The instructions to make stockings like these appear in several 19th Century Knitting publications, the first known edition is the 1817 copy of The Knitting Teachers’ Assistant, which was republished several times, including an 1888 edition. This pattern is a modern interpretation of the original, stitch for stitch, which has been translated and brought up-to-date for the contemporary knitter. Finished objects that are produced using this pattern may be worn by re-enactors looking to wear authentic items that would have been knit throughout the 19th Century.

This pattern contains instructions for 5 sizes of knit wool stockings (from “child of 5” to “woman’s size, the first”) made with sock/fingering yarn.