Now I’m sure I’m not the first to come up with this, but here’s my version
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Wings
make 2
Use white or another light color
Done in the round
1. Chain 8 (the last one is a turning stitch)
2. Sc 6 down one side of the chain. 3sc in one stitch, on the end. 6sc down the other side.
3. inc, 1sc, 2hdc, 2dc, dcinc, 3dc in one stitch, dcinc, 2dc, 2hdc, 2sc.
4. inc, sc, slp. Tie off.
You don’t have to leave a long tail for sewing, but leaving a tail (of any size) can help you keep track of which side is which. Alternately, it works well to weave the tails through the middle, since that middle chain stitch can end up with pretty big holes.
Antennae
Use a darker color
make 2
1. MC 6, slp to join
2. Ch6
3. 5sc down the side of the chain, back to the center
Your next stitch should happen in the last sc of row 1 which also has a slp stitch in it.
4. sc, slp, tie off
They usually end up a bit twisty but this honestly adds to the charm.
Body
Choose one color from your pride flag to be the main body color. Usually the lightest color of the flag works well, often white. But feel free to experiment.
Also have a dark color selected for the eyes (works well if it matches the antannae color) and have it ready for Row 6. You need to know how to switch colors mid-row, so consider this optional since it’s a little difficult.
(The eyes don’t HAVE to be darker than the body, but they should be high-contrast compared to the body)
Done in joined rows
1. 6sc MC (6)
2. incx6 (12)
3. 1, inc, 2, inc, 1, inc, 2, inc, 1, inc (17)
4. 1, inc, 3, inc, 2, inc, 3, inc, 2, inc, 1 (22)
5. 3, inc, 7, inc, 6, inc, 3 (25)
optional: switch to a darker color to make eyes
6. (main color) 6, (darker color) inc, (main color) 9, (darker color) inc, (main color) 7, inc (28)
7. 9, inc, 9, inc, 8 (30)
8. 30sc
9. 13sc, 1sc into one antanae and then body, 1sc into the other antanae and then body, 15sc (30)
Start making stripes by switching colors each row
10. 30sc
optional: do the bc stitches with your eyeball color (change back to main color on the final yarn-over, when you pull through all 5 stitches) These make feet!
11. 1sc, bc, 25sc, bc, 2sc (30)
12. 30sc
13. 12sc, 3sc into base of wing, 3sc into other wing, 12sc (30)
14. 2sc, bc, 24sc, bc, 2sc (30)
15 – 16. 30sc
17. 2sc, bc, 25sc, bc, 1sc (30)
18 – 20. 30sc
21. 9, dec, 9, dec, 8 (28)
22. 7, dec, 8, dec, 7, dec (25)
23. 3, dec, 7, dec, 6, dec, 3 (22)
24. 1, dec, 3, dec, 2, dec, 3, dec, 2, dec, 1 (17)
stuff firmly. For the stinger here I recommend you switch back to the main color or another solid color.
Switching to in-the-round here also makes the stitches easier to manage.
25. 1, dec, 2, dec, 1, dec, 2, dec, 1, dec (12)
26-27. (1, dec) repeat until 3sc are left
tie off.
Here’s some flags for your reference!
