This pattern comes from Weldon’s Practical Knitter, Number 49, Twelfth Series (1890). It is also published in Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 5, Interweave Press, 2001.

The original pattern calls for “Shetland wool and Andalusian wool,” “No. 18 steel knitting needles ” (modern equivalent 1.25mm/US 0000.) and “two pearl buttons as small as glove buttons.”

As with most 19th century patterns, there is no gauge/tension stated in the pattern. There are also no stated finished dimensions. The pattern is written entirely in text and there are no charts. There is, however, an illustration.