Gay Men’s Pride Crochet Blanket | One-of-a-Kind Textile Art

This one-of-a-kind handmade crochet blanket is an original textile interpretation of the gay men’s pride flag.

Rather than reproducing the flag as simple horizontal stripes, the design explores its color palette through individually crocheted panels, changing stitch patterns, open lacework, textured sections and decorative motifs.

The color progression moves through dark navy and medium blue into cream, icy blue and mint before transitioning through green and teal.

Select navy and teal sections incorporate acrylic yarn spun with subtle rainbow thread, creating small flashes of color throughout the blanket.

Decorative hearts and moon-inspired elements are integrated into the design along with a variety of lace and textured crochet techniques.

The result is a large functional blanket that also reads as a piece of handmade textile art.

This exact blanket is a one-of-one original.

Size

Approximately queen-size.

Materials and construction

• Acrylic yarn
• Gay men’s pride-inspired color palette
• Navy, blue, cream, icy blue, mint, green and teal tones
• Subtle rainbow-thread accents in select sections
• Patchwork-style crochet construction
• Multiple stitch patterns
• Open lacework
• Textured crochet panels
• Heart motifs
• Moon-inspired decorative elements
• Handmade construction
• One-of-one original textile piece

Care

Machine wash gently in cool water using mild detergent.

Machine dry on low or tumble dry gently according to yarn care requirements.

Avoid high heat whenever possible to preserve the shape and texture of the crochet.