This Sampler Bag combines your knit and purl stitches and explores the differences among garter stitch, stockinette stitch, and several other knit and purl stitch patterns.

It is a great project for a beginning knitter looking for a bit of a challenge, and a satisfying way to see how much texture you can build from just two basic stitches.

Bag measures 8 inches wide and 10 inches tall without handles, 17 inches tall with handles.

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner

Designed by Julie Anderson of The Byrd’s Nest, an early childhood educator with a Master’s in special education who taught beginner knitting classes through her local Parks and Recreation department. A sampler like this is exactly how she moved new knitters past the basics, one new stitch pattern at a time.