Mini Transgender Pride Flag Free Crochet Pattern

Mini Transgender Pride Flag Free Crochet Pattern

This transgender pride flag pattern is the fifth of fifteen flags celebrating the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community. So far we’ve stuck with rainbow flags: the original 1978 version, followed by the six stripe rainbow , then the 2017 inclusive rainbow flag and the Pride Progress flag. Today marks the first of the gender identity flags on my list, yes it’s the T in LGBT – the transgender pride flag!

Gender identity is one’s innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither – how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves. Transgender is an umbrella term for a gender identity different from cultural expectations based on the sex they were assigned at birth.

These definitions were sourced from Human Rights Campaign. If you’re not sure how to be an ally to transgender and gender non-conforming folx, learn more with this article from The Trevor Project.

The transgender pride flag made its debut at a Phoenix Pride parade in 2000. The flag was created by Monica Helms, transgender woman, activist and veteran. She thought that, while the rainbow flag was inclusive of everyone, it was important to also have another flag that represented the pride and legitimacy of transgender individuals.

“I say the rainbow flag is like the American flag: everybody’s underneath that, but each group, like each state, has their own individual flag.” -Monica Helms, creator of the trans pride flag

The pink and blue stripes are as I had always assumed – representative of traditional male/female baby colors – pink for girl and blue for boy. The white stripe represents all other gender identities that fall outside the gender binary. Most gender identities have their own flags, but Helms’s original design was intended to be inclusive of them as well. Here is another quote from her:

“The stripes at the top and bottom are light blue, the traditional color for baby boys. The stripes next to them are pink, the traditional color for baby girls. The stripe in the middle is white, for those who are intersex, transitioning, or consider themselves having a neutral or undefined gender. The pattern is such that no matter which way you fly it, it is always correct, signifying us finding correctness in our lives.”

As I write this in 2020, transgender folx are often discriminated against even in the queer spaces where they should feel safe. Many laws do not protect them and some even specifically target them. Violence disproportionately affects transgender individuals and transgender women of color are especially at risk. Do your research, find out where you can show up for transgender folx, listen to and lift up their voices.

Sources & Additional Information

Trans + Gender Identity, The Trevor Project (also includes links to further reading)
A Brief History of the Transgender Pride Flag, Medium
The History of the Transgender Pride Flag, Refinery29
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Definitions, Human Rights Campaign
Violence Against The Transgender Community in 2019, Human Rights Campaign

Mini Transgender 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: Light blue, pink, and white (I used mostly Red Heart Super Saver Solids)

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 2-3: (blue) sc 24 st across, ch 1, turn [24 st]
Row 4-6: (pink) 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: (pink) sc 24 st across, ch 1, turn [24 st]
Row 13-15: (blue) sc 24 st across, ch 1, turn [24 st]
Finish and fasten off. Weave in ends.

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