Question

[sharpiefan]

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.

Comments

[msmcknittington]

I don't really buy the leftover fabric argument, but I could see cloth being used specifically for that purpose, or even scarves/mufflers/whatever you want to call them being woven specifically to size. And if they were knitted, I'd expect them to be frameknit, rather than handknit. I dunno. I wish I knew enough to say either way.

God. Who knows, but YEAH, "talk to my boot" pretty much covers it. XD

Ha! That's basically my answer to everything that might involve someone staying healthy and safe. Need glasses to see? Wear the modern ones! Anyone doesn't like it, the boot.