Crafty Candy Rainbow

Today I am sharing another free tutorial….it’s for a crochet Rainbow, my Crafty Candy Rainbow.

Wanna see my Crafty Candy Rainbow scroll down for the FREE pattern.

Inspiration & Design

At this moment in time, our world as we know it is going through some rough times. With the worries of the pandemic, new rules have been put in place, we see changes to our daily routines, all so not to spread the virus…..Covid-19.

So many people have started raising spirits by hanging drawn, painted, crochet & pompom rainbows in their windows. I wanted to make one too, but with a slight difference, I had a play & designed a simple little rainbow which I posted on my Instagram account, it got a lot of love, so I thought I’d share it here aswell.

I posted two variations of the pattern to suit everyone’s varying crochet tension, yarn & hooks.

Which one would be best for you?

Have a read below to find out, if you’re still not sure…… make both then decide, they literally take 10 minutes to make, you will more than likely spend longer deciding what colours to use.

My first version (V.1) is perfect for those with tight tension as there are more stitches in each row.

My second version (V.2) is for those with a looser tension, looking for a neater bottom! I took a few stitches out & altered the beginning chain for one row, this one looks more uniform on the V row.

Yarn

Knitcraft Cotton Blend yarn – a blend of 50% cotton and 50% acrylic, It offers all the benefits of cotton yarn with the softness and durability of acrylic and comes in some fantastic pastel & bright shades.

For this pattern I used the following colour combinations:

Hot Pink, Light Blue & Lilac

Coral, Mustard, Teal, Denim & Purple

Denim, Light Blue & White

Description

This little rainbow pattern is a super quick make, & will be sure to brighten up your day. It is suitable for beginners & I’ve included lots of photos to help you.

Materials

Your chosen yarn

Hook – 5mm

Tapestry Needle

Scissors

Finished Measurements

Gauge: not important for this project.

V.1 = Width 11cm (4.25″) x length 6cm (2.5″)

V.2 = Width 10cm (4″) x length 5cm (2″)

Notes

Choose either V.1 or V.2 to suit your needs or preference of the look, ultimately have fun hooking up a little rainbow.

Ch 3 counts as a stitch.

Ch 2 counts as a stitch.

Ch 1 doesn’t count as a stitch.

This pattern is written in US crochet terms

Abbreviations

Ch – chain.

Sl st – slip stitch.

St – stitch.

Sc – Single Crochet [UK Double Crochet] – insert hook, yarn over, pull the loop back through the stitch (two loops on
hook), yarn over and pull through both loops on hook.

Hdc – Half Double Crochet [UK Half Treble Crochet] – yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull the loop back through the stitch
(three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through all three loops on hook.

Dc – Double Crochet [UK Treble Crochet] – yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull the loop back through the stitch
(three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through two loops, yarn over and pull through two loops.

Puff St – Puff Stitch – *yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull the loop back through the stitch, rep from * twice more, 7 loops on your hook, yarn over, pull through all 7 loops, ch1.

Pattern

Ok let’s start V.1!

Make a magic circle.

Round 1: Ch 3, 8 dc into the ring, Fasten off [9]

Round 2: Join new colour to the top of ch3,

Ch3 2 dc in the same space, *skip 1, [dc, ch1, dc] in the next st, rep from * twice more, skip 1, 3 dc in the last st. Fasten off.

Round 3: Join new colour to the top of ch3,

Ch3, puff st in the same st, puff st in each st along to the end (remember to go in the ch1 spaces too). Fasten off. [15 puffs]

Round 4: Join new colour to the top of ch3,

Ch 2, hdc in next st, hdc in each st across. Fasten off [31]

Round 5: Join new colour to the top of ch2,

Ch 1, sc in the 3rd loop of each hdc across (it’s the bar at the back of the stitch, not the back loop!), sl st into the last st. Fasten off and sew in all ends. [31]

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Ok let’s start V.2!

Make a magic circle.

Round 1: Ch 3, 8 dc into the ring, Fasten off [9]

Round 2: Join new colour to the top of ch3,

Ch4, dc in the same space, *skip 1, [dc, ch1, dc] in the next st, rep from * three more times. Fasten off. [5 V’s]

Round 3: Join new colour to the 3rd ch of the ch4,

Ch1, puff st in the same st, puff st in each st along to the end (remember to go in the ch1 spaces too *** BUT miss 1 stitch out anywhere along the rainbow, you won’t notice it***). Fasten off. [14 puffs]

Round 4: Join new colour into the first puff,

Ch 2, hdc in next st, hdc in each st across. Fasten off [28]

Round 5: Join new colour to the top of ch2,

Ch 1, sc in the 3rd loop of each hdc across (it’s the bar at the back of the stitch, not the back loop!), sl st into the last st. Fasten off and sew in all ends. [28]