Easy Rainbow Knitting Patterns

If you want to spread a little cheer to someone you can’t visit or to your neighborhood, why not knit a rainbow to put in a window? It’s a sweet gesture that reminds us that we are not alone in this and that there is always a rainbow after the hard times are over.

I found a couple of cute free rainbow knitting patterns, but owuld love you to add links if you have a pattern you love.

Knit By Post has an easy little rainbow knitting pattern that starts from the outside edge and is shaped with decreases. It’s a circle that you then fold in half to make into a rainbow.

This super bulky rainbow by Erin Black is worked flat in two pieces and seamed at the end. The pom-pom clouds are extra adorable. If you don’t have super bulky yarn try two strands of worsted held together.

I hope these patterns bring a smile to your face!

Looking for more Knitting patterns for Rainbows? Check these out on Etsy

Not too long ago I did a test knit for another designer that was for a cabled cardigan. It’s really cozy and nice but it just about broke me in a ton of different ways. I couldn’t get gauge, which I suppose is my own problem, but mainly I was somehow both bored and forced to pay attention at the same time.

Because it used the same cable all over, I always had to know what row I was on, but nine out of ten of those rows, nothing in particular was going on. So I couldn’t stop paying attention, but what I needed to attend to was boring.

It may have ruined me for knitting cabled sweaters, but maybe I just need something that’s more engaging. Like this Modern Aran Cardigan pattern from Lion Brand Yarn.

This is a reworking of an old pattern from their archives, and you can tell that form the classic look of the cables and the oversized feel (nothing cropped about this one!). It has allover cables, but like a classic Aran sweater it’s not the same cable, so you’ll have to pay attention to what row you’re on and what cable turns happen for which cables on that row.

Because of this, it’s considered an intermediate knitting pattern, but if you’re comfortable working from multiple charts at once it shouldn’t be a problem for you. There are three different charts and seven different cable moves.

Also because the pattern is so big and boxy there are only two sizes available, with a finished chest measurement of either 49 or 63 inches (that’s 124.5 or 160 cm). It’s up to you to decide how much ease you would like and whether that will work for your body.

The pattern uses worsted weight yarn (and calls for another classic, Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool). It calls for six buttons and includes pockets to make it extra cozy.

This one looks like a great winter project to make and to wear if you’re up for a bit of a challenge. You can grab the free pattern or buy a kit with the yarn needed direct from Lion Brand Yarn.

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]

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