Product Description
The title refers to the double rainbow-colored yarn but also to the classic YouTube-video Yosemitebear Mountain Double Rainbow 1-8-10.
If you intend to use the Zauberball rainbow yarn, I suggest that you spend some energy on pairing the two skeins of yarn as perfectly as you can, and then make two skeins that start at the same shade - or, you could make them mirrored.
If you use a different sock yarn, I still suggest that you pair the skeins to two 100 g skeins. It's much easier to handle that way!
Two 100 g skeins is more than you need, so you can make the leg section as long as you want it, and still have a lot of spare yarn.
Double Rainbow All the Way Across the Socks
What is Being Made
This is a pair of knitted socks featuring a vibrant rainbow color pattern that runs continuously across both socks. Designed by Petra Lassen, these socks combine colorwork with textured stitch details to create a visually striking finished product. The pattern is suitable for knitters with advanced skill levels and is available as a free downloadable PDF.
Yarn Materials
Knitters have two yarn options for this project. The first option uses Schoppel-Wolle Zauberball 1564 Frische Fische, requiring 200 grams of yarn. Alternatively, crafters can choose Garnstudio DROPS Fabel 820 Carnival (100 g) paired with Garnstudio DROPS Fabel 100 White (100 g). The pattern instructions emphasize pairing the skeins two and two to create double yarn, with color matching recommended when using the Zauberball yarn. The generous yardage allows for experimentation to achieve the desired color combinations.
Needles and Tools
The pattern calls for US 6 (4 mm) needles. The designer recommends using one long circular needle to knit both socks simultaneously, though knitters may substitute any preferred sock knitting method, such as double-pointed needles or the magic loop technique.
Knitting Techniques and Stitches
This advanced knitting project incorporates several key techniques:
- Colorwork: The rainbow pattern runs across the socks, requiring careful yarn management and color changes throughout the project
- Circular knitting: The socks are worked in the round, creating seamless fabric
- Baby Cable stitch: A textured stitch pattern that forms the cuff and leg sections, creating visual interest beyond the colorwork
- Cable crossing technique: The baby cable pattern involves knitting together stitches and manipulating them on the needle to create the characteristic twisted appearance
Pattern Structure
The sock construction begins with a cuff and leg section worked over 48 cast-on stitches. The baby cable pattern is repeated in four-round cycles, with the pattern worked for 7 to 10 inches (17.5 to 25 centimeters), or adjusted to the knitter's desired sock length. The pattern includes a heel flap section, though complete heel instructions are not fully visible in the provided materials.
Baby Cable Stitch Pattern
The baby cable pattern creates a subtle twisted texture and is worked as follows: Rounds 1-3 repeat the sequence of purl one, knit two, purl one across all stitches. Round 4 executes the cable cross by knitting two stitches together, leaving them on the left needle, inserting the right needle back into the first stitch on the left needle, knitting one stitch, then dropping all stitches just worked, followed by purling one stitch. This four-round repeat continues throughout the cuff and leg sections.
Skill Level Considerations
Classified as an advanced knitting pattern, this project requires proficiency with circular knitting, cable techniques, and color management. The combination of the baby cable stitch with rainbow colorwork makes this suitable for experienced knitters seeking a challenging and visually rewarding project.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Pages: | 13 |
| Designer: | Petra Lassen |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English, Swedish |
| Notes: | You can choose if you want to use double pointed needles, or one or two circulars. I use one long circular and knit both socks at once with magic loop |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Advanced |
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