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Free knit colorwork pattern
Circle Pause
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
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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
625g total · 2 colors
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Patons · Classic Wool · Deep Red
620 stitches · ~155g · 2 skeins
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Bernat · Super Value · White
1,880 stitches · ~470g · 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
- 232
- 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
- APatons Deep Red
- 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 RSk22 Bk6 Ak22 B
- 4 WSp18 Bp14 Ap18 B
- 5 RSk15 Bk20 Ak15 B
- 6 WSp13 Bp24 Ap13 B
- 7 RSk12 Bk9 Ak8 Bk9 Ak12 B
- 8 WSp11 Bp7 Ap14 Bp7 Ap11 B
- 9 RSk9 Bk7 Ak18 Bk7 Ak9 B
- 10 WSp8 Bp6 Ap22 Bp6 Ap8 B
- 11 RSk8 Bk5 Ak24 Bk5 Ak8 B
- 12 WSp7 Bp5 Ap26 Bp5 Ap7 B
- 13 RSk6 Bk5 Ak28 Bk5 Ak6 B
- 14 WSp5 Bp5 Ap30 Bp5 Ap5 B
- 15 RSk5 Bk4 Ak32 Bk4 Ak5 B
- 16 WSp4 Bp5 Ap32 Bp5 Ap4 B
- 17 RSk4 Bk4 Ak34 Bk4 Ak4 B
- 18 WSp4 Bp4 Ap12 Bp2 Ap6 Bp2 Ap12 Bp4 Ap4 B
- 19 RSk3 Bk4 Ak12 Bk4 Ak4 Bk4 Ak12 Bk4 Ak3 B
- 20 WSp3 Bp4 Ap12 Bp4 Ap4 Bp4 Ap12 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 21 RSk3 Bk4 Ak12 Bk4 Ak4 Bk4 Ak12 Bk4 Ak3 B
- 22 WSp3 Bp3 Ap13 Bp4 Ap4 Bp4 Ap13 Bp3 Ap3 B
- 23 RSk2 Bk4 Ak13 Bk4 Ak4 Bk4 Ak13 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 24 WSp2 Bp4 Ap13 Bp4 Ap4 Bp4 Ap13 Bp4 Ap2 B
Show all 50 rows
- 25 RSk2 Bk4 Ak13 Bk4 Ak4 Bk4 Ak13 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 26 WSp2 Bp4 Ap13 Bp4 Ap4 Bp4 Ap13 Bp4 Ap2 B
- 27 RSk2 Bk4 Ak13 Bk4 Ak4 Bk4 Ak13 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 28 WSp2 Bp4 Ap13 Bp4 Ap4 Bp4 Ap13 Bp4 Ap2 B
- 29 RSk3 Bk3 Ak13 Bk4 Ak4 Bk4 Ak13 Bk3 Ak3 B
- 30 WSp3 Bp4 Ap12 Bp4 Ap4 Bp4 Ap12 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 31 RSk3 Bk4 Ak12 Bk4 Ak4 Bk4 Ak12 Bk4 Ak3 B
- 32 WSp3 Bp4 Ap12 Bp4 Ap4 Bp4 Ap12 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 33 RSk4 Bk4 Ak12 Bk2 Ak6 Bk2 Ak12 Bk4 Ak4 B
- 34 WSp4 Bp4 Ap34 Bp4 Ap4 B
- 35 RSk4 Bk5 Ak32 Bk5 Ak4 B
- 36 WSp5 Bp4 Ap32 Bp4 Ap5 B
- 37 RSk5 Bk5 Ak30 Bk5 Ak5 B
- 38 WSp6 Bp5 Ap28 Bp5 Ap6 B
- 39 RSk7 Bk5 Ak26 Bk5 Ak7 B
- 40 WSp8 Bp5 Ap24 Bp5 Ap8 B
- 41 RSk8 Bk6 Ak22 Bk6 Ak8 B
- 42 WSp9 Bp7 Ap18 Bp7 Ap9 B
- 43 RSk11 Bk7 Ak14 Bk7 Ak11 B
- 44 WSp12 Bp9 Ap8 Bp9 Ap12 B
- 45 RSk13 Bk24 Ak13 B
- 46 WSp15 Bp20 Ap15 B
- 47 RSk18 Bk14 Ak18 B
- 48 WSp22 Bp6 Ap22 B
- 49 RSk50 B
- 50 WSp50 B
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Row tracker
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