Knitting In General

I did pick up one neat tip from the latest guild meeting. For buttons, consider using shank buttons where the shank is big enough to fit over a crochet hook and your yarn. Then you can install them like a bead using the crochet hook on the appropriate stitch. There was a warning about checking the orientation of the button.

And now for a report on the current state of my projects.
- Philosopher's Wool Sweater - about 6 inches above the start of the armholes
- pair 4 of the 5280 socks - just a few rows of rib on the first sock. They are white and I am following a pattern.
- Green Shrug - at least 20 inches are done. So, maybe 40 inches to go.
- bulky red afghan - a little over half way through the 4 skeins.
- Oregon shawl - start the 11th of 13 repeats for the center block.

So, nothing is finished. The most likely to finish first is probably the socks followed closely by the afghan.

I did purchase another circular needle for the Oregon shawl. I could have used one of my needle sets when I have to pick up all around but I don't want to risk a disconnect with all of those yarnovers. I can handle a disconnect with just regular knit and purl but the ugliness that comes to mind when yarnovers are involved invokes shivers up and down my spine. So, the solution is a brand new 47 inch size 7 Addi Turbo. The lace Addi Turbo needles don't seem to come in that size or weren't available where I have been shopping, so I don't get to try them.