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Linky Wednesday - the one with the sunshine

 I've really run out of clever titles! There's no theme this week, just good books and fun knitting.

I finished (NetGalley review book) Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer, which was a good sci-fi featuring sentient robots and found family. Recommend. Now I have a break between review books, and am reading Tyrant's Throne the fourth and final Greatcoats novel. Swashbuckling fantasy at its best!


Next up I'm back on the NetGalley wagon, and back to my original plan with  The Tea Planter's Secret (The Ceylon Series #2) by Clare Flynn the second in a historical romance series set in Ceylon. Maybe this will inspire me to actually plan the return trip to Sri Lanka, rather than just hope a plan appears.

In knitting I'm making a Bendigo project with the leftovers from the jumper I was knitting last week, McKinnon Beanie by Susanna Kaartinen. Brioche with cables! It's been a long time since I brioched,  and I'm not sure I've ever done cables. It's quite fun, even if the knitting is far from perfect, and I'm still loving the colours.  

And that's my week. Pint of Origin (a rolling beer festival) starts on Friday, so next week will be all pubs all the time, with the bonus of lots of chances to knit. 

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 on BlueSky as Sharondblk.

I'm linking up with Kat from As Kat Knits for Unravelled Wednesday, Kat from the Bookdate for It's Monday, What Are You Reading and Sam from Taking on a World of Words 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. Sonia13 May, 2026

    Oh, I love your beanie! Maybe I'll follow your advice and knit one with my leftovers, if I don't run out of time!

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    1. Sharondoubleknit13 May, 2026

      It's really fun! you might have to do some maths, since it's written for 4ply.

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  2. BibliophileBree14 May, 2026

    I love the colors of your knitting project!

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  3. Ranee @ Arabian Knits15 May, 2026

    That cabled brioche is lovely and I adore the colors! So perfect for spring.

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  4. Cheryl Malandrinos18 May, 2026

    I have to be careful not to grab too many NetGalley titles at once or they won't get read. Such a cute project. Love the colors. Enjoy your week.

    https://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2026/05/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-mailbox_094065298.html

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  5. Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out18 May, 2026

    Castell’s Spellslinger series has been on my TBR forever.
    Thanks for sharing your week.

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  6. Kathy Martin19 May, 2026

    Great knitting project! I'm still in the middle of a group of review books but looking forward to reading some of what I own soon. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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