DIY pattern design groups developed in 2 or more colors

Although knitting designs in more than 2 colors is associated with issues in maintaining aspect ratio and discussing the performance of specific color separations, PNGs planned in multiple colors can serve as a paint-by-numbers start and eventually be reduced to BW.
In DIY begin with a small repeat for pattern repeat and knitting tests to determine preferred techniques and final appearance
18X16the pattern movement determines the single repeat size
48X48Familiarity with software aids in developing baseline custom charts that are useful in planning DIY designs in linear, diagonal, or rotated aspects.
Chosen motifs can be added and distributed based on personal preferences.
The first charted grid for later motif placements begins here with a 40X40 repeat

also isolated to 80X80Working with seasonal motifs after removing a few more pixels 
creating  blank negative spaces or areas for other motif additions varying the frames for each segment,
32X32
with added blank rows 32X40adjusting foundation grid repeat, 52X52 a published repeat with source designs isolate and add motifs, erase or change pixel colors to suit, choose final segment(s) to place in the overall design  
color to alpha isolate the smallest repeat, 52X52 Working with horizontal repeats: the appearance at this scale of a third color is an illusion, the PNGs are BW
38X52 with half the height color reversed  adjusted to 36X50When intending to explore colorways matching available yarns in fair isle bands, work with expanded palettes/RGB mode a cousin in BW began with 36X126 steps in editing removing/adding a few more bothersome (to me) pixels Making choices to retain a specific shape, in this case, the star formed by adjoining blocks and triangles: the starting PNG, 36X36plotted on a 12X12 grid, drawn in repeat to 144X144 resized to 18X18in the tiled repeat, 144X144, the orange blocks remain 12X12, drawn here with a 6X6 grid developing tumbling blocks: a beginning outline, 28X28drawn in repeat to check overall alignment filling in with colors to form secondary shapes
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