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Free knit colorwork pattern
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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
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
626g total · 2 colors
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Lion Brand · Vanna's Choice · Burgundy
677 stitches · ~170g · 2 skeins
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Bernat · Super Value · White
1,823 stitches · ~456g · 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
- 218
- 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 Burgundy
- 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 Bk2 Ak26 B
- 4 WSp25 Bp4 Ap21 B
- 5 RSk7 Bk2 Ak12 Bk4 Ak25 B
- 6 WSp25 Bp4 Ap9 Bp7 Ap5 B
- 7 RSk4 Bk9 Ak8 Bk4 Ak25 B
- 8 WSp5 Bp15 Ap5 Bp4 Ap7 Bp11 Ap3 B
- 9 RSk3 Bk4 Ak3 Bk4 Ak7 Bk4 Ak4 Bk17 Ak4 B
- 10 WSp3 Bp17 Ap5 Bp4 Ap4 Bp7 Ap4 Bp4 Ap2 B
- 11 RSk2 Bk4 Ak4 Bk9 Ak2 Bk4 Ak18 Bk4 Ak3 B
- 12 WSp2 Bp4 Ap19 Bp4 Ap1 Bp10 Ap4 Bp4 Ap2 B
- 13 RSk3 Bk4 Ak2 Bk16 Ak19 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 14 WSp2 Bp4 Ap19 Bp8 Ap4 Bp10 Ap3 B
- 15 RSk4 Bk9 Ak5 Bk7 Ak19 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 16 WSp2 Bp4 Ap19 Bp6 Ap7 Bp7 Ap5 B
- 17 RSk20 Bk5 Ak19 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 18 WSp2 Bp4 Ap19 Bp5 Ap20 B
- 19 RSk21 Bk4 Ak19 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 20 WSp2 Bp4 Ap19 Bp4 Ap21 B
- 21 RSk19 Bk8 Ak17 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 22 WSp2 Bp4 Ap16 Bp10 Ap13 Bp2 Ap3 B
- 23 RSk2 Bk4 Ak11 Bk11 Ak16 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 24 WSp2 Bp4 Ap15 Bp4 Ap4 Bp4 Ap11 Bp4 Ap2 B
Show all 50 rows
- 25 RSk2 Bk4 Ak11 Bk4 Ak4 Bk4 Ak15 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 26 WSp2 Bp4 Ap15 Bp4 Ap4 Bp4 Ap11 Bp4 Ap2 B
- 27 RSk2 Bk4 Ak11 Bk4 Ak4 Bk4 Ak15 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 28 WSp2 Bp4 Ap16 Bp11 Ap11 Bp4 Ap2 B
- 29 RSk2 Bk4 Ak12 Bk10 Ak16 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 30 WSp2 Bp4 Ap17 Bp8 Ap13 Bp4 Ap2 B
- 31 RSk2 Bk4 Ak15 Bk4 Ak19 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 32 WSp2 Bp4 Ap38 Bp4 Ap2 B
- 33 RSk2 Bk4 Ak38 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 34 WSp2 Bp4 Ap38 Bp4 Ap2 B
- 35 RSk2 Bk4 Ak38 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 36 WSp2 Bp4 Ap36 Bp5 Ap3 B
- 37 RSk3 Bk25 Ak16 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 38 WSp2 Bp4 Ap15 Bp25 Ap4 B
- 39 RSk5 Bk25 Ak14 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 40 WSp2 Bp4 Ap13 Bp5 Ap26 B
- 41 RSk27 Bk4 Ak13 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 42 WSp3 Bp4 Ap11 Bp4 Ap28 B
- 43 RSk28 Bk19 Ak3 B
- 44 WSp4 Bp17 Ap29 B
- 45 RSk30 Bk15 Ak5 B
- 46 WSp7 Bp10 Ap33 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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