Whether you’re celebrating Pride or looking for something beautiful to brighten up your day, I’m sharing 40 fabulous and free rainbow craft ideas to get you inspired for your next project! I’ve included 17 crochet patterns, 13 knitting patterns, and an assortment of other crafty projects including sewing, resin crafts, painting, and more!
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40 Fabulous and Free Rainbow Craft Ideas
Roundup by Underground Crafter
Rainbows are so fun and they are also a great way to celebrate LGBTQ+ identities during June or year round. I’ve brought together a list of some of my favorite projects from around the web and I hope you’re inspired to make something special today.
17 Free Crochet Patterns
These seventeen free crochet rainbow patterns include earrings, bags, blankets, softies, hats, shawls, and more!
Left column, from top to bottom:
- Puff Rainbow Earrings by Divine Debris: The pattern for these delightful hanging earrings includes many pictures to guide you through the project.
- Rainbow Bobble Bag by Moogly: This striped bag would make a perfect tote for your next work-in-progress!
- Diagonal Rainbows Baby Blanket by Underground Crafter: This corner-to-corner (C2C) crochet blanket pattern includes a lovely border.
- Energizing Rainbow Blanket by Linda Dean Crochet: This vibrant baby blanket uses the lovely Catherine wheel stitch pattern.
- Retro Rainbow Baby Blanket via AllFreeCrochet: This vintage-style blanket is an advanced pattern.
- Over the Rainbow Softie by Hands Occupied: This softie is one of seven free crochet spike stitch patterns in this blog hop.
Center column, from top to bottom:
- Kids’ Rainbow Blanket via AllFreeCrochet: This adorable child’s blanket is embellished with tassels.
- C2C Rainbow Hat with Unicorn Pom Pom by Nicki’s Homemade Crafts: This colorful corner-to-corner hat pattern includes a link to the unicorn pom pom tutorial.
- Rainbow Bottle Holder by Highland Hickory Designs: Stay hydrated all summer with this water bottle tote bag.
- Love Bear Rainbow Baby Blanket by Nana’s Crafty Home: This pattern includes a complete video tutorial.
- Rainbow Tunisian Entrelac Baby Blanket via AllFreeCrochet: This cozy blanket pattern includes a video tutorial for the Tunisian simple stitch.
- Rainbow Cake by Stitches n Scraps: This simple striped baby blanket is a calorie-free version of a rainbow layered cake.
Right column, from top to bottom:
- Rainbow Splash Blanket via AllFreeCrochet: This stunning striped blanket uses 32 different colors.
- Rainbow Granny Square Throw via AllFreeCrochet: This one-piece granny square blanket has a shell stitch edging.
- Rainbow Kawaii Cuddler by 3amgracedesigns: This adorable rainbow friend includes its own clouds.
- It’s a Colorful Summer Shawl by Itchin’ for Some Stitchin’: This beautiful bead stitch triangular shawl is crocheted with a self-striping yarn.
- Rainbow Droplets Babyghan by Jessie At Home: This motif baby blanket includes a rainbow border.
13 Free Knitting Patterns
These thirteen free knitting patterns include cowls, shawls, softies, blankets, sweaters, hats, and more!
Left column, from top to bottom:
- Hello Rainbow Baby Blanket by My Poppet Makes: This vibrant garter stitch blanket is a perfect shower gift.
- Rainbow Pearls Cowl by Knitting and so on: This lovely seed stitch cowl is knit with a self-patterning rainbow yarn.
- Shifting Rainbow by Jessie At Home: This colorful, garter stitch, short row shawl can be styled several different ways.
Center column, from top to bottom:
- Rainbow Ridges Hat via Lion Brand: This slouchy hat is knit in a self-patterning rainbow yarn.
- Colorwheel Rainbow Shawls by Briana K Designs: These striped, triangular shawl patterns are available in both knit and crochet versions.
- Rainbows for Hope by Frankie Brown: This decorative rainbow can be backed with fabric or felt to display in a window.
Right column, from top to bottom:
- Rainbows of Hope Baby Hat by Mariana’s Lazy Daisy Days: This adorable striped hat is knit flat and then seamed.
- Rainbow Dog Jumper by Handy Little Me: This easy striped dog sweater pattern is available in three sizes from S through L.
- Rainbow Brim Hat by Little Red Window: The 12 months size of this hat is available as a free pattern.
Not pictured:
- Garter Rainbows Baby Blanket by Laura T Kelly: This colorful blanket combines a large mitered square with smaller, rainbow colored squares at the edges.
- Love is Love is Love by Anna Kantenbacher: This stunning triangular shawl pattern requires the ability to read charts.
- Floating Rainbow via DROPS Design: This hanging rainbow softie can brighten up any window or room.
- June Rainbow Sweater via Hobbii: This top-down striped sweater uses raglan increases.
10 More Free Rainbow Craft Ideas
For those of you looking for inspiration beyond crochet and knitting, here are ten more free rainbow craft ideas including yarn crafts, sewing, painting, resin crafts, and more!
Left column, from top to bottom:
- Clouds and Rainbows Garland via Lion Brand Yarn: Get the free yarn craft pattern, or buy the kit including the pattern with yarn.
- Fleece Unicorn Hat by Fleece Fun: This sewing pattern includes a step-by-step tutorial.
- Rainbow Felt Circle Garland by Life Sew Savory: Use a cutting machine to make the circles for this simple, low-sew decoration.
- Rainbow Bath Bomb by The Country Chic Cottage: These make great gifts.
Center column, from top to bottom:
- Scrappy Easy Rainbow Quilt by Sew What Alicia: This beginner-friendly quilt includes plenty of pictures to guide you through the project.
- Rainbow Love USA by Crafty Lady Abby: This painted wood project brightens up any room.
Right column, from top to bottom:
- Rainbow Flamingo Paper Clips by Mad in Crafts: This resin craft is sure to delight any planner or stationery lover.
- Rainbow Soft Rattle by Swoodson Says: This quick sewing project includes a link to the Quilted Rainbow Burp Cloth tutorial.
- Rainbow Resin Coasters by Doodlecraft: This resin craft tutorial includes step-by-step pictures.
- Tiered Tassel Garland by Sweet Red Poppy: This tiered yarn craft project includes tips for making perfect tassels and pom poms.
Still looking for more rainbow craft ideas? Check out these blog posts for more inspiration!
- 15 Free Crochet Patterns in Rainbow Colors
- 9 Colorful Crochet Blankets by Amanda Perkins (Interview and Roundup)