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1890s Stockings with Fancy Tops

by Nancy Bush
Knitting Traditions, Winter 2011
Knitting
Feet / Legs → Socks → Knee-highs
January 2011
Wooly West Footpath
Fingering / 4 ply (14 wpi)
15 stitches and 20 rows = 2 inches in stockinette stitch worked in the round
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 1 - 2.25 mm
1050 yards (960 m)
Woman's US 8-9

Plain ribbed knee-high socks with 3 different colorwork cuff variations.
You actually need 3 skeins of the main colour (so 525 yds), and only small amounts of 2 or 3 other colors.

About this pattern
1890s Stockings with Fancy Tops
by Nancy Bush
average rating of 4.0 from 1 vote
average difficulty from 1 user
1 project, in 5 queues
About this yarn
Footpath
by Wooly West
Fingering / 4 ply
85% Wool, 15% Nylon
175 yards / 60 grams
average rating from 5 votes
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