August 1974

It was the month Richard Nixon resigned and Gerald Ford was inaugurated as president.
Inflation was rising, nuclear tests were happening in Nevada, the USSR and France. 
 
Eight of the top 10 TV shows were on CBS; Hawaii Five-O, M*A*S*H, Good Times, Maude, Rhoda, The Waltons, All in the Family, and The Jeffersons.  NBC had the other two; Sanford and Son and Chico and the Man.
 
Missing the games shows from 1974?  Here’s an episode of Match Game from August 12, 1974 with Orson Bean, Betty White, Brett Sommers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Richard Dawson, and Dr. Joyce Brothers.  Hosted by Gene Rayburn  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLIcVCQrHP0
 
July Top 40 that year included;

• “Feel Like Making Love” – Roberta Flack
• “The Night Chicago Died” – Paper Lace
• “Waterloo” – ABBA
• “Tell Me Something Good” – Rufus
• “Rikki Don’t Lose that Number” – Steely Dan
• “Radar Love”– Golden Earing
• “Nothing from Nothing” – Billy Preston
• “I Shot the Sherriff” – Eric Clapton

 
The New York Times bestseller list for the week of August 6th was Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré.  Watership Down by Richard Adams was #2 on the fiction list. It’s not too surprising to see that All The President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward is #1 on the non-fiction list.
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The August 1978 Workbasket Magazine had five crochet patterns;

• Child’s Petite Dress (cover photo)
• Pin Cushion
• Blue and White Mohair Afghan
• Tote Bag
• Travel Slippers

Your two choices for August are:
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Travel Slippers.  These call for Phentex Polypropylene 3-Ply Knitting Yarn in two colors, a size J hook and 2 round buttons.

Tote Bag.  This uses knitting worsted yarn in two colors and an F hook. 
 
Let me know which one you think I should make this month!