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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.
Chart
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Materials
625g total · 2 colors
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Lion Brand · Wool-Ease · Oxford Grey
584 stitches · ~146g · 2 skeins
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Bernat · Super Value · White
1,916 stitches · ~479g · 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
- 200
- Ends · intarsia
- 8
- 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 Oxford Grey
- 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 RSk25 Bk4 Ak21 B
- 4 WSp18 Bp10 Ap22 B
- 5 RSk20 Bk12 Ak18 B
- 6 WSp18 Bp14 Ap18 B
- 7 RSk17 Bk7 Ak4 Bk4 Ak18 B
- 8 WSp18 Bp4 Ap6 Bp6 Ap16 B
- 9 RSk15 Bk5 Ak8 Bk3 Ak19 B
- 10 WSp19 Bp4 Ap8 Bp4 Ap15 B
- 11 RSk14 Bk4 Ak9 Bk4 Ak19 B
- 12 WSp19 Bp4 Ap9 Bp4 Ap14 B
- 13 RSk13 Bk4 Ak9 Bk4 Ak20 B
- 14 WSp12 Bp12 Ap9 Bp4 Ap13 B
- 15 RSk13 Bk4 Ak9 Bk14 Ak10 B
- 16 WSp8 Bp16 Ap10 Bp3 Ap13 B
- 17 RSk13 Bk3 Ak10 Bk6 Ak3 Bk8 Ak7 B
- 18 WSp6 Bp6 Ap10 Bp1 Ap11 Bp3 Ap13 B
- 19 RSk3 Bk5 Ak5 Bk4 Ak23 Bk5 Ak5 B
- 20 WSp5 Bp4 Ap24 Bp4 Ap1 Bp9 Ap3 B
- 21 RSk3 Bk14 Ak25 Bk4 Ak4 B
- 22 WSp4 Bp4 Ap25 Bp15 Ap2 B
- 23 RSk2 Bk4 Ak3 Bk9 Ak25 Bk4 Ak3 B
- 24 WSp3 Bp4 Ap17 Bp2 Ap7 Bp5 Ap6 Bp4 Ap2 B
Show all 50 rows
- 25 RSk2 Bk4 Ak17 Bk4 Ak17 Bk3 Ak3 B
- 26 WSp2 Bp4 Ap17 Bp4 Ap17 Bp3 Ap3 B
- 27 RSk3 Bk4 Ak17 Bk2 Ak7 Bk5 Ak6 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 28 WSp2 Bp4 Ap3 Bp9 Ap25 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 29 RSk4 Bk4 Ak25 Bk15 Ak2 B
- 30 WSp3 Bp14 Ap25 Bp4 Ap4 B
- 31 RSk5 Bk4 Ak24 Bk4 Ak1 Bk9 Ak3 B
- 32 WSp3 Bp5 Ap5 Bp4 Ap23 Bp5 Ap5 B
- 33 RSk6 Bk6 Ak10 Bk1 Ak11 Bk3 Ak13 B
- 34 WSp13 Bp3 Ap10 Bp6 Ap3 Bp8 Ap7 B
- 35 RSk8 Bk16 Ak10 Bk3 Ak13 B
- 36 WSp13 Bp4 Ap9 Bp14 Ap10 B
- 37 RSk12 Bk12 Ak9 Bk4 Ak13 B
- 38 WSp13 Bp4 Ap9 Bp4 Ap20 B
- 39 RSk19 Bk4 Ak9 Bk4 Ak14 B
- 40 WSp14 Bp4 Ap9 Bp4 Ap19 B
- 41 RSk19 Bk4 Ak8 Bk4 Ak15 B
- 42 WSp15 Bp5 Ap8 Bp3 Ap19 B
- 43 RSk18 Bk4 Ak6 Bk6 Ak16 B
- 44 WSp17 Bp7 Ap4 Bp4 Ap18 B
- 45 RSk18 Bk14 Ak18 B
- 46 WSp20 Bp12 Ap18 B
- 47 RSk18 Bk10 Ak22 B
- 48 WSp25 Bp4 Ap21 B
- 49 RSk50 B
- 50 WSp50 B
Work the pattern · row tracker
Row tracker
Row 1 of 50 - 2% done · tap the chart to pin the exact stitch you’re on
Row 1 (RS) ← k50 B
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Pattern code · SLPN v1
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