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5 things Friday

 1) This weekend - Leon is running a strange sort of marathon tonight, where he runs 6.4 kms and then waits to the top of the hour to run the next 6.4kms. It's called a "backyard ultra" and we'll be up doing support until 2am. Not many plans for the rest of the weekend.

2) Charity knitting update: I finished my first two charity baby cardigans:

I think I'll crotchet one more and then might knit a couple. This campaign finishes at the end of the month, so I might not get all of that knit, but I'll be happy to post off however many I have done at the end of the month.

3) I scored MORE yarn on Monday night. Could you walk away from a skein of Socks that Rock, in the perfect colour for a pair of socks for your man?

I certainly could not. My last order with Blue-Moon Fiber Arts was in 2016 and since I mainly buy Australian yarn and dyers now and Tina from Blue Moon is sick so I doubt I will ever order more and I love this yarn. Thanks Catherine.

4) Kindle drama: I've had an Oasis since August 2020. The battery life has never been great, but it's starting to get really bad. I think I'm going to have to replace it soon. We are thinking of leaving the Amazon world, because they are making it hard to share books between us - there is no "family share" in Australia, and because Jeff Bezos is an evil billionaire. But I find the Kindle convenient, particularly since NetGalley delivers books directly to it. Anyway, since it's days seem numbered I put the lovely Casebot Fintie case that Elise brought back from America for me ($30 in America, $120 here. Where is the logic?)

5) Purling: The sleeves on my current knit feature garter stitch in the round. Normally I would do do anything to avoid purling (kike knit them flat and seam them, or do that trick with short-rows) but I am suddenly not hating purling. I'm here for it, but it's a strange development.  

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