UPDATE: ERRATA
Corrected wording for rows 9-12 of the stripe section: Work the odd rows as in row 3, and the even rows as in row 2; in other words, work repeat of row 3, repeat of row 2 twice in total. PDF update very soon.

This quick, beginner-friendly triangular scarf is intended as an easy jumping-off point for turning any pride flag design--from the ubiquitous rainbow to that microlabel flag you coined yourself, and everything in between--into a wearable craft that showcases it.

Worked in garter stitch, with a few eyelet details for fun, it’s a fast, engaging project for both new knitters looking to branch out and experienced knitters looking for a pattern to play with.

The sample shown in above is made with worsted weight yarn, with the gauge noted above, but the pattern is readily adaptable to a range of yarn weights, gauges, numbers of flag stripes, and intended finished-object lengths.

The “3:2” triangle ratio (3 increases by 2 decreases every 4 rows) makes a neat, narrow-but-not-too-narrow shape that stays consistent as you go, making it easy to just knit until you’re happy with the length (or out of yarn!).

Each stripe uses approximately 8-15g of worsted weight yarn, increasing slightly as the scarf gets bigger--incorporating stash scraps and odd ends is fully encouraged--while the main color section uses about half a skein, ~50g.

Yarn Used:
Main Color: Malabrigo Rios in Pearl Ten - 40-60g,
Flag Stripe Colors: Malabrigo Rios in (Sabiduria, Blue Jeans, Solis, Fresco y Seco, Lettuce, Frank Ochre, Sunset, Glazed Carrot, Cereza, and Magenta)- 8g-15g per stripe, in increasing amounts

(Note: I ended up mixing more than 6 colors of Rios into the 6-stripe rainbow section of my sample project, both to use up some extra scraps I had and also to give a nod to the original 8-stripe rainbow design)

Many thanks to the friends who looked over this pattern write-up!