This pattern is for any gauge, any yarn weight, any size, but small patch-sized flags require fingering weight or lighter; heavier yarns will limit how small your flag can be. Everything is shaped with increases and decreases, and joined by picking up selvage stitches as you work sideways. This way there’s no intarsia or seaming!

For further visual help with elements of this project that may be unfamiliar, there is a video of the project here!

This pattern is also available as a printable ZINE version to my free Patreon—sign up over there to get that!

The Progress Pride Flag was designed by Daniel Quasar in 2018; he said he added a five-striped arrow to the standard Pride Flag to reflect “all aspects of our community.” (from Pink News, June 12, 2018)

Quasar explained that: “We still have movement forward to make. There still is work to be done. I wanted to highlight that.”

I knit a progress flag awhile back using an intarsia pattern and it worked but ooh boy it was a challenge! It made me get to thinking, I bet I could figure out a modular way to create this design, using techniques I’ve used in other patterns. So I started thinking about the construction of my Color By Number modular pattern set and how could I make that work?

And then the bias idea hit me! Use bias stripes to create the edge of the arrow part! So I tested it out, it totally worked, and I set out to turn it into a free pattern so anyone who wants to knit a progress flag can!

If you prefer patterns to be fundraisers, then please give some funds to any LGBTQ+ org/nonprofit/mutual aid group as thanks for this pattern, thank you!