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Long Thread Media

Trousseau Silk Stockings to Knit

Regular price $6.50 USD
Regular price Sale price $6.50 USD
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Mimi Seyferth’s beautiful silk stockings will delight a bride.

Materials needed:
  • Treenway Silks Alirio, 100% Bombyx noil silk yarn, fingering weight, 490 yards (448.1 m)/100 gram (3.5 oz) skein, 2 skeins of Natural; www.treenwaysilks.com
  • Needles, two circular size 0 (2.0 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
  • A medium-sized plastic straw or size 6 (4 mm) knitting needle for buttony
  • Tapestry needle
  • Stitch markers
  • Satin ribbon, two 36-inch (91.4-cm) lengths of 1⁄8 inch (3 mm)
  • Cable needle, to move sts from needle to needle, optional
Finished sizes: 8 (8½, 9½, 10½) inches (20.3 [21.6, 24.1, 26.7] cm) foot circumference; 13¾ (16, 19, 21) inches (34.9 [40.6, 48.3, 53.3] cm) thigh circumference; 8¼ (9½, 10¼, 11) inches (21.0 [24.1, 26.0, 27.9] cm) foot length, foot length is adjustable; sample stockings measure 8 inches (20.3 cm) in foot circumference and 21 inches (53.3 cm) long from top cuff to heel; length of stocking will vary depending on number of rnds knitted in thigh and calf sections
Gauge: 34 sts and 50 rnds = 4 inches (10.2 cm) in St st; 32 sts and 50 rnds = 4 inches (10.2 cm) in lace patt; 18-st rep from Tree Chart = 2¼ inches (5.7 cm) wide

Author/Designer: Mary Seyferth