Pride Knitting Patterns

June is the month for Pride, and I’ve shared a lot of Pride related knitting patterns and rainbow-colored designs in the past (see for example, rainbow patterns one and two, and little Pride flags) but there’s always room for more so here are some more fun Pride knitting patterns for you.

These little LGBTQ+ pride hearts are so cure and easy to knit, and great little stash busters if you have the right colors on hand. The pattern is from Juliette Pecault Design on Etsy, and while they used worsted weight yarn you can always use what you have on hand to make a heart of a different size.

For another quick and easy little project, check out the rainbow keychains circular knitting machine pattern from Diana Levine Knits. These cuties use a 40 needle machine and can me made in any sorts of rainbow colors you like. (And speaking of circular knitting machines, my loop scarf pattern was made with a rainbow colored yarn, so it would be great for Pride if the weather somehow ends up being cool.)

I started this journey of looking for Pride themed knitting patterns when I saw Trek with Pride, a free knitting pattern available on Ravelry. Designed by Mary Burch, this wrap features the Federation logo worked in rainbow colors. It uses sock yarn and would be a great use for any rainbow-colored mini skeins you have lying around.

I had Annie Lupton’s Say Gay Banner (a free pattern on Ravelry) saved on Instagram since last year, so I’m glad I finally was able to share it. She also has a Love is Love banner (also on Ravelry). These little designs don’t take a lot of yarn and they’d be super cute hanging in a window (or you could even add the sentiment to a sweater!).

Duke of Nikko designed a rainbow colored cowl with the word gay repeating in different colors along the bands of color. It uses sock yarn and is also available on Ravelry.

And Makers’ Mercantile has a pattern that’s free on Ravelry for progress wrist warmers using DK weight yarn. If you don’t have all the colors you need you can also buy a kit from them, the proceeds of which benefit Tacoma Older LGBT.

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Blankets are a great blank slate project that you can change up in a million different ways. From color to stitch pattern to size, the possibilities are almost endless.

Jared Flood, the designer behind Brooklyn Tweed, was inspired by a log cabin quilt his mother made in 1995 to re-create that design in knitting, which led to more blankets and ultimate Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit and Crochet Blankets, which includes 25 patterns from an array of designers using different skills and techniques to make cozy, pretty blankets.

The patterns are divided into three aesthetic themes: traditions, minimalism and colorplay. The patterns are rated on a scale of one to five, with one being the easiest, and there aren’t any pieces rated five. Two blankets are rated one, 14 are two, eight are three and one is four.

In addition, three of the 25 patterns are crocheted, but they either use single crochet or granny stitch, so they are pretty easy even if you don’t do a lot of crochet. You can see all the patterns on Ravelry.

Some of my favorites include Rattan by Rastus Hsu, a chunky blanket worked in knits and purls with simple crossing stitches to make a raised woven look; Homewood by Seth Richardson, covers in dramatic, loopy cables; Ainur Berkimbayeva’s Tessellate, one of the beginner projects that doesn’t really look beginner but is totally worked in knit and purl stitches; Warp + Weft by Aist? Butkevi?ien?, which is mostly knits and purls but makes a fun woven look fabric that blew my mind a little bit; and the same designer’s Canyonland, a multicolored blanket with wavy stripes.

The patterns tell you how to resize them for different dimensions and include information on pattern repeats where it is possible to make a totally custom size.

Many different techniques are included here such as cables, lace, shadow knitting, intarsia and other colorwork techniques, as well as modular knitting and lots of sewing pieces together. The patterns are all presented with charts, but there are line by line written instructions available on the Brooklyn Tweed website if you need them.

The book ends with a deep dive into log cabin knitting, telling the story of the quilt Jared’s mom made and how he made it in knitting, as well as the multitude of variations you can make if you want your own log cabin style design.

The back of the book includes a little written information about some of the special techniques needed, but there are no photos.

This is a lovely book full of inspiration for knitting and crochet blankets for any skill level. If you like to make blankets as gifts or aspire to have a handmade blanket in every room of the house, these designs would be a great place to start.

About the book: 192 pages, paperback, 25 patterns. Published 2024 by Abrams Books, suggested retail price $24.99.

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