These socks are inspired by Iris, the Greek goddess of rainbows. She is also associated with communication and messages. If you love rainbows or if you want to show off your Pride support, these are the socks for you! It has an elegant twisted rib cuff with shaping that uses basic lace techniques. The rainbow colourwork adds just a splash of colour for the leg and just before the toes. The toe has an optional twisted rib texture to tie in with the cuff. This pattern is a great way to use up small amounts of scrap yarns or a single mini skein instead of the rainbow.

If you would like to instead donate to an LGBTQIA2S+ organization of your choosing, send me an email at sweetknitsdesigns@gmail.com with a proof of donation (like a receipt with personal information covered up for example) and your Ravelry name and I will give you this pattern for free!! This is my way of encouraging support for your own local groups!

If you don’t have a preference, here is a great organization from my area:
Rainbow Ressource Center
and here is a guide to multiple community ressources in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
Pride Winnipeg

This pattern has been tech edited and test knit!

Pattern Info:

• Included at the end are some Kitchener Stitch cheat sheets that you can print out!

Includes video tutorials that shows:
- Cast-on, Twisted rib, Cuff shaping, Heel flap and turn, Gusset, Toe with colour detail and texture and Kitchener stitch.
They will be added as they are ready in a Youtube playlist linked in the pattern

Finished Measurements
Small (Medium, Large)
7 (8, 9)” foot circumference, measured around the ball of the foot. Select a size from the finished measurements that will give you approximately 1- 1.5 inches of negative ease, that is a size that’s 1-1.5 inches smaller in circumference than your actual foot.

Difficulty Level:

Intermediate/Advanced Beginner

Techniques used:

Knit & Purl
Cast-on & Bind-Off
Increasing, decreasing
Working in the round (instructions in magic loop using needle 1 and 2, but can be adapted using stitch markers to mark out the 2 needles)
Lace shaping (yo, k2tog, etc)
Heel flap/heel turn
Picking up stitches
Top-down sock knitting
Kitchener stitch
Colourwork with floats (or cut and rejoin)

Yarn:
Fingering weight
Quantity:
I recommend on average to have 230- 460 yds total. (50-100g, depending on yarn used and foot length)
10-20g/46-92 yds for Contrast Colour overall and 30-50g/130-230 yds for Main Colour.
I averaged between 2g - 4g/9-18 yds for each colour of the rainbow.

Yarn I used:
Main colour:
Knit Picks, Bare Stroll Fingering
75% Fine Superwash Merino / 25% Nylon
Fingering Weight: 462yards/100g.
Contrast colour:
Knit Picks, Stroll Mini Packs Rainbow (20g each) Set colourways: Strawberry, Buoy, Dandelion, Peapod, Rhapsody, Duchess Heather and White.
75% Superwash Merino / 25% Nylon
Fingering Weight: 92.4 yards/20g (each)