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1847 Stockings for a Child Knitting Pattern

Project Type Socks, Baby/Children
Categories Knitting
Author Susan Strawn
Format Project/Pattern

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Child size version of the stockings adapted from an 1847 issue of Codey's Lady's Book.

Finished Size: 5 inches (12.7 cm) foot circumference and 4ΒΌ inches (10.8 cm) long from back of heel to tip of toe
Yarn: Brown Sheep Nature Spun, 100% wool yarn, fingering weight, 310 yards (283.5m)/50 gram (1.8 oz) skein, 2 skeins of #200 Bordeaux; www.brownsheep.com
Needles: Needles, set of double pointed, sizes 1 (2.25 mm) and 2 (2.75 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions: Marker; Tapestry needle
Gauge: 36 sts and 50 rnds = 4 inches (10.2 cm) in St st on larger needles
Originally Published: Knitting Traditions, Spring 2015.

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