Last updated on August 20th, 2023 at 08:18 pm
As a general guide, 8-fold is generally equivalent to modern 5-Bulkily, 4-fold is generally equivalent to modern 4-worsted weight, 3-fold to DK weight, 2-fold to sock/fingering weight.
1909
From the 1909 Fleisher’s Knitting and Crocheting Manual, 7th Edition.
1912
From the 1912 Fleisher’s Knitting and Crocheting Manual, 10th Edition.
1914
From the Fleisher’s Knitting and Crocheting Manual, 12th Edition
1916
1917
This is from the 1917 Fleisher’s Knitting and Crochet Manual, 15th Edition.
Sadly, the second page is very fragile; I couldn’t get a really good scan of the second page without tearing it even more so I typed in the fuzzy text over the scan.
1918
This is from the 1918 Fleisher’s Knitting and Crocheting Manual, 16th Edition.
1923
From the 1923 Fleisher’s Knitting and Crocheting Manual, 20th Edition
1926
This is from the 1926 Fleisher’s Knitting and Crocheting Manual, 23rd Edition
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