Resolutions Month 1

So I think I have done pretty well with my resolution to not buy more craft items and to make use of what I have. I did buy fabric to make a baby blanket, but that was something I knew I would have to buy when I made the resolution. The blankets I made for the other children were so well liked I can not, 'not' make one for this new baby and I knew that I did not have the fabric to make it. So I don't really count it as a fail in my resolve. The only other thing I can remember buying for myself is a pair of scissors, and they were to replace a pair that had broken, I went into a craft store and did not buy anything other than the scissors for myself....

Now this is where I have to admit I did buy something for someone else. Alia mentioned a couple of weeks ago that she would like to learn how to crochet, then when she came over the other day she saw a little toy I had crocheted for the baby, only she took a liking to it and wanted it too, and so I said well learn to crochet and you can make them yourself. Again she said she would like to learn to crochet. I showed her the basics and she tried using different size yarns and hooks and found out she was better with the big hooks and thick yarn. The next day I took the children to the mall and this is when I went into the craft store to buy my scissors. On a shelf right opposite the scissors she saw a book on crochet, it was for crocheting big amigurumi animals with thick yarn for beginners, perfect for her to learn really. So yes I bought her the book, let her choose a pattern and then i bought the hook she would need and the yarn and a darning needle. It called for some felt but I knew I had some at home, plus some stitch markers, she said she had some suitable scissors and i had bought her a glue gun for christmas.. So at least I only bought exactly what she needed, Before I would almost definitely have bought her the whole set of hooks.

So does buying for someone else to get them started in a new craft count against my resolution?

On the plus side, I have been crocheting hats and baby items with yarn that I already had in my stash.. A hat with a fluffy pompom and two doll hats for Alia, A hat with a yarn pompom for Aurin, the pompom hadn't been sewn on when I took the picture which is why you can see strings of yarn to the side. A baby jacket for the new baby. I also made a couple of baby hats that were like the doll hats but bigger, a second hat for Alia in the same colour as Aurins because I hadn't made a hat for ages and wasn't sure of her size and a baby blanket that I forgot to take a photo of. I still have enough yarn for at least one more baby blanket and plenty of amigurumi cotton yarn to make some toys. I have a book of toys that start off as a doughnut with icing on, then you add ears and such to make it look like an animal. I made a pig one but Alia took it home, I'm hoping to make a few more because the doughnut is a perfect shape for a baby to be able to grasp.