Materials suggested:
300 grams DMC knitting yarn and needles Nr. 2-1/2 (old German needle size) for a finished diameter of 130 cm.

Offered as a mail order pattern (Abb. 30) in Meyers Handarbeitsheft, Nr. 36 Kunststricken. However the pattern and instructions were published separately in Meyers Strickschrift 1452, not in Meyers 36.