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Free knit colorwork pattern
Dna Off
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
625g total · 2 colors
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Lion Brand · Vanna's Choice · Navy
580 stitches · ~145g · 2 skeins
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Bernat · Super Value · White
1,920 stitches · ~480g · 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
- 214
- 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
- ALion Brand Navy
- 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 RSk3 Bk2 Ak26 Bk1 Ak18 B
- 4 WSp17 Bp4 Ap23 Bp4 Ap2 B
- 5 RSk2 Bk5 Ak22 Bk4 Ak17 B
- 6 WSp17 Bp5 Ap20 Bp5 Ap3 B
- 7 RSk4 Bk5 Ak18 Bk5 Ak18 B
- 8 WSp17 Bp6 Ap17 Bp5 Ap5 B
- 9 RSk6 Bk5 Ak15 Bk8 Ak16 B
- 10 WSp15 Bp9 Ap14 Bp5 Ap7 B
- 11 RSk8 Bk5 Ak12 Bk4 Ak2 Bk5 Ak14 B
- 12 WSp13 Bp5 Ap3 Bp4 Ap11 Bp5 Ap9 B
- 13 RSk10 Bk5 Ak9 Bk4 Ak5 Bk4 Ak13 B
- 14 WSp13 Bp3 Ap5 Bp5 Ap8 Bp5 Ap11 B
- 15 RSk12 Bk5 Ak8 Bk5 Ak20 B
- 16 WSp19 Bp6 Ap7 Bp5 Ap13 B
- 17 RSk14 Bk5 Ak7 Bk5 Ak19 B
- 18 WSp3 Bp3 Ap1 Bp3 Ap9 Bp4 Ap7 Bp5 Ap15 B
- 19 RSk16 Bk5 Ak19 Bk8 Ak2 B
- 20 WSp3 Bp7 Ap18 Bp5 Ap17 B
- 21 RSk18 Bk5 Ak10 Bk3 Ak4 Bk7 Ak3 B
- 22 WSp5 Bp7 Ap1 Bp4 Ap9 Bp5 Ap19 B
- 23 RSk20 Bk5 Ak8 Bk11 Ak6 B
- 24 WSp8 Bp21 Ap21 B
Show all 50 rows
- 25 RSk12 Bk2 Ak8 Bk18 Ak10 B
- 26 WSp12 Bp15 Ap7 Bp6 Ap10 B
- 27 RSk8 Bk9 Ak7 Bk9 Ak17 B
- 28 WSp20 Bp5 Ap8 Bp11 Ap6 B
- 29 RSk5 Bk7 Ak1 Bk4 Ak9 Bk5 Ak19 B
- 30 WSp18 Bp5 Ap10 Bp3 Ap4 Bp7 Ap3 B
- 31 RSk3 Bk7 Ak18 Bk5 Ak17 B
- 32 WSp16 Bp5 Ap19 Bp8 Ap2 B
- 33 RSk3 Bk3 Ak1 Bk3 Ak9 Bk4 Ak7 Bk5 Ak15 B
- 34 WSp14 Bp5 Ap7 Bp5 Ap19 B
- 35 RSk19 Bk6 Ak7 Bk5 Ak13 B
- 36 WSp12 Bp5 Ap8 Bp5 Ap20 B
- 37 RSk13 Bk3 Ak5 Bk5 Ak8 Bk5 Ak11 B
- 38 WSp10 Bp5 Ap9 Bp4 Ap5 Bp4 Ap13 B
- 39 RSk13 Bk5 Ak3 Bk4 Ak11 Bk5 Ak9 B
- 40 WSp8 Bp5 Ap12 Bp4 Ap2 Bp5 Ap14 B
- 41 RSk15 Bk9 Ak14 Bk5 Ak7 B
- 42 WSp6 Bp5 Ap15 Bp8 Ap16 B
- 43 RSk17 Bk6 Ak17 Bk5 Ak5 B
- 44 WSp4 Bp5 Ap18 Bp5 Ap18 B
- 45 RSk17 Bk5 Ak20 Bk5 Ak3 B
- 46 WSp2 Bp5 Ap22 Bp4 Ap17 B
- 47 RSk17 Bk4 Ak23 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 48 WSp3 Bp2 Ap26 Bp1 Ap18 B
- 49 RSk50 B
- 50 WSp50 B
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Row tracker
Row 1 of 50 - 2% done
Row 1 (RS) ← k50 B
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