It all started out a little while ago when I found myself wanting to keep my hands busy while breastfeeding Locutus. I’d finished sewing up his stuffed D12 and had really enjoyed it, but then I was without another project. I just wanted to keep my hands busy, I did not want to start ANOTHER hobby to compete for my time and money.

Then I realized that I did have a little bit of spare yarn leftover from past projects that I could use for something. But I didn’t want to make just anything. You see, my personal sense of style doesn’t involve a lot of crocheted items. And then it struck me that I could make myself some fingerless gloves or a hat for Locutus. Those would work. So I put out the call for fingerless glove patterns on twitter. I was referred to ravelry (of which I was already a member, but I’d forgotten about it) but ultimately started on a project sent to me by @sapphirewitche (check out her Facebook page for Sapphire Stitches too).

I got going but only had enough yarn for one glove. So I unravelled it. Because I didn’t want to buy more yarn for this. It was just a busy project. Something to keep my hands occupied while I breastfed my son. I didn’t want to start sinking money into it.

Then I saw a really cute crocheted hat on pinterest. So I checked ravelry again and found a free pattern for a cloche hat with a simple bow that I loved. So I started crocheting it up. But, once again I realized I wouldn’t have enough yarn to finish it. When I made a few comments to people they kept suggesting ideas about how I could work a second colour in so I could get the project finished. But I kept rejecting their ideas because I DIDN’T WANT TO START A NEW HOBBY OR SPEND MONEY ON THIS. But my resolve was weakening. It was a really cute hat!

Then I saw something on pinterest that was the final straw: a babywearing coat extender. It was practical and would help me retain a bit of my current style. Plus it is an affordable solution to a problem I am having. And I don’t really even need that pattern, I can just kind of fudge through on my own. So I caved and went and bought 3 balls of yarn. Two of the chunkiest black/grey I could find (in the limited selection at Zellers) for the extender and one regular black so I can try that cute hat again.

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