Free sampler blanket knitting patterns are a fun way to try out new stitches or to make sure you are never get bored with a project. Here is a collection of sampler stitch patterns including afghans and throws. Many of the patterns are free. Upated 4/7/25
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Free Patterns
Touch of Texture Blanket
Baby blanket or throw uses 28 different stitch patterns including knit and purl textures, lace, slipped stitch, and more. DK weight yarn. Web pattern is free. Designed by Ann Franklin.
Sampler Textured Blanket
Striped throw knit with three colors and textures including Diamond Stitch, Cross Stitch, and Chevron Texture. Worsted weight yarn. Web pattern is free. Designed by Briana K Designs.
Patchwork Sampler Throw
Stash buster blanket knit with 6 different blocks of Braided Cables, Textured Stitch, Grid Stitch , Lacey Diamonds, and Mirror Cables. Great stash buster for at least 6 colors of Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Lion Brand
Rocky Mountain Sampler Blanket
Easy striped sampler throw knit with textures and colors inpired by mountain views including Garter Diagonals, Stockinette, Irish Moss, Garter Ridges, and Ridged Eyelets. Great stash buster for 8 colors of Bulky weight yarn. Web pattern is free. Designed by Jessica Reeves Potasz at Mama In A Stitch.
Porto Blanket
Sampler blanket inspired by Portugal’s geometric azulejo tilework with varieties of triangle textures and lace. DK weight yarn. Size 45" x 52". Designed by Purl Soho
Fisherman's Throw
Gansey style sampler blanket with sections of Moss Stitch, Arrows, Beaded Rib, Diamond Brocade, Diagonal Stripe, Double Moss. Quick knit in Super Bulky weight yarn. Size 42" x 52". Designed by Premier Yarns Design Team
Fisherman's Sampler Afghan
Cable blanket knit with 4 different cable patterns in panels. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Irina Poludnenko for Lion Brand
Textured Patches Throw
Sampler afghan throw blanket with 4 different pattern stitches 4 row repeat diagonal rib, 16 row zig zag, 4 row chevron rib, 12 row arrows. Finished Measurements: 43" x 50" Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Premier Yarns Design Team.
Norah’s Vintage Afghan
The amazing designer Norah Gaughan designed this sampler afghan made up of 20 blocks worked in 5 beautiful colors. Pictured project by knotkit1purl1
More Free Patterns
Sampler Blanket
Afghan with 4 different pattern stitches including diamonds, zigzags, and more, with 2 different separation patterns. Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Bernat for one of my favorite yarns Bernat Maker Home Dec.
16 Row Repeat Lace Panel Throw
Sample afghan with 8 different stitch variatons of lace, cable, and texture. All are knit together with a 16 repeat overall (some are 8 row repeated twice). Designed by Margret Willson. Aran weight yarn.
Knit Your Cables Afghan
Experiment with 10 cable stitch patterns in this sample, accented with garter stitch squares. Instructional videos available too.
12 Square Sampler Afghan
Includes 12 stitch patterns such as Basketweave, Seed Stitch, Beels & Rib, Daisy Chain, Pueblo Square, Windswept, Wrap Mock Cable, Tumbleweed, Turnpike, Jubilee Diamond, Mini Diamond, Acorn, and Finishing Squares. Size 30″ by 40″. Designed by Red Heart
Slip Stitch Sampler Afghan
Lion Brand’s colorwork sampler is worked in 6 squares, each square in a log cabin style, with 6 logs, each with a different slip stitch design. A great stashbuster! About 50 x 75 in. (127 x 190.5 cm)
Fireside Patchwork Afghan
Designed by Nicky Epstein, this afghan is made of 6 different blocks repeated. About 38 x 56 in. (96.5 x 142 cm) Each block measures about 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (21.5 x 26.5 cm)
Lace Sampler Baby Blanket
Designed by Amy Gunderson for Universal Yarns. 34” x 34”
Textured Afghan
Yarnspirations designed this throw with panels of garter slip stitch, moss rib, and trinity stitch. Approx 46½” x 64½” [118 x 164 cm].
Checkerboard Sampler Afghan
Yarnspirations designed this throw sized about 46 x 43 ins [117 x 109 cm].
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Sampler Afghan
Designed by Lorena Haldeman and Sharon Emery, this afghan is made of 12 different squares, one for each month of the year. Pictured project by lunona.
Patterns for Purchase
Aran Sampler Throw
No longer free. Throw blanket that's destined to be an heirloom knit with 4 different cable patterns including honeycomb cable, diamond moss cable, medallion cable, and braided cable. Size 44" x 60". Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Mary Maxim
Scandinavian Sampler Blanket
No longer free. Throw inspired by traditional Nordic patterns in colorwork, slip stitches, and mock cables designs. Size: 90cm x 118cm. Aran weight yarn. Great for stashbusting. Designed by Nicola Valiji.
Textured Landscape Throw
Sampler afghan blanket with asymmetric arrangement of different sized pattern ‘blocks’ with stitch patterns that are mostly cables. Full written instructions as well as charts. Made in 5 sections which only require vertical seams. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Helen Gipson.
Get the knitting pattern on Lovecrafts
Sampler Stripes Blanket
Blanket with several sections of different textures. 3 sizes included: Small- 67cm x 80cm, Medium- 107cm x 118cm, Large- 147cm x 156cm. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Knit Sew Make.
Get the knitting pattern on Etsy
Seamless Knit Square Afghan
This sampler throw made up of 48 squares and is completely seamless. Many of the squares are cable designs. The pattern is both written and charted. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Lara Simonson.
Get the knitting pattern on Etsy
Easy Sampler Throw
2 color blanket with 6 different mosaic patterns knit with easy slip stitch colorwork with one color per row. Designed by Melissa Leapman. One of the 8 projects in The Beginner's Guide To Mosaic Knitting - Easy One Color Per Row Technique
Wee Baby Blocks Baby Blanket
A seamless baby blanket with 12 different stitch pattern blocks. Finished Measurements: 26 inches (width) x 30 inches (height) after blocking. Designed by Susan Barstein. Worsted weight yarn. Pictured projects by the designer and MrsBeccaStanton.
Easy Textured Sampler Throw
One of 29 projects in Easy Textured Knits ebook from Leisure Arts.
