Pattern for 1862 new style garters

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+1862 Garters
+============
+
+.. figure:: godeysladysboo00phil-615.svg
+   :align: center
+   :alt: Traced vintage illustration of a garter with a garter stitch
+      loop, bands of alternate direction stockinette, a triangular end and
+      a tassel attached with two cords.
+
+The `1862 edition of the Godey's Lady's Book
+<https://archive.org/details/godeysladysboo00phil/page/n613/mode/1up>`_
+included instructions for a “new style of garter”.
+
+This is an adaptation of those instructions to modern knitting terms.
+
+The original pattern specified to make some cord and use it to attach
+the tassel to the garter; this pattern has optional instructions to use
+an i-cord instead, which looks nice, but is not, as far as I know, an
+historically accurate tecnique.
+
+Materials
+---------
+
+Yarn
+^^^^
+
+Less than one ball of fingering yarn; the original used red and white
+wool, but this is a good way to use leftovers of sock yarn.
+
+Needles
+^^^^^^^
+
+Two dpn, size 2.5 mm. This can also be worked on regular straight
+needles, but some care will be needed when picking up stitches, and you
+won't be able to work the i-cord.
+
+Directions
+----------
+
+Work the loop; the original used red.
+
+Long tail cast on 6 :term:`sts`.
+
+Work 44 rows in garter stitch; if using two colours insert the second
+color (white in the original) so that it is ready to be used after the
+last row.
+
+Pick up 6 :term:`sts` from the beginning of the work using the back tip
+of the needle, so that the working yarn is at the beginning of the
+needle and the tail from the cast on is at the other end.
+
+To work a rib, knit 6 rows in stockinette:
+
+row 1:
+   :term:`k` all :term:`sts`;
+row 2:
+   :term:`k` 1, :term:`p` 10, :term:`k` 1;
+row 3:
+   :term:`k` all :term:`sts`;
+row 4:
+   :term:`k` 1, :term:`p` 10, :term:`k` 1;
+row 5:
+   :term:`k` all :term:`sts`;
+row 6:
+   :term:`k` 1, :term:`p` 10, :term:`k` 1;
+
+Reverse the rows to knit the next rib.
+
+Repeat until you have 33 ribs (17 right side ones and 16 wrong side
+ones).
+
+Try the garter for size: it should easily wrap around the leg above the
+knee with a bit of spare lenght; if it is too short work a few more ribs
+until it fits, ending on a right side one.
+
+If using two colours, return to the starting one (red).
+
+Work the triangular end.
+
+row 1:
+   :term:`k` all :term:`sts`;
+row 2:
+   :term:`k` 9, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1;
+row 3:
+   :term:`k` 8, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1;
+row 4:
+   :term:`k` all :term:`sts`;
+row 5:
+   :term:`k` 7, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1;
+row 6:
+   :term:`k` 6, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1;
+row 7:
+   :term:`k` all :term:`sts`;
+row 8:
+   :term:`k` 5, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1;
+row 9:
+   :term:`k` 4, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1;
+row 10:
+   :term:`k` all :term:`sts`;
+row 11:
+   :term:`k` 3, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1;
+row 12:
+   :term:`k` 2, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1;
+row 13:
+   :term:`k` all :term:`sts`;
+row 14:
+   :term:`k` 1, :term:`k2t`, :term:`k` 1;
+rows 15-31:
+   if you want, knit 16 rows of i-cord;
+last row:
+   :term:`k3t`
+
+Pass the working yarn through the live stitch and cut it.
+
+Make a tassel using a 6 cm cardboard template and attach it either to
+the end of the i-cord or using a cord as in the picture.
+