rainbow colours

[quiltmum66]

Hi together,

i want to crochet an afghan in rainbow colours, but I have no Idea what colours I need? I saw one here but I dont no were the photo is.

 

Kerstin

[jessc031778]

I always use the trick I learned in grade school...the name Roy G. Biv...for the rainbow colors...Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet...and that's the order they show up in on a real rainbow too! Good luck!

 

Jessie

[moonspinners]

Kerstin: Rainbow colors in order are: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Here is a picture of Crome Kitty's beautiful rainbow afghan:

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=29245&highlight=round+ripple

[JoBug]

Sounds like it will be a pretty one!! Good luck to you.

[quiltmum66]

Thanks a lot This was the photo I saw here and I didnt find it again.

 

Kerstin

[Chrome Kitty]

The colors I used for that afghan were Caron Simply Soft Brites except for the red & white. Those two were just regular Caron Simply Soft. The colors are Red, Mango, Lemonade, Limelight, Berry Blue and Grape.

 

At the end of my first post in that link is a list of tidbits to help get through the pattern.

[heart]

to make the colors "fade" into one another, hold 2 strands of the same color together for a few rows, then drop 1 strand and pick up one strand of the next color for a few rows (now holding the first color and the second color) then drop the first color and pick up another of the second color for a few rows, ect, always using 2 strands and remembering to do a few rows of 2 strands the same color in between 2 strands of different colors. This makes the colors flow into each other. It is very beautiful. And you get to use a bigger hook so you get done faster. Hope this wasn't to confusing. Looks great on ripple afghans, round or straight.

[jessc031778]

Heart...I'm so going to steal that idea for the next blanket I make!! There are 2 pregger buddies of mine that I haven't done blankets for yet...think I'll start with theirs...I never would have thought of that, but I can see in my mind how it would work...thanks for sharing the tip!!!

 

Jessie

[quiltmum66]

to make the colors "fade" into one another, hold 2 strands of the same color together for a few rows, then drop 1 strand and pick up one strand of the next color for a few rows (now holding the first color and the second color) then drop the first color and pick up another of the second color for a few rows, ect, always using 2 strands and remembering to do a few rows of 2 strands the same color in between 2 strands of different colors. This makes the colors flow into each other. It is very beautiful. And you get to use a bigger hook so you get done faster. Hope this wasn't to confusing. Looks great on ripple afghans, round or straight.

 

Thanks a lot for your help Today I will get yarn for this rainbow afghan and the tipp from your Heart is very good.

 

Kerstin

[darski]

I found this at Annies'

 

http://www.anniesattic.com/crochet/content.html?content_id=442

 

what a neat tool, wonder where it could be found locally.

 

I wonder whatever happened to my old trusty colourwheel

[Ellie 13]

I found this at Annies'

 

http://www.anniesattic.com/crochet/content.html?content_id=442

 

what a neat tool, wonder where it could be found locally.

 

I wonder whatever happened to my old trusty colourwheel

 

Those color wheels can be found at Micheals or ACMoore in the art/paint section. artist shops might have them too.

Ellie 13

[theworm]

to make the colors "fade" into one another, hold 2 strands of the same color together for a few rows, then drop 1 strand and pick up one strand of the next color for a few rows (now holding the first color and the second color) then drop the first color and pick up another of the second color for a few rows, ect, always using 2 strands and remembering to do a few rows of 2 strands the same color in between 2 strands of different colors. This makes the colors flow into each other. It is very beautiful. And you get to use a bigger hook so you get done faster. Hope this wasn't to confusing. Looks great on ripple afghans, round or straight.

 

 

Brilliant!

[Ellie 13]

Hi together,

i want to crochet an afghan in rainbow colours, but I have no Idea what colours I need? I saw one here but I dont no were the photo is.

 

Kerstin

 

Get one each: red, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple. line them up and see if the shades look good together. I like pastels for babies and brights for ages 3+ yrs. There is a R H yarn called Mexicana that has all the colors in it (verigated?), it works great wth black edges.

Ellie 13

[quiltmum66]

Thanks for your help

 

Kerstin

[Selune]

to make the colors "fade" into one another, hold 2 strands of the same color together for a few rows, then drop 1 strand and pick up one strand of the next color for a few rows

 

I agree with everyone else, that's a great idea. Something I never would have thought of, but sounds like it would be cool.

[darski]

I really would like to try that but I don't do a lot of double stranded - not sure why.

 

So want to see that so maybe a scarf could work.