Scarf with a Wide and Handsome Border for a Mantel Drape from Weldon's, Series 6, Volume 2, 1887 by Jane Sowerby

Scarf with a Wide and Handsome Border for a Mantel Drape from Weldon's, Series 6, Volume 2, 1887

Knitting
November 2006
Lace ?
20 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
480 yards (439 m)
10" x 70"
English
Errata available: knittinguniverse.com

Pattern Description from Victorian Lace Today: “This splendid border is stunning with either the simple Drop-stitch pattern shone here or the Open diamond insertion from page 91.”

Difficulty: Intermediate Lace

Measurements: 10” x 70”

Yarn Weight/Yardage: #2 Fine Weight / 480 yds

Yarn & Colorway: HABU 2/17 Tsumugi 1 cone in 35 Whiskey

Needles: Straight or circular 3.75mm/US 4, or size to obtain gauge

Notions:

  • Stitch markers
  • Blunt needle
  • Crochet hook for cast-on

Note: Match the tension of the bind-off to the cast-on edge.

Pages: 88