Rainbows!

Seriously, how cheerful do these look together?

I really do love colour! The problem is that I keep spotting other pretty colour combinations as I'm making my hexagons - it's difficult to stick to my original plan!

I'm using 2 cost effective, let's say, yarns for these - Robin DK and Hayfield Bonus DK. Despite negligible cost difference, the Hayfield is so much nicer to work with. I've seen a few people mention Stylecraft yarn too - I think I will have to give that one a go too with a future project.

New book! New yarn!

My parents came to stay this weekend and gave me "Crochet one-skein wonders" as a thank you (husband got a new "braai shirt", but that's a whole other story):

(I know, right, how cute is that crocodile? Cool parents!)

I haven't made anything out of it (yet), but I did see this rather cunning yoga mat bag. My poor mat doesn't have a bag and is a proper pain in the behind to schlepp to class, so I have been plotting to make one for a while.

I had intended to sew something, but this is just so pretty.

I popped to my local yarn store on Saturday and found this amazing Sirdar cotton dk yarn.

It was a little pricey, but I was smitten by the colours - the skeins look like spun jewels! Photos do not do its shininess justice - if you get a chance, stop by your local store and see if they have any in.

Not quite sure when I'll get around to this as I am hook deep in hexies, but the magpie in me couldn't resist!