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Free knit colorwork pattern
Anvil
By StitchingLab ·
This 50×50 chart finishes at roughly 10×8 inches in worsted-weight stranded knitting, using 2 colors — a clean two-color project — a good first counted chart. Knit stranded, the motif fits a hat brim, sock cuff, or sweater panel. The grid, materials estimate, and written row-by-row instructions below are all free; open the chart in the editor to resize it or swap the palette to yarns you already own.
- Stitch type
- Knit colorwork
- Grid
- 50 × 50
- Colors
- 2
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This chart is 50×50 stitches — about 10×8″ in worsted-weight stranded knitting. Pick a project and the motif rescales onto the right canvas (centered, never stretched), ready to fine-tune in the editor.
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Materials
626g total · 2 colors
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Bernat · Super Value · Dusty Blue
677 stitches · ~170g · 1 skein
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Bernat · Super Value · White
1,823 stitches · ~456g · 3 skeins
Project kit
Gear this chart actually calls for
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Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needle Set
Stranded colorwork is easiest in the round; an interchangeable set covers every needle size the CYC chart maps to your yarn weight. — 4.5-5.5 mm (US 7-9)
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Tapestry Needles
Blunt-tip needles for weaving in the ends every color change leaves behind.
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Locking Stitch Markers
Mark pattern repeats, color-section starts, and the first stitch of the round so a miscount never survives a row.
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Sharp Yarn Snips
Small, sharp snips cut yarn clean at every color change — cleaner joins and easier weaving-in than scissors.
Project reality check
intermediate- Strands at once
- 7
- Color changes
- 142
- Ends · intarsia
- 12
- Ends · tapestry
- 4
- Up to 7 strands will be active in a single row — wind one bobbin per strand before you start to avoid tangles.
Written instructions
- ABernat Dusty Blue
- BBernat White
Before you start
- Chart shows the right side of the fabric. Worked flat: RS rows knit right to left, WS rows purl left to right.
- For stranded work, catch floats longer than 5 stitches.
- 1 RSk50 B
- 2 WSp50 B
- 3 RSk50 B
- 4 WSp50 B
- 5 RSk12 Bk26 Ak12 B
- 6 WSp10 Bp30 Ap10 B
- 7 RSk9 Bk32 Ak9 B
- 8 WSp9 Bp32 Ap9 B
- 9 RSk9 Bk3 Ak26 Bk3 Ak9 B
- 10 WSp9 Bp3 Ap26 Bp3 Ap9 B
- 11 RSk9 Bk4 Ak24 Bk4 Ak9 B
- 12 WSp9 Bp5 Ap22 Bp5 Ap9 B
- 13 RSk10 Bk5 Ak20 Bk5 Ak10 B
- 14 WSp10 Bp30 Ap10 B
- 15 RSk11 Bk28 Ak11 B
- 16 WSp13 Bp24 Ap13 B
- 17 RSk17 Bk4 Ak8 Bk4 Ak17 B
- 18 WSp17 Bp4 Ap8 Bp4 Ap17 B
- 19 RSk17 Bk4 Ak8 Bk4 Ak17 B
- 20 WSp17 Bp4 Ap8 Bp4 Ap17 B
- 21 RSk17 Bk4 Ak8 Bk4 Ak17 B
- 22 WSp17 Bp4 Ap8 Bp4 Ap17 B
- 23 RSk17 Bk4 Ak8 Bk4 Ak17 B
- 24 WSp15 Bp20 Ap15 B
Show all 50 rows
- 25 RSk12 Bk24 Ak14 B
- 26 WSp13 Bp27 Ap10 B
- 27 RSk9 Bk28 Ak13 B
- 28 WSp11 Bp5 Ap19 Bp7 Ap8 B
- 29 RSk7 Bk6 Ak20 Bk9 Ak8 B
- 30 WSp6 Bp11 Ap22 Bp5 Ap6 B
- 31 RSk5 Bk5 Ak24 Bk11 Ak5 B
- 32 WSp4 Bp6 Ap3 Bp3 Ap25 Bp4 Ap5 B
- 33 RSk4 Bk4 Ak26 Bk3 Ak5 Bk4 Ak4 B
- 34 WSp3 Bp4 Ap6 Bp3 Ap26 Bp4 Ap4 B
- 35 RSk3 Bk4 Ak27 Bk3 Ak6 Bk4 Ak3 B
- 36 WSp3 Bp3 Ap7 Bp3 Ap27 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 37 RSk3 Bk3 Ak28 Bk3 Ak7 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 38 WSp2 Bp4 Ap7 Bp3 Ap28 Bp4 Ap2 B
- 39 RSk2 Bk4 Ak28 Bk13 Ak3 B
- 40 WSp3 Bp14 Ap27 Bp4 Ap2 B
- 41 RSk3 Bk43 Ak4 B
- 42 WSp13 Bp34 Ap3 B
- 43 RSk4 Bk32 Ak14 B
- 44 WSp50 B
- 45 RSk50 B
- 46 WSp50 B
- 47 RSk50 B
- 48 WSp50 B
- 49 RSk50 B
- 50 WSp50 B
Work the pattern · row tracker
Row tracker
Row 1 of 50 - 2% done
Row 1 (RS) ← k50 B
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Pattern code · SLPN v1
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