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Free knit colorwork pattern
Swords
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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Cascade Yarns · 220 Wool · Deep Rose
649 stitches · ~163g · 2 skeins
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Bernat · Super Value · White
1,851 stitches · ~463g · 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
advanced- Strands at once
- 13
- Color changes
- 246
- Ends · intarsia
- 10
- Ends · tapestry
- 4
- Up to 13 strands will be active in a single row — wind one bobbin per strand before you start to avoid tangles.
Written instructions
- ACascade Yarns Deep Rose
- 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 RSk50 B
- 4 WSp50 B
- 5 RSk10 Bk1 Ak28 Bk1 Ak10 B
- 6 WSp9 Bp3 Ap26 Bp3 Ap9 B
- 7 RSk7 Bk5 Ak26 Bk5 Ak7 B
- 8 WSp6 Bp6 Ap26 Bp6 Ap6 B
- 9 RSk6 Bk5 Ak28 Bk5 Ak6 B
- 10 WSp5 Bp7 Ap14 Bp3 Ap9 Bp7 Ap5 B
- 11 RSk4 Bk9 Ak7 Bk5 Ak12 Bk9 Ak4 B
- 12 WSp5 Bp3 Ap1 Bp5 Ap3 Bp3 Ap6 Bp5 Ap5 Bp5 Ap1 Bp3 Ap5 B
- 13 RSk10 Bk5 Ak3 Bk5 Ak6 Bk5 Ak1 Bk5 Ak10 B
- 14 WSp11 Bp9 Ap7 Bp6 Ap1 Bp5 Ap11 B
- 15 RSk12 Bk11 Ak8 Bk7 Ak12 B
- 16 WSp13 Bp5 Ap8 Bp11 Ap13 B
- 17 RSk14 Bk5 Ak1 Bk5 Ak8 Bk5 Ak12 B
- 18 WSp11 Bp5 Ap8 Bp5 Ap2 Bp6 Ap13 B
- 19 RSk12 Bk6 Ak4 Bk5 Ak8 Bk5 Ak10 B
- 20 WSp9 Bp5 Ap8 Bp5 Ap7 Bp5 Ap11 B
- 21 RSk10 Bk7 Ak7 Bk5 Ak8 Bk4 Ak9 B
- 22 WSp9 Bp3 Ap8 Bp5 Ap7 Bp9 Ap9 B
- 23 RSk9 Bk10 Ak7 Bk5 Ak8 Bk1 Ak10 B
- 24 WSp18 Bp5 Ap7 Bp5 Ap3 Bp3 Ap9 B
Show all 50 rows
- 25 RSk10 Bk1 Ak5 Bk5 Ak7 Bk5 Ak17 B
- 26 WSp16 Bp5 Ap7 Bp5 Ap17 B
- 27 RSk18 Bk5 Ak7 Bk5 Ak15 B
- 28 WSp14 Bp5 Ap7 Bp5 Ap19 B
- 29 RSk13 Bk1 Ak6 Bk5 Ak7 Bk5 Ak13 B
- 30 WSp12 Bp5 Ap7 Bp5 Ap6 Bp3 Ap12 B
- 31 RSk11 Bk4 Ak7 Bk5 Ak7 Bk5 Ak11 B
- 32 WSp10 Bp5 Ap7 Bp5 Ap8 Bp5 Ap10 B
- 33 RSk9 Bk5 Ak10 Bk5 Ak7 Bk5 Ak9 B
- 34 WSp8 Bp5 Ap7 Bp5 Ap12 Bp5 Ap8 B
- 35 RSk7 Bk5 Ak14 Bk5 Ak7 Bk5 Ak7 B
- 36 WSp6 Bp5 Ap7 Bp5 Ap6 Bp3 Ap7 Bp5 Ap6 B
- 37 RSk5 Bk5 Ak7 Bk5 Ak6 Bk5 Ak7 Bk5 Ak5 B
- 38 WSp4 Bp5 Ap7 Bp5 Ap8 Bp5 Ap7 Bp5 Ap4 B
- 39 RSk4 Bk4 Ak7 Bk5 Ak10 Bk5 Ak7 Bk4 Ak4 B
- 40 WSp4 Bp4 Ap6 Bp5 Ap12 Bp5 Ap6 Bp4 Ap4 B
- 41 RSk4 Bk4 Ak5 Bk5 Ak14 Bk5 Ak5 Bk4 Ak4 B
- 42 WSp4 Bp4 Ap4 Bp5 Ap16 Bp5 Ap4 Bp4 Ap4 B
- 43 RSk4 Bk12 Ak18 Bk12 Ak4 B
- 44 WSp4 Bp11 Ap20 Bp11 Ap4 B
- 45 RSk5 Bk9 Ak22 Bk9 Ak5 B
- 46 WSp6 Bp7 Ap24 Bp7 Ap6 B
- 47 RSk50 B
- 48 WSp50 B
- 49 RSk50 B
- 50 WSp50 B
Work the pattern · row tracker
Row tracker
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