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Rush Hour Knitting

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Wind In my hair Shifting and drifting Mechanical music Adrenaline surge Well-oiled leather Hot metal and oil The scented country air Sunlight on chrome The blur of the landscape Every nerve aware -RUSH Red Barchetta from the album: Moving Pictures New Pattern Release: Sunlight on Chrome was inspired by one of my favorite songs, and has been nearly 2 years in the making! I roughed-out the original idea for this pattern after watching Rush in Rio (amazing!!!) which sparked a renewal in my somewhat obsessive Rush fandom. Red Barchetta has always been my absolute favorite Rush song and so I let it be my inspiration for this piece. To fully exemplify Red Barchetta , I knew the piece needed to be shiny, have loads of beads and just the right yarn--which did not necessarily need to be red , but absolutely had to be chrome-like!   The rough-draft of this pattern sat patiently in my folder waiting for a yarn that would bring it...