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Free knit colorwork pattern
Iteration Ccw
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.
Chart
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Materials
626g total · 2 colors
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Lion Brand · Wool-Ease · Oxford Grey
421 stitches · ~106g · 2 skeins
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Bernat · Super Value · White
2,079 stitches · ~520g · 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
- 5
- Color changes
- 144
- Ends · intarsia
- 4
- Ends · tapestry
- 4
- Up to 5 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 RSk16 Bk1 Ak33 B
- 4 WSp32 Bp3 Ap15 B
- 5 RSk14 Bk4 Ak32 B
- 6 WSp32 Bp5 Ap13 B
- 7 RSk12 Bk5 Ak33 B
- 8 WSp34 Bp5 Ap11 B
- 9 RSk10 Bk5 Ak35 B
- 10 WSp36 Bp5 Ap9 B
- 11 RSk8 Bk5 Ak37 B
- 12 WSp20 Bp23 Ap7 B
- 13 RSk6 Bk27 Ak17 B
- 14 WSp15 Bp28 Ap7 B
- 15 RSk8 Bk5 Ak14 Bk9 Ak14 B
- 16 WSp13 Bp6 Ap17 Bp5 Ap9 B
- 17 RSk10 Bk5 Ak18 Bk5 Ak12 B
- 18 WSp11 Bp5 Ap18 Bp5 Ap11 B
- 19 RSk12 Bk5 Ak18 Bk5 Ak10 B
- 20 WSp9 Bp5 Ap18 Bp5 Ap13 B
- 21 RSk14 Bk4 Ak19 Bk4 Ak9 B
- 22 WSp8 Bp4 Ap20 Bp3 Ap15 B
- 23 RSk16 Bk1 Ak21 Bk4 Ak8 B
- 24 WSp7 Bp4 Ap39 B
Show all 50 rows
- 25 RSk39 Bk4 Ak7 B
- 26 WSp7 Bp4 Ap39 B
- 27 RSk40 Bk3 Ak7 B
- 28 WSp7 Bp3 Ap31 Bp1 Ap8 B
- 29 RSk7 Bk3 Ak30 Bk3 Ak7 B
- 30 WSp6 Bp4 Ap30 Bp4 Ap6 B
- 31 RSk7 Bk3 Ak30 Bk3 Ak7 B
- 32 WSp7 Bp3 Ap30 Bp3 Ap7 B
- 33 RSk7 Bk4 Ak28 Bk4 Ak7 B
- 34 WSp7 Bp4 Ap28 Bp4 Ap7 B
- 35 RSk7 Bk4 Ak28 Bk4 Ak7 B
- 36 WSp8 Bp4 Ap26 Bp4 Ap8 B
- 37 RSk8 Bk4 Ak26 Bk4 Ak8 B
- 38 WSp8 Bp5 Ap24 Bp5 Ap8 B
- 39 RSk9 Bk5 Ak22 Bk5 Ak9 B
- 40 WSp10 Bp4 Ap22 Bp4 Ap10 B
- 41 RSk10 Bk6 Ak19 Bk5 Ak10 B
- 42 WSp11 Bp6 Ap16 Bp6 Ap11 B
- 43 RSk12 Bk7 Ak12 Bk7 Ak12 B
- 44 WSp13 Bp8 Ap8 Bp8 Ap13 B
- 45 RSk15 Bk20 Ak15 B
- 46 WSp16 Bp18 Ap16 B
- 47 RSk19 Bk12 Ak19 B
- 48 WSp23 Bp4 Ap23 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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Pattern code · SLPN v1
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