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@sharondblk.bsky.social
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I knit, I spin, I read, I run, I hike, I camp, I bake, I make earrings, i review things on the internet. I write about the things I do (mainly reading and knitting) at sharondoubleknit.blogspot.com

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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This is the most synthetic feeling of all the ties I've worn. It's kind of squeaky. It's also weirdly blotchy. #badtiemonday #flowers
The torso of a woman wearing a green and grey splotchy tie over a floral shirt
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Kate Davies @katedaviesdesigns.com · 10/10/2026
Hunker down with KDD’s brand new club: an inspiring combination of uplifting sounds and contemporary, cold-weather knits www.shopkdd.com/knitting-wes...
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Rip it up (and start again)
Rip it Up, and Start AgainHunker down with Rip it Up, and Start Again, Kate Davies'  brand new Autumn-Winter club. In this creative combination of sounds and stitches, Kate has used a series of her fa...
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I finished this Hoodie Shawl Cardigan and photographed it just in time for #fofriday. #knitting #craftsky
The back of a woman wearing a pink, blue and speckled hooded cardigan
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Working on some laceweight. The fibre is so pretty and it is spinning up so smoothly and effortlessly. I'm really loving pastels right now #craftsy #majacraft #spinning
A half filled bobbin of pastel laceweight on a majacraft rose spinning wheel. There is a leather bag of different hanging of the brake knob.
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
On Wedensdays I blog about what I have been spinning, knitting and reading. #Craftsky #netgalley #blogging
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Linky Wednesday - the one where we return to normal
After a few fun weeks of travel , time off and craft retreats  normal life has resumed. And while I would rather have free time than have t...
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Yeah, I just did a class and the teacher bought her electric drum carder and it was very nice. But maybe instead you can consider someone to crack a manual one while you feed it...
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Stunning!
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
No, you definitely need a machine cranked drum carder 😂
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Proof that subtle can still be bad. (The tie is subtle the shirt not so much 😂) #badtiemonday #ties #workwear
A woman in a red white and blue striped shirt wears a silver grey tie embossed with children. Or paper dolls, impossible to say.
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Depends want you want. Fimo is good but hard. Sculpy is good but soft, so it depends what you are trying to make.
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I spin because it's fun and relaxing. I usually spin to knit specific things, because it's very satisfying to use my handspun.
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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 09/09/2026
"Here," the witch said. She gave her girlfriend a small pearl. "I made it for you." "What is it?" "A small blessing. It can make a small change to you. Just think of what you want and swallow it." "Could it give me wings?" "That's too big." Her girlfriend swallowed the pearl, and began to purr.
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
When good ties go bad. #badtiemonday #transrightsarehumanrights
A woman wears a burgundy and yellow Harry Potter Gryffindor tie.
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
My very motivated work colleague. #wfh #cats
A cat lies in the sun, showing her white belly.
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"Why am I so sad all the time?" I ask myself as I stare at my little handheld sadness machine and click on all the stupid sad things that will definitely make me sad
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I think this one speaks for itself. The closer you look the more you get. #badtiemonday
A woman wears a complicated floral shirt with a giant gold tie.
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Dyed some fibre this weekend. I'm very happy with how it came out. I'm looking forward to spinning it up as the contrast colour for an argyle cardigan. #craftsky #spinnning #pink
Two braids of pink variegated fibre.
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I came to say this!
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I'm hearing such good buzz about this book that I didn't think the cover matters. Also, I think it's cute.
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
On Wednesdays I blog about what I have been doing, with a focus on reading, knitting and spinning. It's been a pretty good week this time! #booksky #knitsky #craftsky
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Linky Wednesday - the one with the end of August
I've run out of themes again! This week, like so many, have has ups and downs. On Sunday we went to the Museum, which I haven't done since ...
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
It's important to preserve nature and spaces where wild birds can be comfortable. Good to see Woolworths doing their bit. #urbanbirds #pigeon #supermarket
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
My sextape is called the same thing this morning and I was not able to get a boy to the house. 🤷
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Today's tie has odd looking lizard things on it. The tag reads Hu Bei Provincial Museum in English and (I'm presuming) Mandarin, so it must be culturally appropriate, right? #badtiemonday
A selfie of me eating a brown tie with yellow and white lizard things.The tag reads Hu Bei Provincial Museum in English and (I'm presuming) Mandarin
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I'm currently knitting an oversized cardigan in thick and thin handspun.
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The eyes light up at night. The first time I saw it I was not warned and I was not sober. Nightmare fuel.
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
On Wednesdays I blog about what I've been reading and knitting. This week there were some good books, some bad books (I mean not to my taste) and an issue with the knitting. #craftsky #netgalley #booksky
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Unravelled Wednesday - the one with the mistakes
Last week I finished the horror novel  Tapeworm * by A.P. Thayer . It was very good - I went for lunch at work and didn't come back until it...
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is my EXACT story.
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
You'll be back up in no time!
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I feel like this outfit is giving school uniform vibes, so I matched it with something school tie like, although it has a weird monogram on it. #badtiemonday
Me, wearing a tie with uneven diagonal stripes.Me, wearing grey trousers, a light grey shirt and a blue tie with diagonal stripes.
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I just read and reviewed the horror novel Tapeworm by @apthayer.bsky.social and it is truly horrifying. Old friends getting older and reuniting for a weekend away that goes horrifyingly wrong. #netgalley #booksky
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Tapeworm
From Dusk till Dawn if the characters hooked up with Th…
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Every Wednesday I blog about what I'm reading and knitting. This week I'm reading horror and knitting a dress in lace weight yarn, which some might consider is also horror, but I'm enjoying it. #netgalley #booksky #craftsky
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Unravelled Wednesday - the one with the horror
This week I finished, and loved    I Love the Whole World!* by Victoria Hannan . It's the story of a middle aged woman from Melbourne who wi...
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Happy pub day to I Love The Whole World! by Victoria Hannan a whimsical coming of middle-age story about a 43 year old Melbourne woman who wins a trip to Las Vagas. Set in 2000, so no phones or mobile internet. #booksky #netgalley
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I Love the Whole World!
Leslie had felt for some time that life was a series of…
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Sometimes I write blog posts where I review 3 non-fiction books. this one features books about Linotype and Mark Twain, reality TV, and popular psychology. I can't describe any of them as riveting reads, but they might appeal if you love those topics . Win some, loose some. #NetGalley
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Non-fiction book reviews part 33
W elcome to part 33 in a series of non-fiction book reviews, originally based on the idea that the books I request tell you everything you n...
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Truth. I didn't request fiction from netgalley in PDF, even though that seems to be the preferred format for many of the big publishers. It's just to crappy a reading experience.
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Amazing sewing. Also, this photo of you would be a great drawing prompt.
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Today is Venn Day, in celebration of the mathematician John Venn, born on this day in 1834. To commemorate the occasion, here’s a poem in the form of a Venn Diagram.
Poem title: At the Intersection
 
