is properly held down, so that all the needles complete their stitch. If the last needle, in knitting across, fails to make its stitch when you reverse the machine to knit back, you will be liable to drop a stitch or leave an open place where the heel joins. But if the work is evenly held down with the heel hook or by hand, you will avoid that difficulty. You will find that about twelve rounds are required to make one inch in length, but in no case rely on this entirely, as the measurement must be exact, namely, five inch rib, nine inch leg, (fourteen inches from top to bottom) and foot ten inches, unless otherwise instructed.
    Before knitting a stocking complete, it might be well to practice on turning a heel. This you can do on one piece by knitting straight and turning a heel every three inches.

CLOSING THE TOE.

After the sock or stocking is run out of the machine take a sad or flat iron and damp cloth and press the toe so the stitches will lay out smooth. The sock will then appear like Fig. 3.
Ravel out one round until the yarn is brought to the corner, thread the yarn in a darning needle. Each stitch has the needle passed through it twice, thus, pass the needle IN through the first stitch and OUT through the next stitch on the same side, then put the needle IN through the first stitch and OUT through the next stitch on the other side, then put the needle IN through the same stitch you brought it OUT of on the first side, and OUT through the next stitch on the same side, so by alternating stitches from side to side, putting the needle IN the stitch from which you brought it OUT, or opposite sides. The toe will be looped together just the same as if knit.

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