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Free knit colorwork pattern
Pocket Knife
By StitchingLab ·
This 60×60 chart finishes at roughly 12×9 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
- 60 × 60
- Colors
- 2
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This chart is 60×60 stitches — about 12×9″ 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
901g total · 2 colors
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Patons · Classic Wool · Deep Red
945 stitches · ~237g · 3 skeins
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Bernat · Super Value · White
2,655 stitches · ~664g · 4 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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Yarn Ball Winder
Center-pull cakes feed evenly and stand still while you work — worth it once a project runs to many skeins. — 7 skeins wind into tidy center-pull cakes
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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
advanced- Strands at once
- 11
- Color changes
- 374
- Ends · intarsia
- 12
- Ends · tapestry
- 4
- Up to 11 strands will be active in a single row — wind one bobbin per strand before you start to avoid tangles.
Written instructions
- APatons Deep Red
- 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 RSk60 B
- 2 WSp60 B
- 3 RSk60 B
- 4 WSp13 Bp4 Ap27 Bp3 Ap13 B
- 5 RSk10 Bk7 Ak23 Bk10 Ak10 B
- 6 WSp8 Bp14 Ap21 Bp9 Ap8 B
- 7 RSk7 Bk10 Ak20 Bk16 Ak7 B
- 8 WSp6 Bp6 Ap6 Bp6 Ap19 Bp4 Ap1 Bp6 Ap6 B
- 9 RSk5 Bk5 Ak3 Bk4 Ak18 Bk5 Ak10 Bk5 Ak5 B
- 10 WSp5 Bp4 Ap12 Bp5 Ap17 Bp4 Ap4 Bp4 Ap5 B
- 11 RSk4 Bk4 Ak5 Bk4 Ak16 Bk5 Ak14 Bk4 Ak4 B
- 12 WSp4 Bp4 Ap15 Bp5 Ap15 Bp4 Ap5 Bp4 Ap4 B
- 13 RSk4 Bk3 Ak6 Bk4 Ak14 Bk5 Ak17 Bk4 Ak3 B
- 14 WSp3 Bp4 Ap7 Bp2 Ap9 Bp5 Ap13 Bp4 Ap6 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 15 RSk3 Bk4 Ak6 Bk4 Ak12 Bk5 Ak9 Bk4 Ak6 Bk4 Ak3 B
- 16 WSp3 Bp4 Ap6 Bp4 Ap10 Bp5 Ap11 Bp4 Ap6 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 17 RSk3 Bk4 Ak6 Bk4 Ak10 Bk5 Ak12 Bk2 Ak7 Bk4 Ak3 B
- 18 WSp3 Bp4 Ap22 Bp5 Ap9 Bp4 Ap6 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 19 RSk3 Bk4 Ak6 Bk4 Ak8 Bk5 Ak22 Bk4 Ak4 B
- 20 WSp4 Bp4 Ap23 Bp5 Ap7 Bp4 Ap6 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 21 RSk3 Bk4 Ak6 Bk4 Ak6 Bk5 Ak23 Bk4 Ak5 B
- 22 WSp5 Bp5 Ap23 Bp5 Ap5 Bp4 Ap6 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 23 RSk3 Bk4 Ak6 Bk4 Ak4 Bk5 Ak23 Bk5 Ak6 B
- 24 WSp7 Bp5 Ap23 Bp5 Ap3 Bp4 Ap6 Bp4 Ap3 B
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- 25 RSk3 Bk4 Ak6 Bk4 Ak2 Bk5 Ak23 Bk5 Ak8 B
- 26 WSp9 Bp5 Ap23 Bp5 Ap1 Bp4 Ap6 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 27 RSk3 Bk4 Ak6 Bk9 Ak23 Bk5 Ak10 B
- 28 WSp10 Bp6 Ap23 Bp8 Ap6 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 29 RSk3 Bk4 Ak6 Bk7 Ak23 Bk8 Ak9 B
- 30 WSp7 Bp11 Ap23 Bp6 Ap6 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 31 RSk3 Bk4 Ak6 Bk5 Ak23 Bk5 Ak1 Bk7 Ak6 B
- 32 WSp6 Bp5 Ap4 Bp5 Ap23 Bp5 Ap5 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 33 RSk3 Bk4 Ak4 Bk5 Ak23 Bk5 Ak6 Bk4 Ak6 B
- 34 WSp6 Bp5 Ap6 Bp5 Ap23 Bp5 Ap3 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 35 RSk3 Bk4 Ak2 Bk5 Ak23 Bk5 Ak5 Bk7 Ak6 B
- 36 WSp7 Bp7 Ap5 Bp5 Ap23 Bp5 Ap1 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 37 RSk3 Bk9 Ak23 Bk5 Ak6 Bk5 Ak9 B
- 38 WSp10 Bp4 Ap7 Bp5 Ap23 Bp8 Ap3 B
- 39 RSk3 Bk7 Ak23 Bk5 Ak8 Bk5 Ak9 B
- 40 WSp7 Bp7 Ap9 Bp5 Ap23 Bp6 Ap3 B
- 41 RSk3 Bk5 Ak23 Bk5 Ak11 Bk7 Ak6 B
- 42 WSp6 Bp5 Ap14 Bp5 Ap22 Bp5 Ap3 B
- 43 RSk3 Bk4 Ak22 Bk5 Ak16 Bk4 Ak6 B
- 44 WSp6 Bp5 Ap16 Bp5 Ap12 Bp2 Ap7 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 45 RSk3 Bk4 Ak6 Bk4 Ak10 Bk5 Ak15 Bk7 Ak6 B
- 46 WSp7 Bp7 Ap15 Bp5 Ap9 Bp4 Ap6 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 47 RSk3 Bk4 Ak7 Bk2 Ak9 Bk5 Ak16 Bk5 Ak9 B
- 48 WSp10 Bp4 Ap17 Bp5 Ap17 Bp3 Ap4 B
- 49 RSk4 Bk4 Ak15 Bk5 Ak18 Bk5 Ak9 B
- 50 WSp7 Bp7 Ap19 Bp5 Ap14 Bp4 Ap4 B
- 51 RSk5 Bk4 Ak12 Bk5 Ak21 Bk7 Ak6 B
- 52 WSp6 Bp5 Ap24 Bp5 Ap10 Bp5 Ap5 B
- 53 RSk6 Bk6 Ak6 Bk6 Ak27 Bk3 Ak6 B
- 54 WSp6 Bp3 Ap28 Bp16 Ap7 B
- 55 RSk8 Bk14 Ak29 Bk3 Ak6 B
- 56 WSp6 Bp3 Ap31 Bp10 Ap10 B
- 57 RSk13 Bk5 Ak34 Bk1 Ak7 B
- 58 WSp60 B
- 59 RSk60 B
- 60 WSp60 B
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