The poem is divided into two overlapping circles.
 
The left-hand circle is titled ‘me’ and the text reads:
the day we
went out to have
an ice-cream, we said nothing
just let our silence melt in
the air as we walked across the common
our love never tiring at all
 
The right-hand circle is titled ‘you’ and the text reads:
we should
have talked it over but
nothing ever seems to get
in your fat head. You are so
common that I wish we’d never met
at all and I’d married Tim instead
 
In the intersection of the poem (where the two circles overlap), the text reads:
we
have
nothing
in
common
at all
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The handknitted cardigan is by @katedaviesdesigns.com
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This week's tie is a promotional tie, for a tie company. Very meta.
A woman wears a patterned cardigan and shirt. Her tie is wide without diagonal stripes and the word tiesncuffsThe back of the tie from the previous photos. On the tongue of the tie it says ties ncuffs and gives the dimensions of the tie, and that it is made from polyester. Yum.
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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 30/07/2026
"Huh," said the dragon. "Would you care to explain?" "Yes, I'm not a princess all the time," said the milkmaid. "Only on bright spring days. Once they end, I turn back into me." "How come?" "Oh, I was bitten by a princess." "Again, how come?" "She couldn't help herself," the milkmaid grinned.
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
On Wednesdays I blog about what I've been reading and knitting. This week also includes a smidge of spinning and a lot of staying home because I have a cold. #netgalley #craftsky #booksky
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Linky Wednesday - the one with the cold
I got sick again!  This winter it's just been one thing after another. A bad cold kept me at home Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. I always work ...
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I love where I live. #rainbow #melbourne
A blue sky with subs cloud s and a rainbow above red rooftops
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I just read (and reviewed) Double Standard by Mallory Thomas. it's an 831 Stories book and like many of their books it's a really good read. Well written, well edited, good plot, a couple I was actually barracking for. #romance #booksky #netgalley
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Double Standard: An 831 Stories Romance
They both need each other—in more ways than one. A Holl…
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
On Wednesdays I blog about what I have been knitting and reading and anything else I've been doing, but really it's all about crafts and books! Also, the thumbnail and title are misleading, since the romance Double Standard is good. #netgalley #booksky #craftsky
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Linky Wednesday - the one where the yarn is good and the books are not
Last week I said I was struggling with      The Intrigue* by Silvia Moreno-Garcia . Unusually for me I put it aside and read  The Music Bet...
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I spent the weekend having a wonderful time at the Australian Sheep and Wool show in Bendigo, and but I'm wearing this absolute travesty of a printed with fake be knitting tie. #badtiemonday
A woman in a grey shirt wears a tan tie with drawings of knitted cables.
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
On Wednesdays I blog about what I have been knitting and reading. #netgalley #craftsky #booksky
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Linky Wednesday - the one before Bendigo
That's right, tomorrow I leave for my favourite weekend of the year - the Australian Sheep show.  As usual all NetGalley copies are marked w...
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
A classic wide brown tie, with my favourite repeating motives of elephants and chains. Or wind up elephants? It's a little confusing. #badtiemonday
A woman in a handknit pink cardigan wears a busy floral shirt and a confusing tie with elephants and something else on it.
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Willow, working from home in the winter sunshine. #cats
A champagne cat rolls contentedly around the floor in a patch of sunshine. A champagne cat rolls contentedly around the floor in a patch of sunshine.A champagne cat rolls contentedly around the floor in a patch of sunshine.
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
On Wednesdays I blog about what I have been doing, knitting and reading. #booksky #craftsky
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Linky Wednesday - the one where I have time
I got a cold AGAIN. It's been a winter for them! Leon is sick as well. This meant we stayed home Sunday, knitting and reading. On Monday, in...
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
That sounds brilliant. I've requested it!
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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I've already posted my #wip for #showmeyourknits but here it is being worked on and sat on by a cat at the same time. #willow #knitting #craftsky
A champagne cat sits on a cabled scarf.
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