class="p2">Required.—4 needles No. 12, tested by Walker's Bell Gauge, 3 cuts of Alloa yarn (heather mixture), ½ cut of red to correspond.

K stands for knit, P for purl.

With heather mixture cast on 78 stitches, 26 on each needle. Knit 4 rounds of k 1, p 1 alternately.

Purl two rounds.

In the next round you use the two colours alternately. Don't break off the wool until directed to do so.

1st pattern round.—With red wool, k 4. Heather wool k 2, but in knitting these put the wool twice round the needle instead of once as in ordinary knitting; this is done to lengthen the stitch. Repeat.

2nd round.—Red wool, k 4, slip the 2 knitted stitches on to the same needle, letting the wool drop to make a long stitch. When you slip, put in needle, as if to purl, from right to left. Repeat.

3rd, 4th, and 5th rounds.—Same as 2nd.

6th round.—Heather wool. Knit all.

7th and 8th rounds.—Purl all.

9th round.—Red wool, k 1, *, heather wool, k 2, putting wool twice round needle, red wool, k 4, repeat from *, end with k 3 red wool.

10th, 11th, 12th and 13th rounds.—Red wool, k 1, *, slip 2, k 4, repeat from *, end with k 3.

14th round.—Heather wool. Knit all.

15th and 16th rounds.—Purl all.

Repeat from 1st round once more.

Repeat up to 9th round once.

You will have 5 coloured squares. Break off red wool.

With heather wool k 1, p 1 alternately every round until your stocking measures, from casting on, a length of six inches.

Stocking Leg

Before beginning to rib the stocking leg, you must turn what you have knitted inside out to make the fancy top fall over correctly. Do this and arrange your stitches as follows. Place 31 on 1st needle, which will be called the back or heel needle, 24 on the 2nd, 23 on the 3rd needle.

1st round.—P 2, k 2, p 2, k 2, p 2, k 3, knit 2 together, k 3, knit 2 together, k 1, *, p 2, k 2, p 2, k 2, p 2, k 9, repeat from *.

You will have 29 stitches on back needle, 76 in all.

2nd round.—* P 2, k 2, p 2, k 2, p 2, k 9, repeat from *.

This ribbing broad and narrow alternately is carried down the leg. In future, directions are only given for the increasings and decreasings made on the 1st or back needle.

Repeat the 2nd round until your stocking measures from casting on eight inches.

To increase for Calf of Leg

1st round.—Back needle. P 2, k 2, p 2, k 2, p 2, k 2, raise 1 (see general directions), knit till within 2 of end of broad rib, when raise 1, k 2, etc. By etc. please understand you are to knit the ribs according to pattern rest of round.

Rib 5 rounds with 11 stitches in centre back needle, broad rib.

7th round.—Same as 1st.

Rib 5 rounds with 13 stitches in centre back, broad rib.

13th round.—Same as 1st.

Rib, with 15 stitches in centre back needle, broad rib, until your stocking measures eleven inches from casting on.

Decreasing

This is done twice in the round at first, afterwards only once.

1st round.—Back needle. P 2, k 2, p 2, k 2, p 2, k 2, knit two together; knit until within 4 of end of this broad rib, when knit 2 together, k 2, etc.

Rib 4 rounds.—You will have 13 stitches in back needle rib.

6th round.—Same as 1st.

Rib 4 rounds.—11 stitches back needle rib.

11th round.—Same as 1st.

Rib 4 rounds.—9 stitches back needle rib.

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