Unravelled Wednesday and WAYRN - the one with the MKAL

I decided to participate in Stephen West's Surprise Sock-a-lone because his MKALs are always fun. The clue came out on Thursday, but I was finished my Scotch Mist jumper (pics to come) I didn't cast on until Sunday. So now I have the first clue finished:

I'll be casting on a charity jumper while I wait for the next clue.

I'm reading a NetGalley review book The Black Crescent by Jane Johnson. 


It's set in Morocco in the 1950s, and it deals with big topics, including colonialism, resistance, loyalty and of course love. I'm enjoying it so far - Jane Johnson is very good at evoking an historical moment.

It's going to be all review books all the time around here - the pendulum has swung and I have a fair few outstanding books for the rest of the year. First I requested some, and then a couple of publishers contacted me to see if I wanted to review books by authors I had previously reviewed. Yes please! And now I feel like a real influencer! I might do a monthly review wrap up post just to make sue they are all documented.

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. Harvee17 July, 2023

    That's a dramatic cover, the Black Crescent. Seems it covers all the topics - historical, romance, intrigue, etc. Hope you enjoy it.

    Haarvee at https://bookdilettante.blogspot.com/2023/07/murder-visits-french-village-by-susan-c.html

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  2. Kathy Martin18 July, 2023

    Your knitting project looks like fun. I try not to get overwhelmed by review books. I want to still be able to read books I already have. But some of the offers are so tempting... Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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