Add This Amazing Rainbow Shawl to Your Queue Now

Recently I was looking for a rainbow shawl to make for a friend who is starting chemo. I know I could make any shawl pattern into a rainbow shawl, but I needed something fast that I didn’t have to think about.

I picked Rainbow Dash by Benjamin Matthews, which is really cute and easy and squishy and comforting, just what I needed (bonus: I had all the yarn on hand because it uses worsted weight).

But if Anna Maltz’s Kleur pattern had come out a little earlier, or if I’d had a little more time for knitting (since it is worked in fingering weight) I would have loved to make it for my friend.

I will definitely be making one for someone soon.

It combines black and white stripes and wedges of color in a gorgeous way and its seriously stunning.

The pattern is available on Ravelry for £4.50, or $6.13 as of this writing.

[Photo: Anna Maltz.]

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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