sharpiefan: Sean Bean as Sharpe, text 'Normally I'm not this confused' (Sharpe confused)
sharpiefan ([personal profile] sharpiefan) wrote in [community profile] w_i_r2010-09-27 09:35 pm

Question

A friend is going to knit me a period comforter (I don't knit, myself) and I want to know what colour I should ask for?

There is the possibility I may end up wearing it while in uniform at some point. (I'm Other Ranks, in the 50th Foot during the Peninsular War - 1808-1814). I already have a pair of black fingerless mitts, but I am aware that matching scarf-and-glove sets are relatively modern, and very likely wouldn't apply to Other Ranks back then anyway.
msmcknittington: Queenie from Blackadder (Default)

[personal profile] msmcknittington 2010-09-27 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't really know much about that period of time, but generally for utilitarian items (i.e. stuff that the average person would have used to stay warm) for non-military folk, red and natural sheep colors are good. Natural sheep colors are things like unbleached white, gray, brown and black. So I guess you need to figure out which one would be most appropriate for wearing with a uniform and/or what your persona would be able to afford.