Finished the octopus by noon yesterday. Weaving in the ends provided enough reinforcement to the ribbing that I didn't need to add any additional elastic. I used buttons for the eyes. The buttons don't exactly match, so the octopus looks slightly insane. It's adorable, and makes me wish Halloween weren't already over.

Am now knitting a dark grey alpaca sweater for Tom. It may or may not be done in time for Christmas. It's likely that I'll take a couple of breaks for things that are small and brightly colored.

My back is no better than it was a month ago. I made an appointment with a physician to discuss treatment options.