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10 on Tuesday

I always enjoy reading Terry's 10 on Tuesday posts, and this one was too fun to resist. So I'm jumping on the 10 on Tuesday bandwagon. Let's see how long this lasts....

10 Favorite Songs from the 80s (in no particular order... it was hard enough to pick only 10, I can't possibly rank them!):

1. Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
2. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses
3. Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
(Digression: This is quite possibly my favorite video ever. Or it's tied with Take On Me, which is also such a classic 80's video but the song doesn't quite stand the test of time like this one does. And okay, now that I watch that video again, it seems pretty silly. Nevermind. Sometimes nostalgia should remain nostalgia.)
4. Love Is a Battlefield - Pat Benetar (Also one of my favorite karaoke songs.)
5. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
6. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
7. It's the End of the World (And I Feel Fine) - R.E.M.
8. I Love Rock N Roll - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
9. Super Freak - Rick James
10. Faith - George Michael

That was fun.

New pattern: Inara cardigan

My latest pattern is available, and I've named her Inara.

This wrap-style cardigan features a simple yet lovely cable & lace edging. It is knit in one piece to the armholes, where it is split back and fronts, with the 3/4 sleeves worked separately. Short-row shaping is cleverly hidden in the edging pattern to keep the edging lying flat at the front edges and back neck.

Knit in linen, it is the perfect cardigan to keep off the chill of a summer evening or an overly air-conditioned office!

Details...

Finished Measurements
Bust: 34 (37, 39 ½, 42 ½, 45, 48, 50 ½, 53 ½)” / 86.5 (94, 100.5, 108, 114.5, 122, 128.5, 136) cm, closed.
Length: 21 ¾ (22 ¼, 22 ¾, 23, 23 ½, 23 ¾, 24, 24 ½)” / 55 (56.5, 58, 58.5, 59.5, 60.5, 61, 62) cm

Yarn
Approximately 1400 (1600, 1600, 1700, 1850, 1900, 1900, 2000) yds / 1300 (1450, 1450, 1550, 1700, 1750, 1750, 1850) m sport weight yarn
Sample used Louet Euroflax Originals (100% linen; 270 yds / 247 m per 3.5 oz / 200 g skein) in #18.42 Eggplant.  (Note: this yarn was discontinued and replaced with Louet Euroflax Sport Weight, which is very similar.)

Needles & Notions
Size 5 circular needles, at least 32” / 80 cm long for 4 smallest sizes; at least 40” / 100 cm for 4 largest sizes.
Size 5 double-pointed needles for I-cord ties
Stitch markers
Stitch holders (2)

Gauge
23 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm over St st.

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