Sadly I didn't knit this, but oh how I wish I had!
I've never been much of a one for blog memes, but I've been sitting on this one - from the lovely Lucille at
Useful and Beautiful - for nearly a year now and I've decided it's about time I gave it a go. Particularly as my current attempts to grab some downtime with the Mr aren't entirely compatible with writing long blog posts.
It began as seven questions about posts of yore, but I've lost a couple along the way. This is probably no bad thing as I fear my regurgitations may bore you. That said though, it's been fun, sifting through the
knitso' archives for 2011, glass of vino in hand. And some of the posts I'm linking to are so ancient I doubt many of you will have seen them before ...
Which is your most popular post?
Can page views be supposed a measure of popularity?If so the most visited post is Pale and Interesting.It's also one of my favourites.
Which post's success surprised you most?Again, if measuring success by page views,A Preponderance of Knitted Underwear.
Which post didn't get the attention you feel it deserved?I suppose it's inevitable that Yan tan tethera remained largely unnoticed, it belongs to the early days, back when the entire knitsofacto readership could have partied in a phonebox!
Which post are you proudest of?
Antony Gormley's Bottom. Sun, sea, sand and naked metal men, what's not to like ;) And I absolutely nailed those photographs, if I do say so myself!
What is your most beautiful post?
This is tough! I find myself most reluctant to suggest that any of my posts are beautiful,feels far too presumptuous.Beauty is of course entirely subjective, but I shall nominate Lavender.
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Please join in with the meme if you're so inclined, and maybe leave a link here if you do. And thank you, all you lovely people who visit here, you're the only reason any of my posts can be described as successful or popular.
The photograph above is of Atlanta Barlett's
Pale & Interesting: Decorating with Whites, Pastels and Neutrals for a Warm and Welcoming Home.
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I'm with you, very bad at the memes too. Most are very repetitive anyway and once you've done one, well... I quite like this one though, it's a good way of discovering hidden gems. I've enjoying re-visiting and discovering your old posts.
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Now that was crafty..I thought you had knitted that beautiful afghan and photographed it..right until the last! I do remember reading some of the posts you've mentioned especially the one about Anthony Gormley's Bottom..hehe.
ReplyDeleteI've added a caption to the photo Carol, I wouldn't want anyone to suppose I'm claiming to have knitted that glorious thing.
DeleteI must revisit Mr Gormley's bottom for real ;)
I remember Anthony Gormley's bottom well. That was the first time I came to your cosy Knitso camp and ended up staying. I loved that you loved so many similar things. How is the bottom coping with the salt?
ReplyDeleteI'm told it's the barnacles he's having problems with! He has a nasty case of arthropod buttocks apparently!!
DeleteI was just about to close down the browser when I noticed in my sidebar that you had a new post (and why it didn't show up in my reading list only Google knows).
ReplyDeleteNow I've got to stay online and read some of these exceedingly interesting-sounding posts! :) (Some I remember having already read, but must check out the naked metal men.)
Lovely picture - I too thought you had made it!
ReplyDeleteAs I have only just joined the blogging world, I haven't read any of the mentioned posts and am off to have a sticky...
xo
Hi Annie, isn't that throw just beautiful, would love to make one myself. Loved going back in time through your blog :)
ReplyDeletexx Sandi
how fun to visit older posts----i must admit, i've spent some time in your archives; just love your writing! but I missed some of these.
ReplyDeleteI am struck as always by your photographs Annie. Such a peaceful palette. I'm also struck by your diverse subject matter which is always interesting -I loved Yan tan tethera.
ReplyDeleteI did this meme a while ago (the only one I have done). It's here.
I remember, and I just popped over to reread and enjoy again all the posts you linked to. Which makes me feel a bit better about raking over my old leaves because hopefully I'm not the only one who likes to revisit the good stuff.
DeleteAh, Annie; those salty bottom pictures have put you down in history. A sublime juxtaposition with lavender which was equally beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYou are becoming a blogging legend. Hip, hip hurrah!
Hello Annie:
ReplyDeleteWe do not, as you probably already know, take part in any memes as essentially we write, as we believe you do too, for ourselves as a record of some of the things we have done which we may at some point, again like you, wish to look back upon.
That said, we are hugely appreciative, as we are sure that you are also, that there are those who take the time and trouble to read what we have to say, and are even kind enough to comment.
I must say this is my first meme and probably my last, but I've enjoyed the excuse to rake through old leaves, as Sue so elegantly put it.
DeleteYour readers might beg to differ Jane and Lance, I think we all feel as though you write for us :)
Dear Annie
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed visiting your posts (which I had missed) and I am in awe of your photos. Living in Lincolnshire, I had heard of yan tan tethera, and Farmer Wink has been featured on various TV programmes because he seems to be the only person who uses this dialect on a regular basis. My sister used to work in Wales and I think there is a similar counting system there too. Really fascinating, thank you.
Best wishes
Ellie
I do love that top picture...dreamy stuff :o)
ReplyDeleteI haven't done enough posts yet to join in, my memories that bad I wouldn't remember anyway! I will read all the posts you mentioned, not read them before as I only found you recently! Ada :)
ReplyDeleteI remember almost all of your posts Annie (who could forget that bottom), don't know where I was that I missed the knitted underwear though!!!
