YOu should put that up on the Historic Knit List. They would love it!
Wonder how long the poem would be for Eleanor'as sock???
I've played around with bobbin lace, torchon mostly. A friend taught me plaited stitch a couple of weeks ago. Once I get my spinning and weaving To Do list pared down, I'm ready to jump into it.
Pinz
I posted it on that list many a year ago now...it was fun. People argued about yarn size, and for some people the cast on seemed too big (84 stitches), and others said it was just right..and the usual back and forth. At the time I hadn't done much work with shaped calves myself, and it seemed intimidating. That was then, this is now.
I haven't looked at a pic of the Elenora stockings in so long (being that it's not my time period) that I forgot what they looked like!
I have done an over the knee stocking for my hubby, but I wasn't satisfied with the results yet, so I never knitted it's mate.