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Linky Wednesday - the one that grew fast

My knitting has been ridiculous this week, and I'm well through the body of the dress. I'm not quite sure how it went so fast, since I was also spinning on the weekend, but the proof of the dress is in the wearing, as the old saying goes.This is the best photo I have, it was me being amused that the dress, my water bottle and coffee cup are all the same sort of sage colour. You can't see, but it's currently mid-thigh length, and almost ready for the next part of the colourwork. 

In reading I finished the Claire Keegan short stories, and moved on to my next NetGalley review book Ana Turns by Lisa Gornick.  I was reluctant to start this, because it sounded sort of silly and heavy at the same time. I don't know why I requested it, that's a whole other question, but I am loving it. It's about Ana, on her 60th birthday, and her friendships and family and difficult and joyful relationships. It's nuanced and meaningful and I'm finding it hard to put down.


I'm listening to Vanishing Fleece, Clara Parkes' exploration of the American sheep and wool industry. Very interesting, and free through Audible Plus.

Next up, I've got a Cory Doctrow climate change science fiction book to review, and I'm working towards my next  non-fiction post. 

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.  This week I'm also linking up with Sam from Taking on a World of Words to for WWW Wednesday where we talk about what we are currently reading, what we have just finished and what we are going to read next.




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  1. Claire25 October, 2023

    Love the sound of Ana Turns. I'll have to check that out.

    Here's my WWW Wednesday post (my first one!): https://www.lecari.co.uk/2023/10/www-wednesday-25th-october-2023/

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  2. Carolyn26 October, 2023

    I LOVE a knitted dress -- though I've only made them for children. One of these days I'll invest in the yarn for a full-sized dress for myself! You chose a lovely color...and one that must be a favorite? :-)
    I'll keep my eye out for Ana Turns when it hits my library--sounds like a good one, for sure.

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  3. Kathy Martin31 October, 2023

    Interesting assortment of books! Your dress is looking good too. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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  4. Cheriee Weichel01 November, 2023

    The dress is going to be gorgeous! I love the colourwork.

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