I designed this colorful scarf for a rainbow-loving little girl. Not only does it contain (almost) all the colors of the rainbow, ((I chose to make a “simplified” rainbow and left out indigo, which is really just a combination of blue and purple. And since this scarf was for a young child, I suspected the indigo wouldn’t be missed given that most kids first learn rainbows not as Roy G. Biv, but as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. As I typed these colors, through my head played the song my daughter was taught in kindergarten to memorize the order of a rainbow’s colors…and which she sang every time she saw a rainbow…and we have a rainbow maker hanging in one of our windows…you see where this is going, and why I immediately heard that song in my head.)) but if draped around the neck and left to hang down in front it actually looks like a rainbow, or at least like a child often draws one (a tall arch).
This pattern is 100% garter stitch and thus very easy (and a perfect project for a beginning knitter). And if you choose to add fringe, as I did, there are no ends to weave in–each tail becomes part of the fringe. If you’re not a fan of fringe, you can forego it and there’s just minimal finishing work.
If rainbows aren’t your thing but you’d like to make a quick, easy, and colorful scarf, this pattern can still work for you: you can change the order of the colors, use entirely different colors more suited to your taste, or pick six shades of your favorite color and create a beautiful ombré scarf.
For those of you wanting more color in your life (or at least in your wardrobe), here’s my Rainbow Scarf pattern: