The toe should be pressed before looping together, so as not to ravel, and after it is looped, to make it look neat.
LONG STOCKINGS.
You do not take out any of the needles in knitting stockings, but set up with the full set of needles. Knit the top a little loose so as to give the required size. Knit from 6o to 100 rounds and then shorten the stitch a very little, knit 10 to i5 rounds and again shorten; knit the length required, say 130 or 140 rounds. Knit Heel and complete same as for sock. If a measure is prefered, it takes about 24 inches before shortening the stitch, and 6 or 7 for ankle after tightening.
ANOTHER WAY
Knit 60 to 100 rounds, take out one needle in the center of the cylinder at the back; knit 2or 3 rounds; take out the fourth needle on each side of the first one taken out; knit two rounds and take out the fourth needle on each side of the first one taken out. Continue to knit two rounds, removing the fourth needle on each side until every fourth needle is removed. Knit 30 to 50 rounds and put in the needles taken out in front where the heel is knit; knit the heel; knit the length required for the foot; put in the rest of the needles taken out; knit three rounds, and knit toe as in other cases. If taking out every fourth needle makes the ankle too small only remove them from -the back half of the CYLINDER; this makes the seam only in front of the stocking.
INFANTS' STOCKINGS.
Any number of needles may be used, less 16 required to be taken out for reversing the machine. In a 72-NEEDLE CYLINDER take out 16, leaving 56. Set up as directed. Knit from 30 to 40 times across, then narrow two stitches, one on each side, third time across, until you have narrowed 8 stitches. In narrowing, lift the stitch from the last needle at the edge and put it over the next needle, then take the empty needles out of the machine. After narrowing 8 stitches knit 20 times across for the ankle, leaving the machine ready to turn backward. Lift up all the needles except 9 next to YARN-CARRIER.
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