Three Ways to Wear Your Love: Knit & Crochet for Pride Month

Everyone says love is in the air, while knitters know love lives in every stitch. This June, Lantern Moon is celebrating Pride Month with three handmade patterns designed to be worn together: a Vintage Scarf, Leg Warmers, and a crochet Button Flower, worked in a rich stripe sequence of five hand-dyed shades. Whether you're knitting or crocheting for yourself or someone you love, these pieces are worth making slowly.

At Lantern Moon, we believe the tool you hold in your hands matters as much as the stitches you create. Whether you choose double-pointed or interchangeable circular knitting needles, they are handcrafted from sustainably sourced ebony wood, offering a smooth, warm feel and finished with the care of skilled artisans.

Celebrate Pride Month with three stylish patterns— Vintage Scarf, Vintage Leg Warmer, and the crochet Button Flower.

Pick up your yarn, pull your chair to the quiet, bright space, hold your Lantern Moon knitting needles and crochet hook in your hands, and get ready to start your creation for someone you love.

Meet the Terra Yarn – Bringing Together Beauty and Resilience

Terra yarn from Symfonie Yarns is a blend of 75% Extrafine Merino Wool and 25% Nylon (polyamide). This fingering-weight yarn offers softness, beauty, and comfort to your community.

For these two projects (scarf and leg warmer), you need five colors: Sunset, Red Rose, Dried Chiles, Pink Mauve, and Mahogany. Together, these five shades make your creation stand out with a unique stripe sequence that moves from deep, earthy warmth to blushing pink and fiery coral.

It is a palette that balances vintage warmth with vivid, modern saturation. Wrap this color story around someone special this June, when the light is golden, and the air is filled with celebration.

A Color Story in Stitches

Let's talk about the color moment. The stripe sequence includes the following shades:

1. Mahogany: This semi-solid shade anchors everything and reflects the rich warmth of deep brown tones layered with redwood undertones and soft ember highlights.
2. Dried Chiles: Deep red-brown tones with subtle undertones. This hand-dyed yarn adds depth and character to every stitch.
3. Pink Mauve: A soft blend of rosy pink and muted purple. It is the transition- dusty, romantic, and a little unexpected.
4. Sunset: A warm coral-orange with golden undertones that mimic the last light of a summer evening.
5. Red Rose: Closes the sequence with depth and richness, a true, full-bodied red that feels like a declaration.

Together, all five semisolid hand-dyed yarns are like a love letter to everyone you love. When working in stripes, create a visual rhythm that offers softness, warmth, durability, and crisp stitch definition.

Pattern One — A Vintage Scarf

What makes these pride projects so special? Scarves are the most versatile things a knitter can make, wearable in any season, giftable to almost anyone, and forgiving enough for a long listening session. This vintage scarf is easy to make and produces a stunning effect.

What You Need for This Project:

1. Yarn: TERRA (75% Extrafine Merino Wool, 25% Nylon, 415yd (380m) / 100g
2. Color: 70g in each color - Sunset, Red Rose, Dried Chiles, Pink Mauve, Mahogany
3. Needle: 3.5mm (US 4)
4. Gauge: 26 sts and 35 rows = 10cm x 10cm (4" x 4") in stockinette stitch using 3.5mm (US 4) needles. 
5. Size: 40cm x 246cm (16” x 97”)

The Pattern and Stitch:

1. Stitch (Stockinette): knit on the right-side rows and purl on the wrong side rows.
2. Edge Stitch (Knotted Selvedge): Slip the first stitch knit wise and knit the last stitch of every row.
3. Cast–On: Cast on 110 stitches using Dried Chiles yarn.
4. Start Right Away: Begin the stripe pattern immediately and work in stockinette stitch between the edge stitches.

Stripe Pattern:

Part 1 – Small Stripes (Repeat 7 times)

1. 10 rows Dried Chiles
2. 10 rows Mahogany

 Part 2 — Wide Color Blocks (Repeat 2 times)

1. 20 rows Red Rose
2. 20 rows Sunset
3. 20 rows Pink Mauve
4. 20 rows Dried Chiles
5. 20 rows Mahogany

Part 3 — Small Stripes (Repeat 7 times)

1. 10 rows Pink Mauve
2. 10 rows Red Rose

Part 4 — Wide Color Blocks (Repeat 2 times)

1. 20 rows Mahogany
2. 20 rows Dried Chiles
3. 20 rows Pink Mauve
4. 20 rows Sunset
5. 20 rows Red Rose

Part 5 — Final Small Stripes (Repeat 7 times)

1. 10 rows Mahogany
2. 10 rows Sunset

Total Length: Work until 820 rows are complete and then bind off all stitches.

Finishing Touch:

1. Weave in all loose yarn ends.
2. Lightly steam or block the scarf.
3. Let it dry under damp cloths for a neat finish.

Pattern Two — The Vintage Leg Warmer

The leg warmer follows the same stripe sequence and rib stitch— worked in the round, so the color shifts feel almost hypnotic.

Leg warmers are having a well-deserved revival right now, and honestly, is there any accessory more suited to Pride Month than one that demands to be seen?

