Pride and Rainbow Patterns to Knit

It seems like knitters are always stitching up rainbows and Pride projects, so while I’ve done a lot of roundups related to these subjects in the past, there’s always more to write about, so let’s take a look at some more Pride knitting patterns and rainbow projects to stitch.

Tina Tse Knits has a free chart for an intersex-inclusive Pride flag that you can stitch as a wall hanging. She used scrap yarn for hers, so dig into your stash for the colors of the rainbow and beyond.

Make a teensy rainbow pin that could also be a keychain or a tiny toy with the rainbow pattern by Amanda Berry. This is a free download on Ravelry and it uses fingering weight yarn, or make a larger version with heavier yarn if you like.

Wear a giant rainbow everywhere you go with the Pride Goeth Before the Shawl pattern from Amy Snell, available on Love Crafts. It was made with mini skeins of fingering weight yarn, but you can also dive into your stash for this one. The designer says it would use 8 50 grams skeins of sock yarn or 4 100 gram skeins if they have the right colors.

If you want your rainbow a little smaller, try the Because Rainbow mitts from Wool & Wyrd. They feature a rainbow chevron pattern, and you can use rainbow colors for the background or go with a neutral. This one also uses fingering weight yarn so you can use mini skeins or leftovers from other projects. These come in five sizes so you can knit them for just about anyone.

Craftivist has a great collection of free knitting patterns, and you can scroll through them to find the LGBTQ+ Equality for Shawl pattern, which uses rainbow colors and the trans flag colors. This one uses fingering weight yarn, too, and is a great way to use a ton of colors.

As we get into the part of the year with a lot of food-forward holidays, it might be time to start thinking about knitting some new things for your table. While a few of these are more fall/Thanksgiving focused, just changing up the colors would make others work for Christmas, or keep it neutral and use them all year long.

What got me started thinking about this was the lovely and simple Fresh Bread Dishtowel, a free pattern from Purl Soho. Worked in a lovely cotton and linen blend, the towel is mostly stockinette stitch with a bit of texture on the borders.

You could use this same kind of pattern to make anything from placemats to a table runner, but let’s look at some specific patterns for those kinds of projects as well.

The easy moss stitch table runner from Glass Bird Knits is beginner friendly can can easily be modified to fit your table (or, again, to make placemats instead of or in addition to a runner). This version is worked in macrame cord, but you could also use bulky yarn.

Emielle Design has a garter stitch runner pattern that’s made with braided cotton cord for a lot of texture without a lot of work. But be sure to take a lot of breaks when knitting with cord because it can be rough on your hands!

I also love the diamond pattern on the Hamilton Table Runner from Wyndlestraw Designs. It calls for a DK weight cotton and linen blend yarn and comes in three sizes with different widths and lengths. The pattern has both written and charted instructions.

Amy Marie’s Table Pumpkins (on Ravelry) is a fun mosaic knitting pattern that would be great to use as a table runner through the fall and for Thanksgiving. It uses a worsted weight cotton yarn in two colors, and you can make it as long as you like for your table.

The no cable knit placemats from Yarn Culture Studio have a fun faux cable look that would be great for the table through the fall and winter.

Or here’s another pattern from Wyndlestraw Designs, this time for an easy knit and purl stitch placemat pattern that looks different but still good on both sides. It calls for worsted weight cotton and comes in two sizes for placemats, but also has instructions for coasters, a hot pad and a table pad all using the same stitch.

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