OK, thanks. 
Wow, you guys knit fast!!
Everything looks great!! I wish I could make this but Iām on a yarn diet. :crying:
Looks great, Amanda and Jax!
Everyoneās Starskys are looking GREAT!! :cheering:
I just ordered my yarn for Starsky. I decided to go with plain black. It probably wonāt show the leaf pattern very well, butā¦ shrugs Iāll live with it. :lol:
Now I just have to wait. 
I really think this sweater will look really good in black! Keep us posted! Iām so excited we have another starting this KAL!
Iām on the Right Front (I just reached the armhole shaping this evening). I havenāt gotten to work on it too much, but I needed a bit of distraction today because Iāve been having anxiety problems lately and my DH took the day off and spent most of the day with me to help me out. 
Awwwā¦ my bf did that one night shortly after I moved in with him.
Itās the sweetest thing in the world. :happydance: for you and your man.
Yeah, I think black will look great too. Itāll have just the right cut and hang, and I think even if the pattern isnāt obvious, itāll have a nice subtle texture to it.
My Sierra is on the way from the US!!! :cheering: I just read an email sent from my relatives saying that it was on its way. They repacked the yarn, removed any paper evidence of KnitPicks and sent it off labelled as āgiftā with a low value. This way Iāll hopefully get it without having to pay taxes for itā¦ Wish me luck!!! :lol:
In awe when it comes to your knitting progressā¦
Sorry to hear about your anxiety problems but it makes me happy to see what a wonderful man you have to help you out!
I think youāre right. Even if the pattern doesnāt show up very obviously, itāll have a nice sbtle texture to it. It might be that everyone will look at it twice to really see what it is, whereas my natural one will have no one looking at it twiceā¦ Or maybe they will, to try and figure out what all those twists are as they canāt find a pattern there that resembles anythingā¦ :roflhard:
Glad to see more people joining us!!! 
Iām sure theyāll be looking twice at all of them. Both knitters and non-knitters alike will have to check it out closer. It is a rather impressive pattern. (I think so anywayā¦ 
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Thanks! I am so grateful to have him! 
I have been battling anxiety for over month. Itās all been triggered by some problems with my dogās knee and the surgeries heās required. Unfortunately, the surgery is not healing as planned (even though he uses his leg really well now) and he may face more surgery on that knee and maybe the other as well. Heās barely over a year old too. I have no idea why itās hit me this hard (believe me I know this is a minor issue compared to what others have gone through), but Iām waiting for an application for health insurance to be approved so I can get some professional help. Sadly, knitting hasnāt helped me enough.
Iām going to be joining a knitting group to get out and meet some people too. That should be fun, but doesnāt start until the 1st Fri in April. I canāt wait!
Stephanie
Hang it thereā¦give your doggy lots of kisses. Does your DHās work offer any sort of free counseling? I bet the knitting group will help a lot too!! Do you journal? That always helps me when I have a lot on my mindā¦good luckā¦
I finished the back panel yesterday and last night I started on the left front panel. Finishing that back panel alone felt almost as good when I completely finish a project! :happydance: :XX:
Looking good! Itās coming along great. 
I canāt wait to start mine. :happydance:
Thanks Andrea. I have started a blog (thanks for your comment, by the way, itās my first!) and yes, it does feel better to āshareā my fears and anxieties. DH owns his own business, and since I quit my job, we were left with no insurance. Hopefully, our application for anthem health insurance will be approved and then, at least, Iāll have the option of getting professional help.
Oh dear! I just checked the Starsky pattern b/c I was going to post about a mistakeā¦ and theyāve made a correction to is. Check out the right front instructionsā¦ See the stuff in pink??? That wasnāt there when I printed out my pattern and Iāve done it with the old pattern. Should I rip?
The old pattern reads:
Next Row [RS]: K3[4, 8, 3, 6], work 21-st repeat of Banana Tree Pattern 1[1, 1, 2, 2] times, k10[15, 17, 7, 10].
Next Row [WS]: P10[15, 17, 7, 10], work 21[21, 21, 42, 42] sts in Banana Tree Pattern as set, p3[4, 8, 3, 6].
Cont in patt as set until work measures 14.25[15, 15, 15, 15] inches, ending with a WS row.
Iām 16 rows away from completing the panel!!! I think it will just center the banana leaf pattern better (I thought it wasnāt centered right). What should I do?
They didnāt correct the mistake I found thoughā¦ Itās on the same panel.
Work in patt as set to last 2 sts, k2tog, k2.
Shouldnāt that be "work in patt as set to last 4 sts?
Well, guys, Iām going to go frog and start the panel again with the new instructionsā¦
So if youāve printed the pattern out already, go back and make sure you have the corrected one.
Aww, sorry to hear that. 
I wish you well on getting that health insurance so you can get some professional help to handle your anxiety. I got professional help handling a depression a couple of years ago and Iām so glad I was fortunate enough to be able to see a great CBT-therapist.
Being Swedish I canāt imagine the hassle of not being able to get medical help without a certain health insuranceā¦ 
I hope for your dog to get better as well. I have two cats and just imagining one of them being sick or in need of surgery, makes my eyes tear upā¦
Iām holding my thumbs for you having a great knitting night with others in April! (In Sweden we hold our thumbs for luck and cross our fingers when we lieā¦ )
Yay!! :cheering: :happydance: :cheering:
Got my yarn in the mail today. Iām going to frantically try to finish the hat for my step mom (unless itās -still- too small and I have to frog it again, then Iām gonna put it to the side for a day or two) and then Iām gonna cast on and get started.
Got a bunch of other little projects to do yet that need to be done in the next month or soā¦but one or two days wonāt hurt. 
Howās everyone doing after the weekend? I got my right front panel done, finally! Whew! No more banana leaf pattern! Iām working on the sleeves right now (make sure you reprint the pattern b/c there is a mistake thatās been corrected there too). The sleeves seem so much easier, since itās ribbing and stockinette stitch.
Unfortunately, I wonāt get it done in time to wear to my first knitting group meeting on Wednesday. Oh well, maybe the following week??
Iām still plugging away at the left front panel. So now I have the back panel completed and just over 1/2 done with the left front panel. I had a busy weekend and didnāt get to knit as much as I would have liked to.