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Help with old english knitting directions

Hey all, me again!

I am posting on behalf of a friend who has been asked to knit some socks from an old english pattern, circ. 1940'ish.

this is this part that she is having problems with, can any of you knitted brained wonders help please???

D-1/2"-5 I-1/2"-10 B-4-2R-8

There are no gaps, what you are seeing above is exactly how it is written. I can't figure it out, and neither can she which is saying something as she is a very experienced knitter but these have her stumped!! they are not following on from each other, but they are the only instructions that just don't make sense to her...

Any and all advice is, as always, appreciated!!

Rach

Reply to
Rach *in NZ*
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I think it would help if we had some idea of where in the pattern those abbreviations occur.

=Tamar

Reply to
Richard Eney

we need more of this pattern to know what they are on about, D must mean something as do I and B although if it is a lot of colours listed as ABCDEFGHI then of course that would account for it, or a part of the pattern that is listed as these Abbrevs. instead of repeat from * - ** it may mean Knit in colour D for 1/2 -5 meaning five rows...could be anything til we get to see the pattern as a whole.

hugz cher

Reply to
spinninglilac

Hi Rach,

I have to agree with Cher. I just got out my old book with an Argyle sock patterns and there are three or more colors and it says something like this Knit 2G-13 N-1 M-1 G-13 and like that. Hope this helps.

Hugs,

Nora

Reply to
norabalcer

Hi, Rach.

Could you post more of the pattern, please?

Higs, Katherine

Reply to
Katherine

Almost ready, Rach. I am heading to the UK, France, and Germany with a group of students, so I am frantically cleaning my house, and packing. Not forgetting my knitting!

Higs, Katherine

Reply to
Katherine

Is there some sort of picture with those letters beside a part of the sock ????? mirjam

Reply to
Mirjam Bruck-Cohen

Have a great trip, Katherine. Judy

Reply to
JCT

Thanks, Judy. I have my clothes ready to put into the suitcase, and most of the cleaning done. SO I am almost ready to go.

Higs, Katherine

Reply to
Katherine

Rach,

I did a search on the numbers you gave us and had no success. We need more pattern to help.

Hugs & God bless, Dennis & Gail

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Spike Driver

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