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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. In fair-isle knitting this works as a repeating band or a single centered motif. 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.
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Materials
626g total · 2 colors
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Patons · Classic Wool · Dark Green Heather
506 stitches · ~127g · 2 skeins
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Bernat · Super Value · White
1,994 stitches · ~499g · 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
- 128
- Ends · intarsia
- 10
- 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
- APatons Dark Green Heather
- 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 RSk10 Bk1 Ak21 Bk2 Ak16 B
- 4 WSp14 Bp5 Ap18 Bp5 Ap8 B
- 5 RSk7 Bk7 Ak16 Bk7 Ak13 B
- 6 WSp13 Bp7 Ap16 Bp7 Ap7 B
- 7 RSk7 Bk7 Ak15 Bk8 Ak13 B
- 8 WSp13 Bp7 Ap16 Bp7 Ap7 B
- 9 RSk7 Bk7 Ak16 Bk6 Ak14 B
- 10 WSp15 Bp4 Ap18 Bp5 Ap8 B
- 11 RSk50 B
- 12 WSp50 B
- 13 RSk50 B
- 14 WSp50 B
- 15 RSk50 B
- 16 WSp15 Bp26 Ap9 B
- 17 RSk7 Bk29 Ak14 B
- 18 WSp13 Bp31 Ap6 B
- 19 RSk6 Bk5 Ak21 Bk5 Ak13 B
- 20 WSp12 Bp4 Ap24 Bp4 Ap6 B
- 21 RSk5 Bk4 Ak25 Bk4 Ak12 B
- 22 WSp12 Bp4 Ap25 Bp4 Ap5 B
- 23 RSk5 Bk4 Ak26 Bk3 Ak12 B
- 24 WSp11 Bp4 Ap26 Bp4 Ap5 B
Show all 50 rows
- 25 RSk4 Bk4 Ak27 Bk4 Ak11 B
- 26 WSp11 Bp4 Ap27 Bp4 Ap4 B
- 27 RSk4 Bk4 Ak28 Bk3 Ak11 B
- 28 WSp10 Bp4 Ap28 Bp4 Ap4 B
- 29 RSk4 Bk3 Ak29 Bk4 Ak10 B
- 30 WSp10 Bp4 Ap29 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 31 RSk3 Bk4 Ak29 Bk4 Ak10 B
- 32 WSp10 Bp3 Ap30 Bp4 Ap3 B
- 33 RSk3 Bk4 Ak30 Bk4 Ak9 B
- 34 WSp9 Bp39 Ap2 B
- 35 RSk2 Bk39 Ak9 B
- 36 WSp9 Bp39 Ap2 B
- 37 RSk3 Bk38 Ak9 B
- 38 WSp8 Bp4 Ap38 B
- 39 RSk38 Bk4 Ak8 B
- 40 WSp8 Bp4 Ap38 B
- 41 RSk39 Bk3 Ak8 B
- 42 WSp7 Bp4 Ap39 B
- 43 RSk39 Bk4 Ak7 B
- 44 WSp7 Bp4 Ap39 B
- 45 RSk39 Bk8 Ak3 B
- 46 WSp2 Bp8 Ap40 B
- 47 RSk40 Bk7 Ak3 B
- 48 WSp4 Bp5 Ap41 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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Pattern code · SLPN v1
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