Margaret Rose Stringer's Blog, page 15

Oh, those posts in Spanish ..

I had NO IDEA there were so many clever crocheting women whose language is Spanish and who post enviable patterns to their YouTube channels. It started with that gorgeous pattern I last posted; and then Google started feeding me Spanish posts until I was bloody overwhelmed ! I commenced to become distressed by it all … Continue reading Oh, those posts in Spanish ..

Does anyone know this ..?

Take a quick gink at the opening of the YouTube video here, and you’ll possibly realize that the pattern would appeal madly to moi !   :D You’ll also comprehend without doubt that it brings with it a problem I’m unable to solve; and it occurred to me that there just might be someone out there who … Continue reading Does anyone know this ..?

New to me

I’ve gone back to knitting ! For a long time my arthritic little and ring fingers on the left hand wouldn’t enable that – not without a lot of angry screaming in pain, anyway. I managed to (sort of) train those fingers straight rather than curled while holding the object being knitted: a modern miracle … Continue reading New to me

Not a lot of business sense

MS Outlook is pretty good at finding spam: not a single email bearing an African name gets through [grin]. I rather like the ones that have Subjects like “Hello dear”, or “Wells Frago grant” – spam that can make me laugh is pretty good, I sometimes think. But one from today takes the cake: Hmmm … Continue reading Not a lot of business sense

Oh, blogging ..

I’ve been here, I’ve been there. Tried dabbling in my own deep interests (e.g., US politics up to Joe’s much sought-after and totally vindicating election; or vegetarian recipes). I’ve tried theming my blog. Of recent times I’ve so done away with theming that I don’t even have categories or tags. Some masochists might recall that … Continue reading Oh, blogging ..

No: CALs are not for me

I decided some time ago that motif crochet has lost its appeal. Why didn’t I stick to this ?! Not having done so and started on the CAL, I  find I prefer JAYG (join as you go) anyway – which can’t apply to making something whereof the rest of the parts are unknown. Tunisian crochet … Continue reading No: CALs are not for me

Here’s a thing to do

I’m on my A-line shape thing again. To enable the effectiveness of crochet patterns for jumpers and cardis for women with big (_|_)s, the first step could be said to be— INCLUDING A MEASUREMENT FOR HIPS. That’s a chart for a really nice (existing pattern) cardi. Had it a third column, of hip measurements, it … Continue reading Here’s a thing to do

Back and Forth with The Back Row Manifesto

As you might imagine, us left-leaning bloggers all hang out, wearing our silk smoking jackets and puffing on pipes while swirling snifters of brandy, discussing Marcuse, and listening to?Gang of Four. (Secret handshake optional.) Among that club, one of my very great friends,?Tom Hall, writes the trenchant blog?The Back Row Manifesto.?Last week in his post…

Dance ? – what, ME ??

No, not me .. Give me a break !! But this-morning I landed upon a group of male dancers on YouTube who perform under their leader’s name – Ricardo Walker. It’s a video about dance’s evolution since the ’50s; and whilst I’m sceptical about a couple of them, by far the bulk are – well, … Continue reading Dance ? – what, ME ??

Hit the Road, Jack

“…..and that’s when they stole the election from me.” It has been four very long years. So, now, on the eve of a historic transition, let us pause to savor the ignominious, much-deserved departure of Donald John Trump, a man who had no business being President of the United States (no business in public life…