Aromantic Pride Flag | Free Crochet Pattern

Mini Aromantic Pride Flag Free Crochet Pattern

This aromantic pride flag pattern is 14 of 15 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, starting with the bisexual pride flag first, then the pansexual pride flag, the polysexual pride flag, the demisexual pride flag, the demiromantic pride flag, and now the aromantic pride flag.

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.

An aromantic person is someone who experiences little or no romantic attraction to others. People identifying as aromantic can also experience romance in a way that is disconnected from normative societal expectations. The article I read for research noted that aromantic people don’t lack an emotional or personal connection to people, but most don’t have a need to develop romantic connections. My orientation disclaimer – remember not everyone interprets and lives their identity the same way and that’s okay, make sure you are respectful of the identity of others. For more info on the aromantic specturm, read the article below.

I only found one article that spoke to the flag and its colors, and this is what it said. The green and light green refers to the aromantic spectrum and all arospectrum identites (including demi, yesterday’s flag, gray aro, fray (which I just learned) and many others. White represents all nonromantic forms of love and attraction, gray and black represent the sexuality spectrum.

I’m including some articles about asexual and aromantic erasure below because lately, in paying closer attention to different identities in LGBTQ+ spaces online, I keep seeing ace and aro people asking if they are allowed in those spaces. Ace and aro identitifying folx absolutely belong in queer spaces and excluding them is discriminatory and wrong. I am speaking about ace and aro together because of their similarities, but remember also not everyone who identifies as asexual is aromantic, and not everyone who identifies as aromantic is asexual. Also while we’re talking about it, my opinion is if someone feels like they belong in LGBTQ+ spaces, I want them to be there. They don’t owe me or anyone else an explanation of their identity to exist in a queer space. This is gatekeeping and it’s not a good look.

Sources & Additional Information

Aromantic
Aromantic Pride Flag
Five Ways You’re Erasing Asexual and Aromantic People And What Do Instead
A Guide To Ace And Aro Etiquette and Inclusion

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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: Gray, black, white, green and light green. (I used mostly Red Heart Super Saver)

COMPLETED PROJECT SIZE/GAUGE
Flag size is approximately 3.25 x 5 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: (black) chainless foundation sc 24, ch 1, turn [24 st]
Row 2-3: (black) sc 24 st across, ch 1, turn [24 st]
Row 4-6: (gray) sc 24 st across, ch 1, turn [24 st]
Row 7-9: (white) sc 24 st across, ch 1, turn [24 st]
Row 10-12: (light green) sc 24 st across, ch 1, turn [24 st]
Row 13-15: (green) sc 24 st across, ch 1, turn [24 st]
Finish and fasten off. Weave in ends.

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