As I now post weekly pride patch patterns on Patreon, I thought non-subscribers may appreciate a monthly round-up!
Folks who need help with materials, stitching, finishing or attaching patches should check out my tutorial master page.
Previous patterns are available at my pattern gallery.
Notes on Pattern Structure
Full coloured blocks indicate a full cross stitch. Letter outlines indicate backstitch.
Blocks divided on the diagonal by a line of backstitch, each half a different colour, indicate quarter stitches. Please see my first text tutorial and my pride text tutorial for more information on backstitching outlines and placing quarter/fractional stitches.
Space for edging your patch is not shown in the patterns below. You’ll need to allow additional blocks for this when cutting your swatch, depending on how narrow or thick you like your edges.
Angled Patch Pattern – Twelve Block, Upper Case
The four-stripe “angled” pattern fits a rectangle 68 stitches wide and 16 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 71 x 19 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Apothi Patch Pattern – Ten Block, Upper Case
The five-stripe “apothi” pattern fits a rectangle 46 stitches wide and 14 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 49 x 17 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Butch Patch Pattern – Ten Block, Upper Case
The five-stripe “butch” pattern fits a rectangle 42 stitches wide and 14 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 45 x 17 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Oriented Patch Patterns – Twelve Block, Upper Case
The four and six-stripe “oriented” patterns fit a rectangle 84 stitches wide and 16 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 87 x 19 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Recip Patch Pattern – Ten Block, Upper Case
The five-stripe “recip” pattern fits a rectangle 38 stitches wide and 14 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 41 x 17 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Aromantics can add “ro” to the end of the apothi and recip patterns, using this aro pattern as a base, to create “apothiro” and “recipro” (abbreviated versions of “apothiromantic” and “recipromantic”). Asexuals can add this ace pattern to make “apothi ace” and “recip ace”.
These aro-ace and allo-aro patterns can also be combined with both angled and oriented patterns.
