Although there are other crafts I want to do, I am discovering that it is easier and cheaper to work on related crafts. I was able to use left over yarn from the blanket to crochet these booties and scratch mittens, so the additional cost was only $1 for the ribbon. It was also easier to pick up new skills, such as the fpdc stitch, when I have practice with the basics from the previous craft. Each bootie and each mitten took me one sitting to finish, so mine were done in three days. By comparison to the blanket, this was a very fast project. I had to learn about reading patterns and how to do rounds instead of rows (for mittens only). Now I feel confident that I can crochet matching hats for John and Graham. JoAnne's has a lot of yarn on sale this week and next, so I stocked up yesterday. I also picked up buttons, the blue ribbon in the picture, sewing patterns to make dresses for myself and toddler clothing for Graham, and fabric scissors. I spent $32 on $74 of crafting stuff thanks to sales and coupons. I need more supplies before I can sew clothing, but I can wait until sewing stuff goes on sale. JoAnne's likes to do themed sales, such as this week and next being sales on crochet and knitting supplies. I did take my sewing class there Wednesday, though I was disappointed with the instruction. The class lasted 3.5 hours, but we only spent 45 minutes sewing. If I sign up for a class on March 12th, then I can get 50% off the price of a class. I think I will take a more advanced sewing class, but only if the instructor is different than the sewing 101 instructor. I can practice sewing from old t-shirts until I feel comfortable buying fabric.
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