no one in my house can wear it

after my successful first attempt at a capelet, i decided to make another smaller one which may turn out to fit a 7 year old. the yarn i used is from spain, and i keep scheming about the color i'll have to add if it runs out. when i bought the yarn, the man at the store stold me i'd need 5 balls to make what was roughly translated by maria, and hand-spanished by me, as a capelet. there were only 2 in stock, and something about his mannerisms told me he's just trying to get the american to buy more of his loot. hence, i may have under-bought, but i'm thinking the collar might look smashing in a chocolate brown.