I considered doing another no-spend month in April, but after struggling through March (and falling off the wagon) I'm not enthusiastic. I was able to save quite a bit, but I also had to pass on a couple of very nice bargains, and say "I'm not spending this month" so many times I sounded like a broken record. My guy did not help a lot with my goal and sometimes even tempted me to spend, which is when I fell off the wagon. What March taught me -- other than it is really hard not to spend any money for 31 days -- is that my behavior has to change. I need to avoid temptation, like searching for yarn lots at the online auction site. It's a fun habit, but it also tempts me to bid. Aside from what I need for one big Wool Ease project and some gifts I have planned for this coming winter, I really have enough yarn now to last me for at least a year. If I see some good sales on Hobbii, or I spot Wool Ease for a good price when I'm out at the brick and mortar ...
To kick off March I finished crocheting the Sherwood throw out of forest-colored thrifted yarns. I used a vintage pillow sham to line a basket I thrifted. I crocheted a Project basket out of some bulky yarn I got in a Herrschners mystery bag. For the last cold spell of winter I crocheted a hat out of beautiful hand-dyed mystery yarn from an Etsy seller. I crocheted, yes, a chicken purse. I crocheted a bottom for the second of my thrifted baskets. I made a book sleeve out of some leftover blanket yarn. I taught myself to crochet bookmarks with scrap yarn. I made the March tote for my calendar project out of a thrifted curtain. I turned a bag of macrame cord sample skeins into a yarn basket. I crocheted a wrap completely out of scrap yarn. Finally, I sewed and machine quilted a mat for my nephew's dog.