In the long run there will definitely be plenty of downtime for crafting, but there's not much of it in the first adventure. You're about to hit one downtime where that could happen, but there I don't really see you being in a position to really craft anything until after we hit level six. And lord knows how long that will take.
In other news, the final module is balling in terms that I can't use, least I offend Morris' gradmother. Suffice to say, its going to be cool when we finally reach it.