This pattern comes from Weldon’s Practical Knitter, Number 125, Thirty-First Series (1896). It is also published in Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 11, Interweave Press, 2004.
The pincushion calls for “No. 16 knitting cotton (Strutt’s)” and “four steel needles, No. 18” (modern equivalent 1.25mm/US 0000.)

The finished cushion is covered and “mounted” with satin, and has a separate lace edging whose pattern is included in the pattern.

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.