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Free knit colorwork pattern
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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. In fair-isle knitting this works as a repeating band or a single centered motif. 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
Make it fit your project
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
625g total · 2 colors
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Knit Picks · Brava Worsted · Rouge
556 stitches · ~139g · 2 skeins
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Bernat · Super Value · White
1,944 stitches · ~486g · 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
- 9
- Color changes
- 204
- Ends · intarsia
- 12
- 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 Rouge
- 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 RSk23 Bk3 Ak24 B
- 6 WSp18 Bp14 Ap18 B
- 7 RSk15 Bk20 Ak15 B
- 8 WSp13 Bp24 Ap13 B
- 9 RSk12 Bk9 Ak8 Bk10 Ak11 B
- 10 WSp10 Bp7 Ap16 Bp7 Ap10 B
- 11 RSk9 Bk6 Ak20 Bk6 Ak9 B
- 12 WSp8 Bp6 Ap22 Bp6 Ap8 B
- 13 RSk7 Bk5 Ak26 Bk5 Ak7 B
- 14 WSp7 Bp4 Ap12 Bp4 Ap12 Bp4 Ap7 B
- 15 RSk6 Bk5 Ak11 Bk6 Ak11 Bk5 Ak6 B
- 16 WSp6 Bp4 Ap12 Bp6 Ap12 Bp4 Ap6 B
- 17 RSk5 Bk4 Ak13 Bk6 Ak13 Bk4 Ak5 B
- 18 WSp5 Bp4 Ap13 Bp6 Ap13 Bp4 Ap5 B
- 19 RSk5 Bk4 Ak6 Bk3 Ak14 Bk3 Ak6 Bk4 Ak5 B
- 20 WSp5 Bp3 Ap7 Bp3 Ap14 Bp3 Ap7 Bp3 Ap5 B
- 21 RSk4 Bk4 Ak7 Bk4 Ak12 Bk4 Ak7 Bk4 Ak4 B
- 22 WSp4 Bp4 Ap7 Bp3 Ap14 Bp3 Ap7 Bp4 Ap4 B
- 23 RSk4 Bk4 Ak8 Bk1 Ak16 Bk1 Ak8 Bk4 Ak4 B
- 24 WSp5 Bp3 Ap34 Bp3 Ap5 B
Show all 50 rows
- 25 RSk5 Bk3 Ak34 Bk3 Ak5 B
- 26 WSp5 Bp4 Ap32 Bp4 Ap5 B
- 27 RSk5 Bk4 Ak32 Bk4 Ak5 B
- 28 WSp6 Bp4 Ap30 Bp4 Ap6 B
- 29 RSk6 Bk4 Ak30 Bk4 Ak6 B
- 30 WSp6 Bp4 Ap30 Bp4 Ap6 B
- 31 RSk6 Bk4 Ak30 Bk4 Ak6 B
- 32 WSp6 Bp4 Ap30 Bp4 Ap6 B
- 33 RSk6 Bk3 Ak32 Bk3 Ak6 B
- 34 WSp5 Bp4 Ap32 Bp4 Ap5 B
- 35 RSk5 Bk4 Ak32 Bk4 Ak5 B
- 36 WSp5 Bp4 Ap32 Bp4 Ap5 B
- 37 RSk5 Bk4 Ak32 Bk4 Ak5 B
- 38 WSp5 Bp3 Ap12 Bp2 Ap5 Bp3 Ap12 Bp3 Ap5 B
- 39 RSk5 Bk3 Ak11 Bk12 Ak11 Bk4 Ak4 B
- 40 WSp4 Bp4 Ap10 Bp14 Ap10 Bp3 Ap5 B
- 41 RSk5 Bk3 Ak8 Bk18 Ak8 Bk4 Ak4 B
- 42 WSp4 Bp4 Ap6 Bp7 Ap8 Bp7 Ap6 Bp3 Ap5 B
- 43 RSk5 Bk15 Ak10 Bk15 Ak5 B
- 44 WSp5 Bp13 Ap14 Bp13 Ap5 B
- 45 RSk6 Bk10 Ak18 Bk11 Ak5 B
- 46 WSp7 Bp6 Ap24 Bp6 Ap7 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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