Pansexual Pride Flag Free Crochet Pattern

Mini Pansexual Pride Flag Free Crochet Pattern

This Pansexual pride flag pattern is the tenth 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, the bisexual pride flag was yesterday and today is the pansexual 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.

According to the Human Rights Campaign, pansexual describes someone who has the potential for emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to people of any gender though not necessarily simultaneously, in the same way or to the same degree. Some consider pansexual to fall under the bisexuality umbrella. Some also consider pansexual to be more inclusive than bisexuality, since the term leaves room for anyone outside the gender binary, and bisexuality at a glance embraces the gender binary. This is debated by those who believe and identify with bisexuality that leaves room for genders outside the binary when described as attraction to same gender and different genders vs attraction to male and female only. Of course it’s important to respect and not make assumptions about anyone’s interpretation of their identity.

If my research is correct, the pansexual pride flag does not have a clear creator. Most histories of the flag point to 2010 as the year the flag was first widely shared online, but that’s the most information I can find. The pansexual pride flag features three even stripes, a blue strip representing those who are male identified, pink representing those who are female identified, and yellow to represent non-binary attraction.

Pansexual folx also experience erasure from inside and outside the LGBTQ+ community. Erasure is when the legitimacy or existence of a person’s identity is questioned or outright denied. This can include considering pansexual folx to just be in transition, waiting to ‘choose a side’, hypersexualizing pansexuals, considering them indecisive, and denying a person’s pansexuality because of their current relationship status. Another form of erasure is pansexual folx being labeled ‘too gay’ for hetero communities and ‘too straight’ for gay communities. For more info about bi & pan erasure check out this article.

Sources & Additional Information

Pansexual
Flags of the LGBTIQ Community
Glossary of Terms, Human Rights Campaign
Complete Guide To Queer Pride Flags
Erasure of Bisexuality
Hiding In Plain Sight: Why We Need To Pay Attention To Bi/Pan Erasure

Mini Pansexual 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, yellow, pink. (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: (blue) Foundation sc 24, ch 1, turn [24 st]
Row 2-5: (blue) sc 24 st across, ch 1, turn [24 st]
Row 6-10: (yellow) sc 24 st across, ch 1, turn [24 st]
Row 11-15: (pink) sc 24 st across, ch 1, turn [24 st]
Finish and fasten off. Weave in ends

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