As I post weekly pride patch patterns on Patreon, here’s a monthly round-up for non-subscribers!
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.
Aspec Patch Pattern – Ten Block, Upper Case
The five-stripe “aspec” 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).
Caed Aro-Ace Patch Pattern – Ten Block, Upper Case
The five-stripe caed “aroace” pattern fits a rectangle 61 stitches wide and 14 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 64 x 17 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Heart Patch Pattern – Priori Aro and Aroflex
The fifteen-block priori aro and aroflex heart patterns fit a rectangle 17 stitches wide and 15 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want an 20 x 18 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
Because these patches are more easily sewn upside down, the patterns are oriented to match.
Inset Rhombus Pattern – 21 Block, Seven Stripe
The 21 block rhombus pattern fits a square 21 stitches wide and 21 stitches high. Assuming a three stitch border, as for my other patches, this means you’ll want a 24 x 24 block swatch plus any excess (if used unmodified).
This pattern requires two seven-stripe pride flags. To create the effect of an inset rhombus, stripes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 from the first flag need to differ from or contrast with stripes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 from the second. Stripe 4 (the centre stripe) must be the same colour on both. Gay, lesbian, demigender, nebula and aro-ace flags with a white centre stripe are most likely to work together without modification.
For more information on flag choices and counting out lines, please see my five-stripe inset rhombus patch tutorial.
Pride Patch Patterns – Jump and Spike, Ten Block, Upper Case
The three-stripe jump and spike “pride” patterns fit 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).
The combined caed “aroace” pattern is based on this image series which can be recreated with many five-stripe a-spectrum flags (a la flux, lith, grey, recip or abro) using my ten block pixel “aroace” pattern.
Aro Worlds 