tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post5990904785584882827..comments2024-03-18T06:46:14.562-04:00Comments on The A.D.D. Knitter--because I make everything a lot harder than it needs to be...: Magical Mystery TourThe A.D.D. Knitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667169869020308185noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-40428487317104853542007-07-10T19:57:00.000-04:002007-07-10T19:57:00.000-04:00I think I was already all over this question in my...I think I was already all over this question in my posts about Nags Head, North Carolina and my grandparents' cottage. Oh, how I miss it! I LOVE the photo of you here.JulieFrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702411955209890277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-29236860712778925382007-07-08T15:44:00.000-04:002007-07-08T15:44:00.000-04:00The color you picked for those socks is PERFECT. ...The color you picked for those socks is PERFECT. <BR/><BR/>When I was little, my family would vacation in Riga, Latvia, every summer. I loved it.Dove Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509052920860503605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-83872946526456151452007-07-08T04:13:00.000-04:002007-07-08T04:13:00.000-04:00I love Lladudno. I saw the most magical sunset the...I love Lladudno. I saw the most magical sunset there once.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-17745499643915280922007-07-08T01:58:00.000-04:002007-07-08T01:58:00.000-04:00Thanks for leaving a comment, yes Ravelry's great,...Thanks for leaving a comment, yes Ravelry's great, I'm having a lovely time playing with it. <BR/>Lovely post, I spent a great deal of time on my grandparents farm - getting my wellies stuck in mud is one memory! Oh, and thanks for posting about the Kauna sweater, I'd forgotten how beautiful it is.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433510303758526384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-13695212083094838022007-07-07T20:41:00.000-04:002007-07-07T20:41:00.000-04:00Wales is lovely! Aren't you glad you got your mitt...Wales is lovely! Aren't you glad you got your mitts on some Jitterbug? Great socks too.Gingersnaps with Tea...https://www.blogger.com/profile/18336095819258305141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-70926732755662713652007-07-07T02:53:00.000-04:002007-07-07T02:53:00.000-04:00Beautiful socks and the story is absolutely wonder...Beautiful socks and the story is absolutely wonderful! Thank you for sharing it. :)Romihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934970182636152911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-27508863655152515622007-07-06T18:24:00.000-04:002007-07-06T18:24:00.000-04:00Wow. Now all of my pattern choices seem so shallo...Wow. Now all of my pattern choices seem so shallow. Those socks are beautiful and I'm so glad you found a knitting pattern that means so much to you. My happy childhood place is Joplin, Missouri. It's a small town that didn't develop much after the late sixties. My Dad's family lives there and I spent every summer there until I was about 13. Joplin's number one product is children produced Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14117139096341627347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-58726533513472767282007-07-06T13:12:00.000-04:002007-07-06T13:12:00.000-04:00They look great and will keep memories for you! I ...They look great and will keep memories for you! I too have sworn off cuff down. I can't believe how much faster (for me) toe up goes!!!<BR/><BR/>Love the socks!Woman who knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801551071996109861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-43116036751239738992007-07-06T12:33:00.000-04:002007-07-06T12:33:00.000-04:00I love those socks, not only do they look great, b...I love those socks, not only do they look great, but they inspired that great post. I was lucky enough to spend summers either in the highlands of Scotland, or various parts of Wales, either camping, or visiting grand, or great grand, parents - I think my granddad knew every single castle in Wales. It rained a lot, but it was so pretty and the memories make me smile.schrodingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482713963005048339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-69630180928516696022007-07-06T11:32:00.000-04:002007-07-06T11:32:00.000-04:00Those are so beautiful, and I love how you reminis...Those are so beautiful, and I love how you reminisced while knitting them. I can see why you are so fond of those memories. What lovely photos.<BR/><BR/>Being at my grandparents for a week alone every summer is always a special memory. Just being with them, doing daily chores and enjoying their slow life.a friend to knit withhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542324778581589386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-46814931385679762992007-07-06T08:13:00.000-04:002007-07-06T08:13:00.000-04:00I love the pictures! I didn't realize that North ...I love the pictures! I didn't realize that North Wales was a popular retirement spot. I have been to England, Ireland and Scotland, but have not made it to Wales yet (and would love to.) <BR/><BR/>We didn't do much traveling when I was a child, but beaches are my favorite places now, even in cool weather. Our own local Lake Michigan is best for cool weather (as the water never gets warm enoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-66903306662236862852007-07-06T01:46:00.000-04:002007-07-06T01:46:00.000-04:00What a lovely picture of you! What an idyllic set...What a lovely picture of you! What an idyllic setting for youth.