Knitted Bustle by Marie Jane Cooper

Knitted Bustle

Knitting
DK (11 wpi) ?
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
3.5 mm (E)
English

This pattern is from The New Guide to Knitting and Crochet by Marie Jane Cooper, published by J.S. Cooper, Foreign and British Depot of Berlin Patterns and Materials for Ladies’ Fancy Works, Royal Marine Library, Hastings and Parry, Blenkarn & Co., London, 1847.

The suggested yarn is “eight-thread fleecy” knit on “No. 1 and No. 10 needles (modern equivalent 6.5mm/ US 10.5 and 3.5mm/ US 4.)

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 or illustrations.