ReplyDeleteI loved the throw back then and I still do and those lovely little lavender picot points were so pretty. :)
Vivienne x
Love the iron man post, Annie ... the throw is a beauty ... wishing you a lovely relaxing week .. Bee x
ReplyDeleteWell I am not very impressed by Mr Gormley's bottom I have to tell you, but the throw, THAT is a different matter, gorgeous, a work of art. I have enjoyed re-visiting some of your posts, some I have seen and others I hadn't. Eclectic and wonderfully written, you take blogging up a rug or two Annie.x
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed this, Annie, reading some that I'd read before and some new ones. I confess I didn't know the word 'meme' and had to look it up even though it was fairly obvious what it meant in blogging terms. I like the word and I like the idea - though doing it once is probably enough.
ReplyDeleteThat throw is so beautiful! I wish I'd knitted it too.
Axxx
Loving the top picture too Annie a real work of art.
ReplyDeleteHave really enjoyed this post and particularly going through some of your chosen older ones. Loved the iron men and can quite imagine the impact you must feel when you see them. In the pictures they look so still and as you say almost more like watchmen. Beautiful though.
I like the idea of this meme and like most not so keen on the others although I think I may have done one or two way back when I first started blogging. It is facinating what posts do better than others and a great insight in to your thoughts on your best ones too! Loved the knitted knicker posts too though would hope that the wool be not too scratchy if wearing knitted pants could be an interesting sight though! lol.
P x
Veeeery interesting...I am tempted to do this just to see what comes up! I think "A preponderance of knitted underwear" may be the best post title, ever. Your pictures are beautiful and that blanket/throw is just wonderful. If I try really hard and practice lots maybe I can create something like that (when I'm about 100 years old...) xx
ReplyDeleteI must say that I do like your lavender post, also. :o)
ReplyDeleteThe throw is gorgeous.
loved this post Annie, and looking back at your archives. Would love to see the Anthony Gormley statues, each time we drive down the A1 I marvel at the Angel of North, watching over us.
ReplyDeleteWhile I'm not one for memes either, this post is truly lovely. I think it's wonderful to take time to look back and contemplate where we've been and where we want to go. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteI loved this blog and going to see your favourites- so hard to read them all when you come in after a few years. I loved the iron men- nb to self to go and see them.
ReplyDeleteI loved your post. It's nice sometimes to take a walk down memory lane and revisit. I loved your metal man post. I remember reading it before but I'm glad I went back and read it again. Enjoy your time with the Mr.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Sharon
I loved reading your pale and interesting post. How lovely to read about another family of six fitting happily into a not-quite-perfect home, along with a multitude of pets. And how different your life is from your sister's. The older of my two brothers does have two children (who I child-mind a couple of days) but he and his wife work full-time, big corporate jobs, big holidays etc - a very different way of living to ours, but it suits them.
ReplyDeleteAnd yan-tan-tethera is fascinating, I think I did vaguely know about the counting system but not properly. And I'll be testing out wool as fire-lighter this winter! Juliex
Those photo shots of lavender just thrill me to the core Annie, too beautiful. I honestly don't remember when I discovered you and your blog, I am grateful to be able to read through some of your older posts I have not read and I must tell you I am pleased.Pleased a whole lot. Thank you for your sweet meme, it has been perfect for an usus to read xox Penelope
ReplyDeleteAnnie,
ReplyDeleteI am new to your blog but love walking through when something catches my eye...I too aspire to knit like that and I love your Lavender post as well...thanks for having a great eye behind the camera and a keen sense of all that we connect to...and joining them so beautifully!
I haven't heard of the meme thingy...I'm always so late to the party! I worry that all my posts are too meme - but it's hard to promote a business without showing it!
ReplyDeleteI love SO many of your posts Annie - always beautifully written and with wonderful pictures to swoon over.
I've just ordered a 15mm crochet hook and some CHUNKY wool to see if I can whip up a blanket before it gets too cold / I lose interest. But what I really want is that beauty on the top of this post....gorgeous detail. fee x
Hi Annie,
ReplyDeleteLovely post and I enjoyed reading and seeing your wonderful pictures.
I love the beautiful crocheted blanket draped over the iron bedstead and the gorgeous lavender, one of my favourites.
Many thanks for visiting and the kind words you left me.
Hope that you are enjoying the week
Hugs
Carolyn
I just love the blue china and the iron men! :-)
ReplyDeleteI LOVED your lavender post Annie, actually i love ALL of your posts! always beautiful and interesting.
ReplyDeletelove jooles x
I remember "Pale and Interesting" quite well, as I delivered quite a rant against Bartlett and her ilk in my comments!
ReplyDeleteBut somehow I missed "Yan Tan Tethera", so I'm glad you directed our attention to it again. Those number-words (some of them, anyway) seem to be based on Welsh, or a related Celtic language. Curious to think they stuck around as folklore in English-speaking regions.
Now I'm off to look at lavender again. . .
-- stashdragon
Your post has cheered me after a difficult night and now I can look forward to a quiet moment going back through your archives with a guiding hand.
ReplyDeleteI saw your comment on Pembrokeshire Lass and thought I'd take a peek round your blog -- lovely! You have some wonderful photos.
ReplyDeleteLovely post Annie, I have much enjoyed revisiting your archives. Congrats are in order for this very lovely blog you have built. A pleasure to visit each and every time. xox
ReplyDeleteJanine
Just read your Gormley Bottom post. He has an installation of statues at Lake Ballard in Western Australia, a very remote location. Definitely not within a 30 mile radius of home!
ReplyDeleteThe figures looking out to sea are very evocative in a searching kind of way. I love them!
I remember learning yan tan tethera at school when I was very small - and I had quite forgotten about it until you mentioned it here. We read a book called The Woolpack by Cynthia Harnett and learned all about the medieval wool trade. You have unleashed a flood of memory for me!
ReplyDeletePomona x
That is such a beautiful knit and very fitting for 'pale and interest in' such a beautiful shade.
ReplyDeleteNina x