Bisexual Pride Flag Free Crochet Pattern

Mini Bisexual Pride Flag Free Crochet Pattern

This Bisexual pride flag pattern is the ninth of fifteen flags celebrating the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community. I started with rainbow flags: the original 1978 version, followed by the six stripe rainbow , then the 2017 inclusive rainbow flag and the Pride Progress flag. Then we moved into a few gender identity flags: the Transgender pride flag, the Genderqueer pride flag, the Non-Binary pride flag and the Genderfluid pride flag. Now we are moving into sexual & romantic orientation flags.

Sexual orientation, according to the Human Rights Campaign, is an inherent or immutable enduring emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to other people. For many people, this definition works; their sexual, romantic and emotional orientations are all in line with each other. For others, sexual orientation and romantic orientation are different from one another. I have included a few romantic orientation pride flags in this list because that aspect of the LGBTQ+ spectrum was something I didn’t know anything about until very recently, so I think it’s important to include. I am no expert on this subject, I am doing research and learning as I go, so if I have made any mistakes in this or any other explanation, please let me know. Also any info here is a just the very tip of the iceberg; I encourage you to keep reading and learning.

Bisexuality is attraction to the same gender and an opposite gender or genders. Bisexual is often seen as an umbrella above any orientation that includes multiple genders, like pansexual, polysexual and many others.

The bisexual pride flag was created in 1998 by Michael Page. It was unveiled on December 5, 1998 (fun fact: that was two days after my fourteenth birthday) The flag’s origin is a bisexual symbol I hadn’t seen before – Biangles or bisexual triangles. These bisexual triangles are two overlapping triangles, one pink and one blue, creating a small purple triangle in the middle. Page took the colors and it seems the ratio of colors from these triangle to create his Bisexual pride flag.

The bisexual pride flag is different from other three stripe pride flags, something I didn’t realize before doing this research. (Yay for learning.) The ratio of color is 2:1:2, so the stripes are not evenly spaced. The flag’s creator is quoted regarding this ratio:

“The key to understanding the symbolism of the Bisexual pride flag is to know that the purple pixels of color blend unnoticeably into both the pink and blue, just as in the ‘real world,’ where bi people blend unnoticeably into both the gay/lesbian and straight communities.”

-Michael Page

In many flags so far, blue refers to masculinity and pink to femininity but this isn’t the case in the bisexual pride flag. Instead, the blue refers attraction to opposite gender and pink refers to attraction to same gender. The purple stripe refers to attraction to the overlap between these, attraction to both the same and opposite gender.

I don’t think I should talk about the Bisexual pride flag without mentioning biphobia and bi-erasure. These are serious and ongoing issues in the LGBTQ+ community and outside it. Bi erasure is when a bisexual person’s legitimacy is questioned or outright denied. This can include considering bisexual folx to just be in transition, waiting to ‘choose a side’, hypersexualizing bisexuals, considering them indecisive, and denying a person’s bisexuality because of their current relationship status. Because of these difficulties, bisexual folx often have severe health disparities from their gay and straight friends including higher rates of depression and anxiety along with a number of other health issues.

Sources & Additional Information

The History of the Bisexual Pride Flag and What It Represents
Flags of the LGBTIQ Community
Glossary of Terms, Human Rights Campaign
6 Facts You Never Knew About The Bisexual Pride Flag
Erasure of Bisexuality

Mini Bisexual Pride Flag Free Crochet Pattern

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SUPPLIES
3.75mm (F) hook
Yarn needle (for weaving in ends)
4 medium worsted weight yarn, a small amount in the following colors: Blue, purple, pink. (I used mostly Red Heart Super Saver)

COMPLETED PROJECT SIZE/GAUGE
Flag size is approximately 3.25 x 5.25 inches. My gauge: 2 x 2 inch square = 9 rows of 10 stitches.

NOTES
This pattern uses only single crochet and is worked in rows from the bottom up. It calls for a single crochet chainless foundation row only because it is how I made my samples. The pattern is not adjusted for the slightly larger foundation row, meaning your stripes may not be perfectly even. If your preferred beginning method is a chain, substitute this for Row 1: ch 25, turn, sc 24 across beginning in second chain from hook, ch 1, turn. (24 sc)

LET’S CROCHET!
Row 1: (blue) Foundation sc 24, ch 1, turn [24 st]
Row 2-6: (blue) sc 24 st across, ch 1, turn [24 st]
Row 7-9: (purple) sc 24 st across, ch 1, turn [24 st]
Row 10-15: (magenta) sc 24 st across, ch 1, turn [24 st]
Finish and fasten off. Weave in ends.

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