Blogging problems

Hi,


What problem you may ask,  but yesterday I had real problems with blogger,  after lunch I went to put a post on my blog and there facing me was a message to say Warning something or someone had infected my blog.   After a few choice words,   I found somewhere deep in the mechanics of the blog a page that tells you what is wrong,   nothing - no issues.  Hang on how can there be no issues when you wont let me view my own blog.
I went deeper into the mechanics of the blog now I am in what I can only describe as "no understandable" there is a page that you can clean a blog on,   don't ask any questions because it was beyond me but when I tired to clean the blog it says -  no issues.
I did manage to write my piece on the earrings even if I could not view my blog it accepted it.   I did later in the evening on my Ipad,  oh the joys of an Ipad manage to view my blog and the post was on it with a comment from Ginny so she had managed to get on,  thank you Ginny for the comment.
Jane sent me a conversation via Esty thank you Jane,  and I have had another from her just before lunch today saying she could view my blog.   Thank you Jane for letting me know.
If you had problems with my blog yesterday I can only say I am sorry but I did everything in my powers to sort it even sent a note to blogger not that they have replied to it.   I did change my password and they sent me an e-mail telling someone had changed it,  yes blogger it was me.
I think blogger must think we are robots with the word versification nonsense and now its numbers as well. Please Mr blogger I am not a robot just a woman who is getting fed with your letters and numbers.   My Ipad love it, NOT  because it keeps changing the letters into words.
I am fed up with spammers I had trouble with my e-mail just over a week ago and BT had a mouthful but hopefully that's sorted.  The trouble with BT you talk to India,  and then you have to explain more to them as they dont understand.   Oh the joys of a computer.
So if you are a spanner go and find someone else to play with.
Its been raining all day today I feel sorry for the Olympic competitors coming to the UK please remember to bring an umbrella you will get wet.
Have a nice day,  end of rant.
              Hugs
          Margaret

Marilee's Tatting Course - Earrings

Hi,


The sun is shining wow a fine day, well so far but not shouting too much,  I am sure we have not seen the last of the rain yet,   if only it would get a little warmer,  its been so chilly for the time of the year.  My washing is out so I hoping it will dry,  its hard to catch a fine day or few fine hours to get the washing dry anyone would think it was winter.
I still cant shift this cold,  I got wet again when I went shopping with Vernon yesterday,  every time I go out I get wet no wonder I cant get rid of this cold.   My knee seems to be getting better too,  the  Ibuprofen gel seems to be working but the skin gets very sore when I put the gel on,   I am allergic to some of the ingrediants in the gel but the doctor said they only had a very small amount in so it and it was going on the skin not taking it, so it should not be a problem,   so it could be those that make the skin sore for several hours after I put the gel on.
Anyway enough of me,  I thought you might like to see these earrings I made from Marilee's course,   the green ones are made from some thread I was sent by Lorena (nctatter) of intatters,  I dont know what the colours is called but the label says it is Graceful Arts Hand-paint,  with three silver seed beads at the base
The other pair is made with Lizbeth thread Raspberry Frappe No 20,   with three white seed beads at the base.
The pattern is easy and very quick,  I have not yet added the link and earring hook or even blocked them but  I wanted to show you as I don't have anything else although I have been working on a couple of things which when they have been received I can show you.
She has done a really good tatting course,  yes I have been tatting for a very long time, but things change and its been good to see some of the new techniques that are used today.
I am having more problems with blogger and had trouble logging on today something about a virus being put onto my blog,  I hope you are not having the same problems,  I have had problems with BT and the e-mail system in the last week,  these scamers are being a pain at the moment.
Hope the sun is shining where ever you are and you are having a nice weekend.
Until we meet again take care
                 Hugs
             Margaret

TIAS Day Two

Hi,
Sun shining, but cold, at least it is dry, nice to see the sun has got his hat today, hopefully we will have a few days of it.
Here is day two, no I still don't know what it is, anyone willing to have a guess, remember anyone can join in with the guessing, if you are right at the end, then I will make you a copy of the item.
If anyone would like to have a go at tatting the TIAS then here's the link, it is open to everyone including beginners.
We are having a day at home, I have to make some new cards for my craft table and Vernon is having his usual nap after lunch, gosh its seems ages since we spent a whole day at home without going out or visiting mother. It will be back to the grindstone tomorrow and sorting out her bungalow. We took a few bits of shopping i.e. her magazines etc., in yesterday, we are planning to go and see her on Tuesday, with a few more bits for her room.
I had trouble with blogger yesterday, so if you did not get a comment on your blog it was not for trying blogger would not let me, it kept freezing on me.
I hope you are keeping well where ever you are and until we meet again take care
Hugs
Margaret

Knitted Tablecloths

Hi,

A few weeks ago someone and I cant remember who asked to see my knitted tablecloths, well here some of them are.

This was my first tablecloth and was knitted around the beginning of 1980, I found this pattern in the wool shop it had the doily, coffee table mat and then the tablecloth, thinking I would not be able to knit it I started with the doily and it grow and grow I just carried on knitting until I finished the cloth. I took a year on and off and was started with 8sts and ended up with 2,000 stitches and I had to use three circular needles as I was unable to get a very very long one. It was knitted with coats anchor cotton no 20 and took 13 balls.
This is a close up of the middle.

This cloth is a muiti brown and cream cotton again no 20 and I think it was DMC this was a German pattern from the Anna Magazine using a graph, German patterns are on graphs and not written out like the English pattern, once you master the graph they are easy to do.
Close up

This pale pink one was also knitted with coats cotton no 20 and was also a German pattern again from the Anna Magazine.

This long mat is my own design, I knitted it with no 20 cotton but it was a long time ago and I cant remember what cotton I used.

Close up of the pattern

The photos were done using the floor so they are not the best but hopefully shows the designs for you. I hope you have enjoyed this post I am knitting a cloth at the moment I am on round 154 and have around 750 stitches, not a lot more to knit it finishes on round 201 and around 1,152 stitches.

I hope you are enjoying this lovely sunshine we are having today, hopefully it will continue for a bit longer. I hope to find time to sit out in the sun before Vernon comes home and do a few more rounds of knitting, I promise when its finished I will post a photo.

I still cant leave comments on a lot of blogs, on some I found a way round but others it just wont let me, blogger say they are working on the problems, so far I have deleted all the cookies like they said and done a few more changes but so far nothing has worked. I hope they get this problem sorted out soon, I would like to say to Janette your card is beautiful and Nic sorry I still cant leave you any comments, and to anyone else that I have missed out I will catch up with you asap when its sorted.

Until we meet again take care

Hugs Margaret