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Limerick Your Crochet

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Tracie

Even if you don’t consider yourself a poet, this should be fun and easy. Your mission is to write a limerick–or several–about crochet. No starting with “There once was a man from Nantucket…” though!

What is a limerick? A limerick is a short poem, oftentimes humorous (although it doesn’t have to be), which consist of five lines. Lines 1, 2, and 5 should all three rhyme with each other, as should lines 3 & 4, thus creating a rhyme-scheme of aabba.

Need more info to get you started? Do a Google search on “example of limericks” or check out this site: How to Write a Limerick.

Have fun!

Just a note: Don’t forget to copy this prompt to your blog and respond to it. Then come back here and post a quick comment telling us where we can find your actual post.

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14 Responses

  1. Erin, on September 16th, 2007 at 9:25 pm Said:

    This was a lot of fun! I have a few silly little ditties posted in this blog entry.

    (Tracie, I know you said, “No Nantucket!” but I couldn’t resist. I kept it clean for the kids and those like myself who could do without a disturbing vision of doilies.)

  2. h, on September 17th, 2007 at 6:19 am Said:

    poof I did it!
    and I apologize in advance

    bubbo

  4. Kerry, on September 17th, 2007 at 10:33 am Said:

    I tried, really I did! I’ve never been good at making up limericks!

    Stitch Stirring Limerick

  6. Tiffany, on September 17th, 2007 at 3:01 pm Said:

    Mine’s up! I did cheat and only came up with one compared to multiples. ;)

    Limerick Your Crochet

  7. Tracie, on September 17th, 2007 at 3:04 pm Said:

    Mine’s up:

    Stitch Stirrer Limerick Challenge

    You might want a stiff drink first. They’re soooo not good.

  8. aden, on September 17th, 2007 at 6:00 pm Said:

    I did it! (and had a time with it, but it was fun!)

    Crochet Fu: Limericking

  9. Niki, on September 17th, 2007 at 7:45 pm Said:

    I actually managed a couple. Wayyyy harder than it sounds!

    http://addhooker.blogspot.com/2007/09/stitch-stirrershookers-unite.html

  10. Sleepycat, on September 18th, 2007 at 12:05 pm Said:

    Great idea! Mine are up too – I did a trackback but I don’t know if it will show here so I’m leaving a comment too.

    http://learningmywaythrough.wordpress.com/2007/09/18/stitch-stirrers-meme/

  11. Impossigirl, on September 18th, 2007 at 5:31 pm Said:

    I’m not much of a blogger, nor, I guess, much of a poet either. However, I just couldn’t resist the chance to be supportive and take the Stitch-Stirrer challenge.

    http://impossigirl.blogspot.com/2007/09/crazy-crazy-times.html

  13. Elspeth, on September 18th, 2007 at 6:44 pm Said:

    I’d consider, but I’m definitely not a poet! I’ll check out the future ones, though.

  14. camanomade, on September 21st, 2007 at 5:50 am Said:

    heheehe…mine may not be all that grand but I think they are funny…and really amusing oneself, isn’t that what matters :) Thanks for the fun Tracie :)

    http://www.camanomade.wordpress.com

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