This is a practice piece for the Snooze Sack which is constructed similarly.

YARN, GAUGE, SIZE AND MACHINE Versions for standard, bulky and mid-gauge machines are included. European double bed machines and Japanese machines with matching ribbers are both good choices. The second bed does need the same needle spacing as the first. There are a few older models of machines that do have ribbers but the ribbers only have needles in every other needle space compared to the main bed. Such machines cannot do this work. A ribber required for the embossed cable and is helpful for the plain version of the sack.

The bulky version is for worsted weight yarn getting 4 stitches/ 6 rows per inch. The mid-gauge version is for DK yarn getting 5.5 stitches/8 rows/ inch. The standard version is for fingering yarn getting 7 stitches/10 rows per inch. Details about the cables are included in the included Two Kinds of Travelling Cables article. The cable is the same for all gauges but the 8 or 10 row repeat occurs a different number of times for each gauge.

This pattern bundle also includes articles on making a special tool to assist with casting on and a way for Passap and Superba knitters to bind off around “gatepegs.”