Vintage Knickerbocker Stocking Pattern

We asked knitwear designer and author Vicki Square to use the pattern for “Boy’s Knickerbocker Stocking” from Weldon’s Practical Stocking Knitter, Third Series, included in Volume 2 of Weldon’s Practical Needlework (published in 1887), to reknit the socks. While the original pattern was intended for a boy, Vicki’s version is sized for a woman’s medium.

Knit these Victorian-era socks updated for the 21st-century. This pattern includes the original pattern from Weldon’s without any alterations as well as Vicki Square’s notes on how to knit her 21st-century adaptation of the pattern.

Materials:

• Yarn: Mousam Falls Sock Yarn by JaggerSpun, 100% wool yarn, 100 grams (3.5 oz)/skein, 2 skeins
• Needles: set of five double pointed U.S. size 1 (2. 5 mm)

Gauge: 32 sts and 34 rows = 4 inches (10.2 cm) in stockinette stitch

Finished size: Leg length from ankle to top cuff, 15 inches (38.1 cm); foot length, 9¾ inches (24.8 cm)

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