First there were all the weaving projects back in April and May, then I joined the Machine Knitters Association, then I culled my jewellery collection and started making more, then went to the Craft & Quilt Fair and bought the book on Japanese Beadwork. It seems I’ve had a raging case of startitis for months.

But recently I’ve started to feel the weight of so many unfinished projects, which is always a sign that a bout of Finishitis is around the corner. Sure enough, I’ve held off starting new projects and got stuck into finishing off old ones. I fixed the red beadweaving necklace:

The solution was to simply cut the twisted loops at the bottom, sew them in, then use thinner thread to thread and sew new loops on.

A few weeks ago I was feeling too washed out and tired to go to drawing class, or to do anything that required much brain work, so I dug out the Con Scarf and finished it.

The first half had been woven at the convention, and the edges were, understandably, not very even. I’d been debating whether to just finish it and crochet around the edges to hide the change from uneven to straight, or unweave it and start again. I decided on the latter when I realised there were also skipped threads in the first half that couldn’t be concealed. But I put the yarn back on in the same order that people had chosen before weaving on to the end, and I adding a stripe of blue which, being the complimentary colour to orange, brightens it up without making it too exciting. I used my new fridge twister bought at the Bendy Show to finish it.

Things started to get less busy for me once August ended, but now life is getting hectic for Paul as he gets stuck into a photography assignment. He’s doing author photos so I’ve been helping out by asking for volunteers among my writing friends and lining them up for photo shoots. And being the reflector-holding assistant.