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Free knit colorwork pattern
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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.
Chart
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Materials
626g total · 2 colors
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Knit Picks · Brava Worsted · Rouge
511 stitches · ~128g · 2 skeins
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Bernat · Super Value · White
1,989 stitches · ~498g · 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
- 96
- Ends · intarsia
- 14
- 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
- AKnit Picks Rouge
- 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 RSk15 Bk4 Ak31 B
- 6 WSp31 Bp4 Ap15 B
- 7 RSk6 Bk13 Ak6 Bk19 Ak6 B
- 8 WSp5 Bp22 Ap4 Bp14 Ap5 B
- 9 RSk4 Bk15 Ak4 Bk23 Ak4 B
- 10 WSp5 Bp21 Ap5 Bp14 Ap5 B
- 11 RSk15 Bk4 Ak31 B
- 12 WSp31 Bp4 Ap15 B
- 13 RSk15 Bk4 Ak31 B
- 14 WSp32 Bp3 Ap15 B
- 15 RSk50 B
- 16 WSp50 B
- 17 RSk50 B
- 18 WSp50 B
- 19 RSk50 B
- 20 WSp15 Bp3 Ap32 B
- 21 RSk32 Bk3 Ak15 B
- 22 WSp15 Bp4 Ap31 B
- 23 RSk31 Bk4 Ak15 B
- 24 WSp5 Bp14 Ap5 Bp21 Ap5 B
Show all 50 rows
- 25 RSk4 Bk23 Ak4 Bk15 Ak4 B
- 26 WSp4 Bp15 Ap4 Bp23 Ap4 B
- 27 RSk5 Bk21 Ak5 Bk14 Ak5 B
- 28 WSp15 Bp4 Ap31 B
- 29 RSk31 Bk4 Ak15 B
- 30 WSp15 Bp3 Ap32 B
- 31 RSk32 Bk3 Ak15 B
- 32 WSp50 B
- 33 RSk50 B
- 34 WSp50 B
- 35 RSk50 B
- 36 WSp50 B
- 37 RSk19 Bk3 Ak28 B
- 38 WSp27 Bp4 Ap19 B
- 39 RSk19 Bk4 Ak27 B
- 40 WSp27 Bp4 Ap19 B
- 41 RSk5 Bk18 Ak5 Bk17 Ak5 B
- 42 WSp4 Bp19 Ap4 Bp19 Ap4 B
- 43 RSk5 Bk18 Ak5 Bk17 Ak5 B
- 44 WSp6 Bp15 Ap6 Bp17 Ap6 B
- 45 RSk19 Bk4 Ak27 B
- 46 WSp27 Bp4 Ap19 B
- 47 RSk19 Bk4 Ak27 B
- 48 WSp28 Bp2 Ap20 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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