Free Patriotic Fourth of July Knitting Pattern Party Decor
Here’s a free and festive knitting pattern to add a handmade touch to your home!
This “stars and stripes” knitted banner is perfect for using up scrap bits of yarn!
The stars are worked as one piece. Knit, K2TOG, and KFB are used for this portion.
The flags are worked as one piece with beginner-friendly colorwork.
The pattern is totally free — keep scrolling to see the pattern!
Supplies Needed:
- Red, white, and blue worsted weight (weight 4) yarn
- 3.25 mm Straight Knitting Needles
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends of yarn
- Thin 1/4″ ribbon to sew your banner onto
- Sewing needle and thread
Flag pattern:
With worsted weight yarn and 3.25 mm Straight Knitting Needles, cast on 30 stitches in WHITE.
Row 1: Knit 10 stitches in Blue, and 20 stitches in RED
Row 2: K20 Red, K10 Blue
Row 3: K10 Blue, K20 Red
Row 4: K20 Red, K10 Blue
Row 5: K10 Blue, K20 Red
Row 6: K20 Red, K10 Blue
Row 7: K10 Blue, K20 WHITE
Row 8: K20 White, K10 Blue
Row 9: K10 Blue, K20 White
Row 10: K20 White, K10 Blue
Row 11: K10 Blue, K20 White
Row 12: K20 White, K10 Blue
Row 13: K10 Blue, K20 RED
Row 14 K20 Red, K10 Blue
Row 15: Knit all stitches RED
Row 16: K all Red
Row 17: K all Red
Row 18: K all Red
Row 19: K all White
Row 20: K all White
Row 21: K all White
Row 22: K all White
Row 23: K all White
Row 24: K all White
Row 25: K all Red
Row 26: K all Red
Row 27: K all Red
Row 28: K all Red
Row 29: K all Red
Row 30: K all Red
CAST OFF
Star pattern:
With worsted weight yarn and 3.25 mm Straight Knitting Needles, cast on 3 stitches.
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: KFB, Knit 1, KFB (5 stitches)
Row 5: Knit
Row 6: Knit
Row 7: Knit
Row 8: KFB, Knit 3, KFB (7 stitches)
Row 9: Knit
Row 10: Knit
Row 11: Knit
Row 12: KFB, Knit 5, KFB (9 stitches)
Row 13: Knit
Row 14: Knit
Row 15: Knit
Row 16: Cast on 7 stitches, Knit to end (16 stitches)
Row 17: Cast on 7 stitches, Knit to end (23 stitches)
Row 18: Knit
Row 19: K2TOG, Knit 19, K2TOG (21 stitches)
Row 20: Knit
Row 21: K2TOG, Knit 17, K2TOG (19 stitches)
Row 22: Knit
Row 23: K2TOG, Knit 15, K2TOG (17 stitches)
Row 24: Knit
Row 25: K2TOG, Knit 13, K2TOG (15 stitches)
Row 26: Knit
Row 27: K2TOG, Knit 11, K2TOG (13 stitches)
Row 28: Knit
Row 29: KFB, Knit 11, KFB (15 stitches)
Row 30: Knit
Row 31: KFB, Knit 13, KFB (17 stitches)
Row 32: Knit
Row 33: KFB, Knit 6, K2TOG, TURN. Work on these 9 stitches only.
Row 34: Knit these 9 stitches, turn.
Row 35: KFB, Knit 6, K2TOG, turn. (9 stitches)
Row 36: Knit, turn.
Row 37: KFB, Knit 6, K2TOG, turn. (9 stitches)
Row 38: Knit
Row 39: K2TOG, Knit 5, K2TOG (7 stitches)
Cast off these 7 stitches, break yarn, and reattach to remaining 8 stitches.
40: Knit 7, KFB (9 stitches)
41: Knit
42: K2TOG, Knit 6, KFB (9 stitches)
43: Knit
44: K2TOG, Knit 6, KFB (9 stitches)
45: Knit
46: K2TOG, Knit 5, K2TOG (7 stitches)
Cast off.
Assembly:
Make as many stars and flags you want/need for your banner.
Weave in all the ends of your yarn with a tapestry needle.
Next, measure how long you want your ribbon to be, and cut to length.
I used thin ribbon that is 1/4″ wide.
Space each star and flag evenly on your ribbon.
Take a sewing needle and thread and sew each star and flag into place.
That’s all there is to it! Hang your banner as you please, and enjoy!