What You Need for This Project:

Yarn: TERRA (75% Extrafine Merino Wool, 25% Nylon, 415yd (380m) / 100g

Color: 30g in each color - Sunset, Red Rose, Dried Chiles, Pink Mauve, Mahogany

Needles: 2.5mm (US 1.5) double-pointed needles

Gauge: When knitted in a rib pattern using 2.5mm (US 1.5) needles and measured without stretching: 48 sts and 48 rows = 10cm x 10cm

Size: One size, 40 cm (16 inches) length

The Stitch: 2x2 Rib:

1. Work in the round
2. Repeat: 2 knit stitches, 2 purl stitches
3. Stitch count should be divisible by 4

 Cast-On:

1. Cast on 96 stitches using Mahogany yarn.
2. Spread stitches evenly on 4 double-pointed needles.
3. 24 stitches per needle.

 Join and Knit:

1. Join to work in the round
2. Follow the stripe sequence twice
3. Total = 200 rounds

 Stripe Sequence:

1. 20 rounds Mahogany
2. 20 rounds Dried Chiles
3. 20 rounds Pink Mauve
4. 20 rounds Sunset
5. 20 rounds Red Rose

Repeat this whole color sequence 2 times.

Finish:

1. Weave in all loose ends.
2. Your cozy Vintage Leg Warmers are ready!

Pattern 3 - The Crochet Button Flower

The most joyful accessory is also the smallest to make. This crochet Button Flower is worked as individual motifs, each one a simple five-petal flower with a raised button center, then joined in a long chain and worn looped around the neck or draped over a collar.

For this project, reach for any hand-dyed yarn in five bold, coordinating shades that match or complement the pride palette. This is a beautiful opportunity to use up smaller quantities from your stash, or to choose a set of hand-dyed skeins that speaks to you.

What You Need for The Project:

Yarn: Any hand-dyed yarn in five coordinating pride shades.

Amount: 15–20g per color (stash-friendly — small quantities work perfectly).

Hook: A 2.5 mm wooden crochet hook is good for beginners as it provides better grip.

Notions: Tapestry needle, scissors.

Size: Each individual flower is approx 4cm (1.5") in diameter.

Finished Length: Approx. 110cm–120cm (43"–47") long when using 24–26 flowers, including the joining chains.

Gauge: Not critical — adjust hook size for a firm, tidy petal.

The Button Flower Motif (Make Approx. 22–26 Flowers)

Each flower is worked in two rounds.

1. Foundation Ring: Make a magic ring or circle (or ch 4, sl st to join).
2. Round 1 — Center: Ch 1, work 10 sc into the ring. Sl st to first sc to join. (10 sts).
3. Round 2 — Petals: *Ch 3, 3 dc into same st, ch 3, sl st into same st, sl st into next st* — repeat from * 5 times. (5 petals).
4. Fasten off and leave a 15cm tail for joining.

For Button Center Details:

For the raised button center, you can use any contrasting shade of your choice. Rejoin your yarn to the unworked loops of the foundation ring on the front of the flower: ch 1, work 6 sc into the center, and slip stitch to join. This creates a beautifully defined, raised "button" effect.

Joining the Piece:

Ready to join the pieces? Arrange all the flowers in a repeating color order. Join each flower to the next by working a 3-stitch chain between adjacent petal tips, creating a continuous linked chain.

Alternatively, use a short length of yarn threaded through the needle to whip-stitch the flowers together at their petal edges for a more compact join. Finish both ends with a simple chain loop, or leave the tails as a natural fringe.

Finishing Look:

1. Weave in all remaining ends.
2. Then, lightly mist with water and reshape the flower using your finger.
3. Lay the piece flat and let it dry.

Making all Three Together

Making all three together makes the most of your yarn — the same pride palette runs from neck to ankle, and now to every layer in between. The flower is light enough to layer with the scarf on cool evenings; the leg warmers carry the color story all the way to the floor. One palette, three pieces, one continuous celebration.

The Tools That Make It — The Lantern Moon Needles

Every creative project deserves great tools. And for these three patterns, worked in fine yarn at a tight gauge over hundreds of meditative rounds, the needle and hook you reach for truly matter.

For the Vintage Scarf and Leg Warmer, worked in fine Merino-blend yarn at a tight gauge, you'll feel the difference between a needle that grips and one that glides.

If you do not yet have Lantern Moon DPNs in your collection, this is a beautiful project to start with. They are available in sets of five, across a full range of sizes, and they are the kind of tool that becomes indispensable almost immediately.

Final Thought — Knitting and Crocheting is an Act of Love

Pride Month is about love for yourself, for your community, and for the people around you. Nothing is more satisfying than finishing something handmade for someone who'll actually wear it.

These patterns — the Vintage Scarf, Leg Warmer, and crochet Button Flower — are gifts waiting to be made. They are not complicated patterns. These patterns can be made while listening to music or chatting with your friends. Each finished piece carries something no store-bought gift can-it says, 'I thought of you, stitch by stitch, for a long time’.

Ready to cast on? Find the full range of Lantern Moon double-pointed, circular needles and crochet hook set at lanternmoon.com, and pick up your Terra yarn from Symfonie Yarns.

Share your finished Vintage Scarf or Leg Warmers, or crochet Button Flower on Instagram — tag @lanternmoon and use #LanternMoonPride so we can celebrate with you.