Historical Socks
Historical Sock Timeline:
| Title | Designer | Approx Date | Pattern Source |
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| Vindolanda Roman sock | 0200 |
We are seeking a source for these socks |
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| Striped socks from Antinoë | 0300 |
Anne-Marie Decker |
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| Patterned Muslim stockings | Lilinah biti-Anat | 1100 | |
| Gaulish short hose | 1100 |
Heather Rose Jones |
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| Uppsala slipper-sock | 1250 |
Anne-Marie Decker |
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| Anasazi sock | 1400 |
Anne-Marie Decker |
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| Medieval long hose | 1400 |
Heather Rose Jones |
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| Eleanora of Toledo socks | Anne DesMoines, Elizabeth Pearson | 1562 | |
| 16th century plain socks | Anne Lane | 1600 | |
| Striped stockings | Anne DesMoines | 1600 | |
| Socks with clocks | Noel M. R. McGonigle | 1600 | |
| 18th century stockings | Mara Riley | 1743 | |
| Thrummed Socks | Wool Trends | 1800 |
Free pattern from Wool Trends |
| 1817 School sock | Worthing Girls' School | 1817 | |
| Civil War socks: Confederacy | Macon Daily Telegraph and Confederate, 1864 | 1864 |
Piecework, March/April 2009 |
| Civil War socks: Union | U.S. Sanitary Commission | 1865 |
Piecework, March/April 2009 |
| Gentleman's Sock with Two Needles | Weldon's Practical Stocking Knitter, First Series | 1886 |
Weldon's Practical Needlework, Vol. 1 |
| Gentleman's Bicycle Stocking in Ridged Knitting | Weldon's Practical Stocking Knitter, First Series | 1886 |
Weldon's Practical Needlework, Vol. 1 |
| Gentleman's sock in Railway Stitch | Nancy Bush | 1889 |
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| Bed Sock in Lemon Pattern Fancy Knit Stripe | Nancy Bush | 1896 |
Knitting Vintage Socks & Stockings |
| Heelless sleeping socks | Nancy Bush | 1897 |
Knitting Vintage Socks & Stockings |
| Cycling or Golf Stockings | Nancy Bush | 1897 |
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| Child's First Sock in Shell Pattern | Nancy Bush | 1899 |
Knitting Vintage Socks & Stockings |
| Hook and Rose Turkish Socks | Anna Zilboorg | 1900 |
Fancy Feet |
| Evening Stockings for a Young Lady | Nancy Bush | 1900 |
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| Baby's Bootikin | Nancy Bush | 1905 |
Knitting Vintage Socks & Stockings |
| Infant's Knitted Bootees | Bear Brand Yarns | 1916 |
Manual of Yarnkraft, 14th Volume |
| World War 1 "Hospital" socks | Red Cross; July 1917 Modern Priscilla Needlework magazine | 1917 | |
| World War 1 Red Cross socks | Red Cross; July 1917 Modern Priscilla Needlework magazine | 1917 | |
| Columbia Child's Sock | Columbia Yarn Company | 1936 | |
| World War 2 Red Cross socks | Red Cross | 1939 | |
| Men's Argyle Socks | Originally published by Jack Frost in Two-Needle Socks, Volume 57 | 1940 | |
| Ladies Ankle Sock (Patons and Baldwins) | Patons and Baldwins | 1940 |
Patons and Baldwins Woolcraft, 13th Edition |
| Men's 2-Needle Heavy Socks | Published by Doreen Knitting, Volume 93, in 1946. | 1946 | |
| Perssons Garn Socks | Perssons Garn | 1950 |
Perssons Garn Leaflet |
