The rainbow has become a symbol of care
and positivity as well as thankfulness to our
wonderful key workers, with so many people
getting creative with colours in their knitting.
We’ve been in and out of lockdowns, had our
plans disrupted, missed our friends, and had
to deal with some huge changes. But we’ve
pulled together, we’ve drawn on each other’s
strength, and we’ve kept each other going.
That’s what the rainbow is all about. So we’ve
gathered a round-up of superb patterns,
yarns and products to ensure the rainbow
knits keep coming throughout 2021 too!
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THESE COLOURFUL EMBLEMS OF HOPE HAVE BEEN KEEPING
US GOING FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO. WE WANT TO CELEBRATE
THEM THE BEST WAY WE KNOW HOW – THROUGH KNITTING!
The award-winning British hand-dyed yarn brand McIntosh
is truly celebrating colour in its new CALM collection. A
colour palette designed to make everyone shine, these
gorgeous fibres are made from a blend of 20% pure
cashmere and 80% extra fine merino. McIntosh describe
these yarns as ‘bright little cakes of calm’, wanting to
highlight the place of relaxation knitting takes us to. The
brand has even coined its own word for this magical peace-
bringing quality of knitting: ‘knititation’. This is defined as
a mindful approach to knitting, where a stitch becomes a
breath and the next stitch becomes a feeling. This is exactly
the state of mind we hope you’ll enter into when making
your next rainbow knit...£25 per 50g (150m) cake from
knitmcintosh.comSirdar has certainly ramped up the
aah factor with its new Over the
Rainbow pattern collection. Filled with
vivid rainbow motifs and contemporary
colourwork, this set
includes myriad
designs for under-twos,
including a variety of
adorable cardigans,
pom-pom-adorned
blankets, and sweet
little dungarees – all
made using the UK’s
leading baby yarn,
Sirdar Snuggly DK.
Delight the little
ones in your life with
some technicolour
treats from this stunning set. You
can purchase the entire pattern
collection for £9.99 from a variety
of independent stores (check your
nearest stockist to shop local),
or you can download any of the
patterns individually for £2.99 from
deramores.comRAINBOWCALM Rock theTHE RAINBOWCakes of