The bold stripes of colour on these rainbow-inspired ankle socks stand out beautifully on a pale cream background. Emma Sadler has used pairs of hues – red, yellow, green and blue – for her stripes, but you could combine your own choice of colours using yarns from your stash basket.

Our sample is knitted in West Yorkshire Spinners’ popular Signature 4ply sock yarn, which comes in a choice of 29 solid shades.