...but almost as important. I heard a rumour today that the Stones may be playing a concert in Vancouver this year. I missed seeing them in Seattle last year -- there's no way I'm going to miss this if it happens.

The one other band that I want desperately to see is the Eagles. I've even joined their fan mail list. I was browsing for videos and came across this acoustical version of "Hotel California":



I suppose that says a bit about my high school years that I can sing every word of every verse. And I guess it says a bit about the Eagles that it is as good today as it was 30 years ago.

My lovely Jemima Puddleduck sweater has regressed, uhm, a little. I had completed the front (with the picture of Jemima), one sleeve and was 3/4 of the way up the back when I realized that my gauge for the back & sleeve (7 rows/inch) was different than for the front (6 rows/inch). For all three, the stitches per inch were pretty bang-on. So, I pondered for a few hours what to do. It occurred to me that if I pressed on, I could run into problems when I went to make up the garment - particularly seaming the front and back. Then I got to looking at the front and the imperfections that had irritated me only slightly before, now began to jump out at me.

The solution? Frog the front to the ribbing and try it again. I'm a few rows back up and like it so far. I've also used some slightly different techniques (which I found in a back issue of Interweave Knits). I'm also being super careful of my gauge and checking every colour change a few times before going on to the next row.

And, if I could get my camera to work (or for that matter, find it), I would provide some evidence.

The days & months are flying by and work has become evermore hectic, leaving a stingy amount of time for knitting (and even less for blogging). But in that meagre time, I've made some progress on the sweater for my eldest granddaughter (a pullover with a picture of Jemima Puddleduck). I'll post pictures soonish-- but I'm having trouble with my camera (it may just be the batteries).

I do have a vacation planned for mid-July. We'll be renting a motorhome and travelling down the Oregon coast. Sounds like premium knitting time to me!