In article ,
Rach *in NZ* wrote:
Hey all, me again!

I am posting on behalf of a friend who has been asked to knit some
socks from an old english pattern, circ. 1940'ish.

this is this part that she is having problems with, can any of you
knitted brained wonders help please???

D-1/2"-5
I-1/2"-10
B-4-2R-8
snip
they are not following on from each other

I think it would help if we had some idea of
where in the pattern those abbreviations occur.

=Tamar