Lux Wartime Socks 1941 by Lux

Lux Wartime Socks 1941

by Lux
Knitting
January 1941
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
8 stitches and 10 rows = 1 inch
in Stocking Stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
383 - 437 yards (350 - 400 m)
one size - 11" foot length, 16" leg length
English
This pattern is available for free.

This pattern is for socks to be sent to soldiers during WWII. Suitable for wearing with army boots etc. Issued as a supplement to the Lux Knitting Book of 1941, I’m not sure which month it was published that year. Published by Lever Bros., Australia. More information at Museums Victoria https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/1990815

Materials given in pattern: 4 oz of 4-ply wool.