Prism Path Knit Swoncho | Part 7 | Prism Make-Along 2025 Free Pattern
🧶 Prism Path Knit Swoncho | Part 7: Let’s Chart 7! Welcome back, colorwork rockstars! Part 7 of the Prism Path Knit Swoncho is now live and you are on a roll! 🎉 Today, we move on to Chart 7, which introduces bold new motifs that continue the vibrant story of your yoke.
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🧵 This chart includes:
- A beautiful balance of color and symmetry
- An 11-stitch repeat with a full 11-round sequence
👀 Pro Tip Reminder:
This is a perfect time to try on your swoncho! Check:
- ✅ Fit around the shoulders
- ✅ Smooth drape across the yoke
- ✅ No puckering or tension issues in colorwork
💨 Lightly blocking while the piece is on your needles can help your yoke stay flat and neat. Just remember: full blocking will happen later!
✨ In Chart 7:
- You’ll use 8 different colors throughout this section.
- Make sure to cut colors after use—don’t strand unused yarn across more than one round.
- Consistency in gauge continues to be key.
Keep those floats smooth, your tension even, and your needles dancing. You’re so close to the next shaping milestone, and it’s going to look amazing.
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Scroll down to dive into Part 7 and let’s transition from one color stockinette stitches to some fun colorwork. It is like magic! ✨
Prism Path Swoncho
Designed by: Marly Bird
SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate
MEASUREMENTS
To Fit Sizes
Extra-Small/Small/Medium 28-38” [71-96.5 cm] bust
Large/Extra-Large 40-46” [101.5-117 cm] bust
2/3 Extra-Large 48-54” [122-137 cm] bust
4/5 Extra-Large 56-62” [142-157.5 cm] bust
Sample made in size 2 / 3 Extra-Large
Finished Measurements
Bottom Circumference 52½ (59½, 72, 84½)” [133.5 (151, 183, 214.5) cm]
Length 27 (27½, 28, 29)” [68.5 (70, 71, 73.5) cm]
Gauge
18 sts and 24 rounds = 4” [10 cm] in Fair Isle knitting with larger needles.
18 sts and 24 rounds = 4” [10 cm] in Stockinette st with smaller needles.
MATERIALS
Yarn
KnitPicks Swish Worsted (100% Superwash Merino Wool, 110 yds / 100 m, 1.75 oz/ 50 g, CYCA# 4 worsted)
6 (8, 10, 12) balls: Crush (28657) (A)
- 1 ball: Conch (c26068) (B)
- 1 ball: Estuary Heather (c28655) (C)
- 1 ball: Arctic (c28656) (D)
- 1 ball: Frosting (c28658) (E)
- 1 (1, 1, 2) balls: Indigo Heather (c24097) (F)
- 1 ball: Mint Julep (n4128) (G)
- 1 ball: Electric Blue (c26645) (H)
- 1 ball: Lady Slipper (n4127) (I)
- 1 ball: Nutmeg Heather (28652) (J)
Needles
A variety of needle lengths are used to accommodate the number of stitches. Getting interchangeable needle sets is a great option for this project.
- Chiaogoo Shortie Needle Set (US sizes 0-8, up to 14” [35.5 cm] circulars
- Chiaogoo Full Needle Set (US 2-15 [2.75 – 10 mm], with cables to extend up to 40”
- U.S. 8 [5 mm] circular knitting needles, 12” [30.5 cm], 16” [40.5 cm], 24” [61 cm], 32” [81 cm], [47” [119 cm] and 60” [152 cm] long needles;
- U.S. 9 [5.5 mm] circular knitting needles, 24” [61 cm], 32” [81 cm], [47” [119 cm] and 60” [152 cm] long needles, or size required for gauge.
Notions
Removable stitch markers, stitch holders or spare circular needles, tapestry needle.
ABBREVIATIONS
K – Knit
KFB – Knit Front and Back
P – Purl
Pm – Place marker
RS – Right side
slip marker – slip marker
WS – Wrong side
SPECIAL STITCHES
M1 (Make 1): With tip of left needle, pick up the horizontal strand between stitches from front to back. Knit this strand through the back leg, twisting it into a loop in the process – 1 stitch increased.
Kfb (Knit Front & Back): Knit through front and back of next stitch – 1 stitch increased.
