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 original pattern called for “coral or Andalusian wool” and needles, No. 16 whose modern equivalent is 1.75mm/US 00. The edges are crocheted with a 19th century sized “bone crochet hook No. 12.”

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.

The interior is stranded and, according to the original pattern, should be treated with a “very weak paste” and left to dry so as to create an inside surface.