They are knitted from the cuff down, with a simple cloud and raindrop colourwork motif, bright rainbow stripes through the foot and a sunshine toe. They are made with a heel flap and gusset and Kitchener stitch to graft the toe - there is a tutorial for this step on my YouTube Channel if you need it.

The pattern is written for 3 sizes, small (UK 5-6), medium (UK 6-7) and large (UK 7-8), but is very easily customizable to fit your own foot. As you’re knitting from the cuff down, you can slip your work over your foot to check the fit of the leg, heel and foot as you go.

Suitable for beginners with some knitting knowledge (casting on, knitting in the round and joining in the round, stranded colourwork, Kitchener stitch - there is a video tutorial available for this step.

I’ve knitted these socks using Drops Nord 4ply sock wool, a super soft sock yarn with a 45% alpaca content, lovely to work with, and very reasonably priced as well as easy to get hold of. You will need around 50g of the main colour (light blue), 20g of white for the clouds, 15g of yellow for the rainbow stripe and toe, 10g of dark blue for the raindrops and rainbow stripe and then 5g each of the other colours to make the rainbow stripes (I used red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and pink, but you can use any colours and order to make your rainbow!)

Any 4 ply sock yarn will do, however, the gauge I’ve worked to is 32 stitches to 41 rows using 2.5mm double pointed needles - you can use a circular needle and the magic loop method if you prefer.

I have tried to make this pattern as user friendly as possible, but will provide you with my email address when you download the pattern, if you have any issues at all, do get in touch and I will be happy to help.

Thanks for taking the time to look at my listing, if you have any questions before purchasing, do get in touch.

Happy Knitting! x