This pattern comes from Weldon’s Practical Knitter, Number 25, Seventh Series (1888). It is also published in Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 3, Interweave Press, 2000.

The original pattern calls for “Andalusian wool and…single Berlin wool” and “a pair of steel knitting needles No. 14 (modern equivalent 2mm/US 0.)” Sateen, cardboard and black fabric to convert the underside to a penwiper are needed to complete the cushion.

The pincushion is knit in three pieces and sewn together with the other parts added after the top is complete.

As with most 19th century patterns, there is no gauge/tension stated in the pattern. There are also no stated finished dimensions. The pattern is written entirely in text and there are no charts. There is, however, an illustration.