This pattern comes from Weldon’s Practical Knitter, Number 35, Eighth Series (1888). It is also published in Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 3, Interweave Press, 2000.

The original pattern is worked in the “Brioche” stitch and calls for “Victoria yarn, a nice fine wool” and No. 13 needles (modern equivalent 2.25mm/US 1.) A small amount of white wool and silk cord are also needed to complete “This novel hat” which is knitted in one long strip, 9 ½” wide and 17” long and then folded into shape.

As with most 19th century patterns, there is no gauge/tension stated in the pattern. There are no finished dimensions apart from the measurements above. The pattern is written entirely in text and there are no charts. There is, however, an illustration.