but instead of raising a needle up, push a needle down each course, on the opposite side from which you raised the needles while knitting first part. Continue this backward and forward, each time pushing a needle down until all the needles are down that were raised in the first part, except one on each side, which prevents a hole in the finished work.
When finishing heel, the machine must be in forward action with the cam in front. The heel is now finished and the needles will be in the same position as when you began to knit the heel, except the two needles just mentioned will be up. Now push all the needles down on the back part of machine, and see that the latches of the needles are down, and you are ready to knit the foot. When knitting heel or toe always raise the needles on same side of the machine that the yarn carrier stands, and put them down on the opposite side of machine from the yarn carrier,otherwise yon will have small holes where the heel joins.TO KNIT THE FOOT.
With the needles all down, put the other heel hook on the opposite side of the work so the weight will hang even on both hooks. Press down on the weight and continue to knit around to form the foot (as in knitting the leg). When you have knit the foot eight inches long, or any desired length, proceed to knit the toe. This will make a ten inch sock.
TO KNIT THE TOE.
This is done the same as knitting heel, using one hook, and on the same side of the stocking as the heel. Raise the needles on the back half of machine, knit back and forward, each time raising a needle until there are only ten in action, and continue to knit back and forward pushing down a needle on the opposite side each time and finish just as heel. When you get them all down to where you commence to make the toe, pull three-fourths or a yard of thread from the machine (measuring from sock) out of yarn carrier and place down inside the sock; then put all the needles down and turn the machine once around and the work will drop out, leaving only to bring raw edges together and close them with the knit stitch with the three-fourths of a yard of yarn, as explained, see next page, when the sock is complete.
As the heel and toe are being formed, the weight applied with left hand to the set up device is not sufficient to hold down the work. The heel hook is intended for this purpose. The hook is to be hooked on the inside of the work about one inch from the last needles raised up. Pull down sufficiently and commence narrowing for the heel (as described in making the heel). Before commencing to widen back, the hook must be hooked up near the needles again. When the heel is completed the hook can remain while knitting the foot. When the foot is completed the hook can be removed and used in making the toe. In knitting the heel and toe, care must be taken that the work
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