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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. 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
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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Caron · Simply Soft · Plum Perfect
437 stitches · ~110g · 1 skein
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Bernat · Super Value · White
2,063 stitches · ~516g · 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
- 144
- Ends · intarsia
- 6
- 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
- ACaron Plum Perfect
- 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 RSk5 Bk12 Ak33 B
- 6 WSp32 Bp14 Ap4 B
- 7 RSk4 Bk14 Ak32 B
- 8 WSp32 Bp14 Ap4 B
- 9 RSk4 Bk7 Ak39 B
- 10 WSp38 Bp8 Ap4 B
- 11 RSk4 Bk9 Ak37 B
- 12 WSp36 Bp5 Ap1 Bp4 Ap4 B
- 13 RSk4 Bk4 Ak2 Bk5 Ak35 B
- 14 WSp34 Bp5 Ap3 Bp4 Ap4 B
- 15 RSk4 Bk4 Ak4 Bk5 Ak33 B
- 16 WSp32 Bp5 Ap5 Bp4 Ap4 B
- 17 RSk4 Bk4 Ak6 Bk5 Ak31 B
- 18 WSp30 Bp5 Ap7 Bp3 Ap5 B
- 19 RSk16 Bk5 Ak29 B
- 20 WSp3 Bp2 Ap24 Bp4 Ap17 B
- 21 RSk18 Bk2 Ak24 Bk4 Ak2 B
- 22 WSp2 Bp5 Ap43 B
- 23 RSk42 Bk5 Ak3 B
- 24 WSp4 Bp5 Ap15 Bp2 Ap24 B
Show all 50 rows
- 25 RSk23 Bk4 Ak13 Bk5 Ak5 B
- 26 WSp6 Bp5 Ap11 Bp6 Ap22 B
- 27 RSk21 Bk8 Ak9 Bk5 Ak7 B
- 28 WSp8 Bp5 Ap7 Bp10 Ap20 B
- 29 RSk19 Bk5 Ak2 Bk5 Ak5 Bk5 Ak9 B
- 30 WSp10 Bp5 Ap3 Bp5 Ap4 Bp5 Ap18 B
- 31 RSk17 Bk5 Ak6 Bk11 Ak11 B
- 32 WSp12 Bp9 Ap8 Bp5 Ap16 B
- 33 RSk5 Bk3 Ak7 Bk5 Ak10 Bk7 Ak13 B
- 34 WSp14 Bp5 Ap12 Bp5 Ap6 Bp4 Ap4 B
- 35 RSk4 Bk4 Ak5 Bk5 Ak14 Bk3 Ak15 B
- 36 WSp33 Bp5 Ap4 Bp4 Ap4 B
- 37 RSk4 Bk4 Ak3 Bk5 Ak34 B
- 38 WSp35 Bp5 Ap2 Bp4 Ap4 B
- 39 RSk4 Bk4 Ak1 Bk5 Ak36 B
- 40 WSp37 Bp9 Ap4 B
- 41 RSk4 Bk8 Ak38 B
- 42 WSp39 Bp7 Ap4 B
- 43 RSk4 Bk14 Ak32 B
- 44 WSp32 Bp14 Ap4 B
- 45 RSk4 Bk14 Ak32 B
- 46 WSp33 Bp12 Ap5 B
- 47 RSk50 B
- 48 WSp50 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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