Not Starting Stockings

[atherleisure]

I finally gauged the late Victorian openwork stockings I've been wanting to make for a bit. I really like this eyelet pattern.



Unfortunately, the gauge came out at 8 st./in., and that's way too coarse. The coarser gauge given in the book I got the fancy pattern from works out to about 13 st./in., and naturally they recommend a finer gauge than that. So new yarn is in order.

It's not like I don't have the yarn to knit 2.5 more sweaters so I'm not in a huge rush to find new yarn, but I'll start keeping my eyes open again.

Comments

[penwiper]

Some reviews on the Curio say that it knits up at a smaller gauge than standard #10 because of its softness, so keep that in mind. Mind you, I think that most of the reviewers who are saying that are wanting "hard" crochet, so they have to knit a softer yarn tighter to get it, so you might do just fine.

The dyeing process definitely does seem to affect the texture!

[atherleisure]

I'll definitely have to get some to try. It'll be after I have something else I need to order, but I'll let you know how it goes.

[penwiper]

Thank you, I'd love to hear it! It's always nice to get a review from someone else who does historical knitting, because it's definitely a different perspective.