One day when I was hanging out in JoAnn's, as I am wont to do, I found this killer spacey athletic wear knit. I was totally smitten.
After my breakup earlier this year, one of my lovely London housemates twisted my arm (very little twisting required) to go with her to a yoga class. I'm still very, very green to yoga, but I've kept with it the last 5 months since and have found it so so helpful for keeping it together as I process these huge changes in my life. I won't evangelize too much but I am a total convert and I'm very grateful for the gentle nudge by a thoughtful friend towards prioritizing regular mental and physical self care.
ANYWAY this means that my 2 pairs of leggings that had previously been happily relegated to nothing more than chillin' like a villain were getting a little worse for wear. Not to be too gross, but I couldn't wash them regularly enough between classes to prevent them from smelling BAD—life sans clothes dryer is grim, y'all.
All this to say, I want to beef up my yoga wardrobe. I got a couple pairs from Fabletics which I love, but are just outside of my price range for individual purchase and I simply do not need a zillion dollars of new athletic clothes every single month to warrant a subscription. Also, I had a hard time finding info on the labor practices of Fabletics, which may mean nothing or may mean something, but it makes it hard for me to make a purchase I can feel good about, so I won't.
So there I am, smitten in JoAnn's. I snatch up a couple yards of this super cool spacey fabric and, just out of curiosity, meander over to the pattern vault and lo and behold! The Simplicity D0746 pattern was right there on top! And on sale! Sewing nirvana.