<BR/><BR/>The mountains have always been a place of good memories for me. Now that I live near Denver, I'll never be without them again!5elementknitrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08595545440993534260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-31874817354780513222007-07-06T00:02:00.000-04:002007-07-06T00:02:00.000-04:00I was born in New York City to a Welsh mother and ...I was born in New York City to a Welsh mother and German father. When I was all of five months old, my parents brought me to Wales and Germany to meet my grandparents. Of that trip, of course, I remember nothing. But several years later, when I was about eight, I visited Wales again to spend some time with my grandmother. She lived in a quaint house in Cardiff. That trip left a very deep Tricot Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618275752907743297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-69705771204807477322007-07-05T23:46:00.000-04:002007-07-05T23:46:00.000-04:00Wow! Great socks. I knit a pair of those for my mo...Wow! Great socks. I knit a pair of those for my mom last year for her birthday. They were such a fun knit. Have you knit the Denmark ones? I enjoyed those as well.two sticks and yarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144466034164738969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-83988485634166830512007-07-05T21:13:00.000-04:002007-07-05T21:13:00.000-04:00Although I loved seeing the photo of you beautiful...Although I loved seeing the photo of you beautiful Conwy socks, I especially LOVE the photo of you. It's precious. Thanks for sharing your memories.<BR/><BR/>My special childhood place was my great grandmothers home in Seattle. She had this amazing sunroom that was the entrance room to her house and it was about the size of a postage stamp. There were quite a few plants in there that weren't ~Kristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03099350094140272520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-63175367591115588752007-07-05T20:06:00.000-04:002007-07-05T20:06:00.000-04:00So, this means your english? Coool. Wish I could h...So, this means your english? Coool. Wish I could hear you speak, I'm an anglophile, in a good way! I grew up in Alb.NM and the trees there are filled with cicadas and they are soooo loud. Every time I hear cicadas I'm a kid again..... And scared spitless because they would fly out of the trees and get tangled up in your hair and it would fill me with terror .Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811133173085232576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-39531874800090853002007-07-05T14:52:00.000-04:002007-07-05T14:52:00.000-04:00Had to ammend my comment. Geography was never my b...Had to ammend my comment. Geography was never my best subject.<BR/><BR/>I have been reading a book to the girls called, "A Sock is a Pocket for Your Toes". I think your sock is a pocket full of memories. I know, I know, corny, but true. It knitted up quickly too. Love it!<BR/><BR/>I have two memories from my childhood that stick in my mind: Going to stay with my nana, which included trying on all...Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705558268782509452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-73374477657754254052007-07-05T13:54:00.000-04:002007-07-05T13:54:00.000-04:00What a beautiful and special blog post. I love ho...What a beautiful and special blog post. I love how the pattern was so meaniful to you. Thanks for sharing your pic with us. Adorable!Lone Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933466462415996871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-84276412574672645082007-07-05T13:17:00.000-04:002007-07-05T13:17:00.000-04:00It's wonderful to have a project that brings back ...It's wonderful to have a project that brings back such happy memories for you! We always took road trips during the summer with my parents, so just getting in the car and going on a long drive during the summer makes me happy. Stopping for ice cream and fruit at roadside stands was also a treat! As an adult, any place by the ocean sets my soul singing. I can't be inland in the summer. :)knitseashorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594976722011232979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-44683367586806723652007-07-05T12:41:00.000-04:002007-07-05T12:41:00.000-04:00Beautiful pictures! It's great that knitting thos...Beautiful pictures! It's great that knitting those beautiful socks brought up such nice memories. <BR/><BR/>My childhood was very much more on the urban side of things. I miss that great breeze when flying down the street of a steep hill on my 10-speed. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-24627172270890202762007-07-05T12:23:00.000-04:002007-07-05T12:23:00.000-04:00When I was a child we visited my grand-parents in ...When I was a child we visited my grand-parents in the maritimes. The need to see the ocean is still so strong in me, I absolutely crave it and dream of a day I might live by the sea year-round.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your lovely childhood memories. The socks are so beautiful, and I do envy your toe-up magic loop skills! Gotta get on that!nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18278895757317443494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-53132850528721833712007-07-05T07:37:00.000-04:002007-07-05T07:37:00.000-04:00Wow, what great pictures!! The socks are gorgeous...Wow, what great pictures!! The socks are gorgeous, and the beautiful pictures of Wales are incredible. How great to have those special memories in your mind while knitting those socks.<BR/><BR/>As for me, I always remember my grandparent's flower shop. It wasn't fancy or in some exotic location, but it was so much fun to visit every week. Sometimes I'll walk into a flower shop today, and the Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836215891806148229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-15676626053879605252007-07-05T06:55:00.000-04:002007-07-05T06:55:00.000-04:00What a lovely place to spend childhood summers! I...What a lovely place to spend childhood summers! I spent lots of time on my grandparents' farm. I can remember laying upstairs in bed early in the morning listening to Amish buggies clip-clop by and my grandma bustling around in the kitchen.Sonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676228724944263850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-7535362304209901502007-07-05T02:58:00.000-04:002007-07-05T02:58:00.000-04:00That is such a cute photo of you in the grass. Lo...That is such a cute photo of you in the grass. Love the hair! :)<BR/><BR/>I spent summers split between my two grandmothers' homes in Alabama. My dad's mom was a very beautiful and glamorous woman, a very true Southern belle. When she divorced my cheating grandfather soon after I was born, she took off around the world with a girlfriend. Her condo on the lake was filled with exotic items Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-1805640029772369532007-07-05T02:45:00.000-04:002007-07-05T02:45:00.000-04:00I love those socks and those pictures!I love those socks and those pictures!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com