Ssk (Slip, Slip, Knit): Slip 2 stitches, one at a time, as if to knit. Insert left hand needle into the front of these two stitches and knit them together from this position (1 stitch decreased)
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
German Short Rows: Doubling the Stitch
When working German short rows, you’ll often hear the phrase “double the stitch.” This simply means we’re manipulating the working yarn in such a way that the stitch appears to have two strands wrapped over the needle instead of one. This visual cue helps mark your turning point and keeps your short rows looking clean and seamless.
Here’s how to work the turns step-by-step:
💡Turning on the Right Side:
- Knit to the stitch indicated in your pattern.
- Turn your work—now the wrong side is facing.
- With yarn in front, slip 1 stitch purlwise from the left needle to the right needle.
- Pull the yarn over the top of the right needle to the back. This creates the “double stitch” by distorting the slipped stitch.
- Bring the yarn to the front between the needles, ready to work the next purl stitch.
- Work across the row as directed in the pattern, keeping a firm tension for the next few stitches.
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💡 Turning on the Wrong Side:
- Purl to the stitch indicated in your pattern.
- Turn your work—now the right side is facing.
- Bring the yarn to the front between the needles.
- With yarn in front, slip 1 stitch purlwise from the left needle to the right needle.
- Pull the yarn over the top of the right needle to the back. Again, this distorts the stitch and creates the doubled look.
- Work across the row as directed in the pattern, keeping a firm tension for the next few stitches.
Repeat these steps wherever the pattern indicates a German short row turn. When you come back to those doubled stitches later, you’ll work them as one stitch—treat both loops together as a single stitch to avoid holes.
NOTES
- Directions are for the smallest size; changes for larger sizes are in parentheses. When only one number is given then that number applies to all sizes.
- When working in Fair Isle technique, carry yarn not in use loosely across WS of work but never over more than 5 sts. When it must pass over more than 5 sts, weave it over and under color in use on next st or at center point of the sts it passes over. The colors are never twisted around one another.
- When a color is finished being used in a section, cut it and carry on. Do not carry colors up the inside of work.
- As more stitches are added to needles switch to longer needles to accommodate them.
VIDEO TUTORIALS
- How to do German Short Rows for Back Neck Shaping >> https://youtu.be/rrJUYF_s0T8 <<
- How to do 1×1 ribbing >> https://youtu.be/xx7XFsbEGkE <<
- Long-Tail Cast-On >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEGwt4cedLM <<
- Knit Stitch (continental style) >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3brKFKg5Yc <<
- Purl Stitch (continental style) >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuDt-8jqh4g <<
- How to Add Lifeline >> https://youtu.be/FiqYUE_aHAw <<
- How to Tink >> https://youtu.be/c7Gud7k4Y8k <<
- How to Bury Ends >> https://youtu.be/8_NBGUKjO-E <<
- Fair Isle vid >> https://youtu.be/OaJg_hh1VVw
- How to Add Stitches for Underarm >> https://youtu.be/cRRJ2plYr_U
- Tips for Chart 1 >> https://youtu.be/mBsub805wtA <<
- Tips for Chart 2 >> https://youtu.be/93YktrXiU_Q <<
- Tips for Chart 3 >> https://youtu.be/u555tRikhkc <<
- Tips for Chart 4 >> https://youtu.be/Q4wCzSO1u1Q <<
PRISM PATH KNIT SWONCHO PATTERN – PART 7
Chart VII
Knit 13 rounds of Chart VII, reading rounds from right to left. The 11-st repeat will be worked 26 (28, 32, 36) times around.
Next round (increase round): With A, * k7, kfb, k3; repeat from * around. 312 (336, 384, 432) sts.
Change to a smaller needles with a longer cable for stockinette portion of the swoncho. This is to maintain the same gauge with one color stockinette as the stranded stockinette.
Next 8 rounds: With A, knit.
💡 Pro Tip: Continue to weave in your tails as you go. Do not wait until the end to do it!
🎉 You’re Crushing It
If no one’s told you lately: you’re doing awesome. Your Prism Path Swoncho is more than halfway there, and each round is building a wearable work of art. Keep going!
🗓️ Continue to Part 8: https://marlybird.com/prism-path-knit-swoncho-pattern-part-8/
You’re well on your way to a stunning finish—stay consistent, enjoy the color changes, and don’t forget to tag your progress with #PrismMakeAlong and #MarlyBird so we can cheer you on!
