Knitting pattern
Charles E. Crookes
Category
Ephemera
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper and cardboard
Measurements
158 mm (length); 130 mm (width)
Place of origin
Richmond
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658022
Summary
A thin maroon cardboard envelope which contains five cards of knitting instructions. The envelope has on the front a yellow label with the title 'How To Knit Stockings' and below it a ball of wool with four needles stuck in it and two striped stockings. The back of the envelope has a white label with advertisments for other 'how to knit' packages. There are five instructions cards numbered 1,2,2,3, and 4, which have only text. Total number of items is 6.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Joan Crowhurst in December 1974.
Makers and roles
Charles E. Crookes, engraver and publisher