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This 60×60 chart finishes at roughly 12×9 inches in worsted-weight stranded knitting, using 2 colors — a clean two-color project — a good first counted chart. As stranded colorwork it drops into a yoke, hat band, or mitten back. 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
60 × 60
Colors
2

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This chart is 60×60 stitches — about 12×9″ 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

901g total · 2 colors

Project kit

Gear this chart actually calls for

  • 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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  • Yarn Ball Winder

    Center-pull cakes feed evenly and stand still while you work — worth it once a project runs to many skeins. — 7 skeins wind into tidy center-pull cakes

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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.

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Project reality check

intermediate
Strands at once
9
Color changes
236
Ends · intarsia
10
Ends · tapestry
4
  • Up to 9 strands will be active in a single row — wind one bobbin per strand before you start to avoid tangles.

Written instructions

  • AKnit Picks Fjord
  • 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. 1 RSk60 B
  2. 2 WSp60 B
  3. 3 RSk60 B
  4. 4 WSp11 Bp20 Ap23 Bp2 Ap4 B
  5. 5 RSk3 Bk4 Ak21 Bk23 Ak9 B
  6. 6 WSp7 Bp25 Ap20 Bp5 Ap3 B
  7. 7 RSk4 Bk5 Ak2 Bk8 Ak10 Bk24 Ak7 B
  8. 8 WSp6 Bp5 Ap29 Bp15 Ap5 B
  9. 9 RSk6 Bk16 Ak28 Bk4 Ak6 B
  10. 10 WSp6 Bp3 Ap29 Bp6 Ap2 Bp7 Ap7 B
  11. 11 RSk7 Bk5 Ak6 Bk5 Ak28 Bk3 Ak6 B
  12. 12 WSp6 Bp3 Ap27 Bp5 Ap8 Bp5 Ap6 B
  13. 13 RSk6 Bk4 Ak10 Bk4 Ak27 Bk3 Ak6 B
  14. 14 WSp6 Bp3 Ap27 Bp4 Ap10 Bp4 Ap6 B
  15. 15 RSk6 Bk3 Ak12 Bk3 Ak27 Bk3 Ak6 B
  16. 16 WSp6 Bp3 Ap27 Bp3 Ap12 Bp3 Ap6 B
  17. 17 RSk6 Bk4 Ak10 Bk4 Ak27 Bk3 Ak6 B
  18. 18 WSp6 Bp3 Ap27 Bp4 Ap10 Bp4 Ap6 B
  19. 19 RSk6 Bk5 Ak8 Bk5 Ak27 Bk3 Ak6 B
  20. 20 WSp6 Bp3 Ap28 Bp5 Ap6 Bp5 Ap7 B
  21. 21 RSk8 Bk6 Ak2 Bk6 Ak29 Bk3 Ak6 B
  22. 22 WSp6 Bp3 Ap29 Bp14 Ap8 B
  23. 23 RSk10 Bk10 Ak31 Bk3 Ak6 B
  24. 24 WSp6 Bp3 Ap32 Bp8 Ap11 B
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  1. 25 RSk51 Bk3 Ak6 B
  2. 26 WSp6 Bp3 Ap51 B
  3. 27 RSk51 Bk3 Ak6 B
  4. 28 WSp6 Bp3 Ap51 B
  5. 29 RSk51 Bk3 Ak6 B
  6. 30 WSp6 Bp3 Ap42 Bp3 Ap6 B
  7. 31 RSk6 Bk3 Ak42 Bk3 Ak6 B
  8. 32 WSp6 Bp3 Ap42 Bp3 Ap6 B
  9. 33 RSk6 Bk3 Ak42 Bk3 Ak6 B
  10. 34 WSp6 Bp48 Ap6 B
  11. 35 RSk6 Bk48 Ak6 B
  12. 36 WSp6 Bp48 Ap6 B
  13. 37 RSk6 Bk48 Ak6 B
  14. 38 WSp6 Bp3 Ap42 Bp3 Ap6 B
  15. 39 RSk6 Bk3 Ak42 Bk3 Ak6 B
  16. 40 WSp6 Bp3 Ap42 Bp3 Ap6 B
  17. 41 RSk6 Bk3 Ak42 Bk3 Ak6 B
  18. 42 WSp6 Bp3 Ap42 Bp3 Ap6 B
  19. 43 RSk6 Bk3 Ak42 Bk3 Ak6 B
  20. 44 WSp6 Bp3 Ap10 Bp2 Ap18 Bp2 Ap10 Bp3 Ap6 B
  21. 45 RSk6 Bk3 Ak9 Bk4 Ak16 Bk4 Ak9 Bk3 Ak6 B
  22. 46 WSp6 Bp3 Ap9 Bp4 Ap16 Bp4 Ap9 Bp3 Ap6 B
  23. 47 RSk6 Bk4 Ak8 Bk4 Ak16 Bk4 Ak8 Bk4 Ak6 B
  24. 48 WSp6 Bp5 Ap7 Bp4 Ap16 Bp4 Ap7 Bp5 Ap6 B
  25. 49 RSk7 Bk46 Ak7 B
  26. 50 WSp7 Bp46 Ap7 B
  27. 51 RSk9 Bk42 Ak9 B
  28. 52 WSp11 Bp38 Ap11 B
  29. 53 RSk18 Bk4 Ak16 Bk4 Ak18 B
  30. 54 WSp18 Bp4 Ap16 Bp4 Ap18 B
  31. 55 RSk18 Bk4 Ak16 Bk4 Ak18 B
  32. 56 WSp18 Bp4 Ap16 Bp4 Ap18 B
  33. 57 RSk19 Bk2 Ak18 Bk2 Ak19 B
  34. 58 WSp60 B
  35. 59 RSk60 B
  36. 60 WSp60 B

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