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Free knit colorwork pattern
Pyramid
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 · Dusty Blue
599 stitches · ~150g · 1 skein
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Bernat · Super Value · White
1,901 stitches · ~476g · 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
- 228
- Ends · intarsia
- 8
- 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 Dusty Blue
- 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 RSk23 Bk4 Ak23 B
- 4 WSp21 Bp8 Ap21 B
- 5 RSk20 Bk10 Ak20 B
- 6 WSp18 Bp14 Ap18 B
- 7 RSk16 Bk18 Ak16 B
- 8 WSp14 Bp8 Ap1 Bp4 Ap1 Bp8 Ap14 B
- 9 RSk12 Bk8 Ak3 Bk4 Ak3 Bk7 Ak13 B
- 10 WSp11 Bp7 Ap5 Bp4 Ap5 Bp7 Ap11 B
- 11 RSk9 Bk7 Ak7 Bk4 Ak6 Bk8 Ak9 B
- 12 WSp7 Bp8 Ap8 Bp4 Ap8 Bp8 Ap7 B
- 13 RSk5 Bk8 Ak10 Bk4 Ak10 Bk7 Ak6 B
- 14 WSp4 Bp7 Ap12 Bp4 Ap12 Bp7 Ap4 B
- 15 RSk3 Bk7 Ak13 Bk4 Ak13 Bk7 Ak3 B
- 16 WSp3 Bp5 Ap15 Bp4 Ap15 Bp5 Ap3 B
- 17 RSk2 Bk4 Ak17 Bk4 Ak17 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 18 WSp2 Bp5 Ap16 Bp4 Ap16 Bp5 Ap2 B
- 19 RSk3 Bk4 Ak16 Bk4 Ak16 Bk4 Ak3 B
- 20 WSp3 Bp5 Ap15 Bp4 Ap15 Bp5 Ap3 B
- 21 RSk4 Bk5 Ak14 Bk4 Ak14 Bk5 Ak4 B
- 22 WSp5 Bp4 Ap14 Bp4 Ap14 Bp4 Ap5 B
- 23 RSk6 Bk4 Ak13 Bk4 Ak13 Bk4 Ak6 B
- 24 WSp6 Bp5 Ap12 Bp4 Ap12 Bp5 Ap6 B
Show all 50 rows
- 25 RSk7 Bk4 Ak12 Bk4 Ak12 Bk4 Ak7 B
- 26 WSp8 Bp4 Ap11 Bp4 Ap11 Bp4 Ap8 B
- 27 RSk8 Bk5 Ak10 Bk4 Ak10 Bk5 Ak8 B
- 28 WSp9 Bp4 Ap10 Bp4 Ap10 Bp4 Ap9 B
- 29 RSk10 Bk4 Ak9 Bk4 Ak9 Bk4 Ak10 B
- 30 WSp10 Bp5 Ap8 Bp4 Ap8 Bp5 Ap10 B
- 31 RSk11 Bk5 Ak7 Bk4 Ak7 Bk5 Ak11 B
- 32 WSp12 Bp4 Ap7 Bp4 Ap7 Bp4 Ap12 B
- 33 RSk12 Bk5 Ak6 Bk4 Ak6 Bk5 Ak12 B
- 34 WSp13 Bp5 Ap5 Bp4 Ap5 Bp5 Ap13 B
- 35 RSk14 Bk4 Ak5 Bk4 Ak5 Bk4 Ak14 B
- 36 WSp15 Bp4 Ap4 Bp4 Ap4 Bp4 Ap15 B
- 37 RSk15 Bk5 Ak3 Bk4 Ak3 Bk5 Ak15 B
- 38 WSp16 Bp4 Ap3 Bp4 Ap3 Bp4 Ap16 B
- 39 RSk17 Bk4 Ak2 Bk4 Ak2 Bk4 Ak17 B
- 40 WSp17 Bp5 Ap1 Bp4 Ap1 Bp5 Ap17 B
- 41 RSk18 Bk4 Ak1 Bk4 Ak1 Bk4 Ak18 B
- 42 WSp19 Bp12 Ap19 B
- 43 RSk19 Bk12 Ak19 B
- 44 WSp20 Bp10 Ap20 B
- 45 RSk21 Bk8 Ak21 B
- 46 WSp21 Bp8 Ap21 B
- 47 RSk22 Bk6 Ak22 B
- 48 WSp24 Bp2 Ap24 B
- 49 RSk50 B
- 50 WSp50 B
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Row tracker
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