Crochet this rainbow to embellish a blanket, bag or anything you can thing of! You can also use it as a pin or fridgie (refrigerator magnet). You will need to know how to change colors in crochet, so take a look at the tutorial if you do not already know how to.

Skill Level:

Finished Size: 5 3/4″ (14.5 cm) wide, 2 3/4″ (7 cm) tall

Materials: Medium Weight Yarn (small amount of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple) Crochet Hook H (5.00 mm)

Gauge: not too important for this project.

Crochet Pattern: Rainbow Applique
Row 1: with purple, ch 14, 2 hdc in third ch from hook, hdc in next 3 ch, (2 hdc in next ch, hdc in next 3 ch) 2 times: 15 hdc
Row 2: change to blue, ch 2, turn, (2 hdc in next hdc, hdc in next 4 hdc) 3 times: 18 hdc
Row 3: change to green, ch 2, turn, (2 hdc in next hdc, hdc in next 5 hdc) 3 times: 21 hdc
Row 4: change to yellow, ch 2, turn, (2 hdc in next hdc, hdc in next 6 hdc) 3 times: 24 hdc
Row 5: change to orange, ch 2, turn, (2 hdc in next hdc, hdc in next 7 hdc) 3 times: 27 hdc
Row 6: change to red, ch 2, turn, (2 hdc in next hdc, hdc in next 8 hdc) 3 times, finish off: 30 hdc

Need help? Let me know and I’ll be sure to help you!

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