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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. 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
626g total · 2 colors
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Bernat · Super Value · True Grey
637 stitches · ~160g · 1 skein
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Bernat · Super Value · White
1,863 stitches · ~466g · 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
- 7
- Color changes
- 182
- Ends · intarsia
- 10
- Ends · tapestry
- 4
- Up to 7 strands will be active in a single row — wind one bobbin per strand before you start to avoid tangles.
Written instructions
- ABernat True 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 RSk5 Bk15 Ak30 B
- 4 WSp29 Bp17 Ap4 B
- 5 RSk3 Bk19 Ak28 B
- 6 WSp27 Bp21 Ap2 B
- 7 RSk2 Bk4 Ak13 Bk4 Ak6 Bk13 Ak8 B
- 8 WSp5 Bp17 Ap5 Bp4 Ap13 Bp4 Ap2 B
- 9 RSk2 Bk4 Ak13 Bk4 Ak4 Bk19 Ak4 B
- 10 WSp3 Bp19 Ap5 Bp4 Ap13 Bp4 Ap2 B
- 11 RSk2 Bk4 Ak13 Bk4 Ak20 Bk4 Ak3 B
- 12 WSp2 Bp4 Ap21 Bp4 Ap13 Bp4 Ap2 B
- 13 RSk2 Bk4 Ak13 Bk4 Ak21 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 14 WSp2 Bp4 Ap22 Bp19 Ap3 B
- 15 RSk3 Bk19 Ak22 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 16 WSp2 Bp4 Ap23 Bp17 Ap4 B
- 17 RSk6 Bk5 Ak3 Bk5 Ak25 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 18 WSp2 Bp4 Ap25 Bp4 Ap5 Bp4 Ap6 B
- 19 RSk6 Bk4 Ak5 Bk4 Ak25 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 20 WSp2 Bp4 Ap26 Bp3 Ap5 Bp3 Ap7 B
- 21 RSk7 Bk4 Ak3 Bk4 Ak26 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 22 WSp2 Bp4 Ap26 Bp11 Ap7 B
- 23 RSk8 Bk9 Ak27 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 24 WSp2 Bp4 Ap28 Bp7 Ap9 B
Show all 50 rows
- 25 RSk11 Bk3 Ak30 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 26 WSp2 Bp4 Ap44 B
- 27 RSk3 Bk2 Ak39 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 28 WSp2 Bp4 Ap38 Bp4 Ap2 B
- 29 RSk2 Bk4 Ak38 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 30 WSp2 Bp4 Ap38 Bp4 Ap2 B
- 31 RSk2 Bk4 Ak38 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 · tap the chart to pin the exact stitch you’re on
Row 1 (RS) ← k50 B
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