New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-19
STOCKING KNITTING.
THE HEEL AND GUssETs.

In addition to the heels already described
other kind deserves a word Of notice. This Is the
Welsh heel The Welsh ladies' are usually very
skltul and industrious knitters, and their mode OF
turning the heel is peculiar. No matter how wide
or narrow it may be- the hee-pece, when long
enough, is always divided into three equal parts,
or nearly equal parts, making the side por-
lions a little longer than the middle part
where the stitches not exactly Invisible
by three Thus if there are 80 loops
the heel each part viii consist of ten. III 81 loops,
then each side part will have IL stitches and the
middle part o. Il 80 loops, then there Will be II
stitchs on each side part and 10 IN the middle
With SO stitches each part would contain IL. In
knitting the middle part or tongue, proceed TIL
only stitch Of the tongue on the needle linen
sp the first of the side stitches over this with the
right neede.-Knit the last of the tongue stitches
1.-THE one the side stitch has been slipped oyer and
turn back. Repeat this process at the other side,
purling the last stitch of the tongue after the first
OF the side stitches has been slipped over 1t, and
then turning back Tins is continued till the side
parts are all worked off.
Having by one or another of the various meth
DDS described turned the heel the gussets are now
to be made. These are not separate pieces to be
knit first and then inserted in the side of the foot
as the name might seem TO imply The whole foot
is IN fact, knit in pece-like the les-after the
heel turned. but IL is convenient TO have special
names for different parts OF IL, and the word gus
set" has. therefore, been adopted by one OF two
authorities for the side piece of the heel Holding
the open work of the stocking before the knltter
the condition of the work is this: On the top are
the two needles containing the instep stitches; at
the bottom is the heel needle with its stitches vary
ing from stitch where the French heel is
made to i've, seven, nino or even dozen or more II
the Welsh heel is adopted. On each side stretching
from the heel needle to the lnstep Is the - chain
edge " of the heel piecethe slipped stitches that
were made at the beginning of each row while knit
ting the heel.
These slipped stitches now to be picked up.
Taking the side Of the heel piece to the left OF the
heel needle in the left hand and the heel needle IN
the right hand pick up the first slip stitch and knit
II "a Won nick il I'D Do this with all the slipped
stitches on that side This brings you TO the instop
needles Take q fresh needle and knit on
il the whole of the instep stitches This brings
You to the gusset on the left OF the 1nstep
With third needle pick all the slipped stitches
along this chain edge, knitting them always as you
pick them up. This brings you round TO the inst
heel or side needle. Knit few stitches from this
needle till the middle of the bottom of the foot
il reached. and the stitches on these two side
needles are equal The foot is now on three needles
Ill the first side needle, ~ the insIep or front
advances regularly from this point round and round
In the Welsh heel. which Is unusually WIDE 1t VIII
suffice 10 pick up the slipped stitches on the heel as
above described With the narrow heels, and par
ticularIy with the French heel, this plan would
leave this part of the foot too narrow 10 prevent
this it IL customary 10 increase lew
loops in picking up the heel stitches
In the French heel this is done by increasing one in
every third stitch. In the other heels one
in every fourth is a good average In many pat
terms the number of stitches to be picked mp Is spec
fed Thus supposing there are 10 slipped STITCHES
on the side the directions may call for 30 to be
picked up. This that there must be IN
creased stitches or increase fourth stitch
II tbs number Of slipped stitches were - and the
attern still called for 20 to be picked up then there
,youId he an increase Of stitches in the whole side
niece. or one every third stitch. The number OF
ahmed stitches down the heel piece Is always haf
the number of rows IN It's length. inns II the
heel IL made 80 rows deep before turning there
will be IS slipped stitches on each sde II IL rows
deem then II stitches each side. and 50 on. The
increased stitches always made by hrsl knitting
one plain stitch into the loop aud then knitting an
other INTO the back part of the same loop-in Other
,vo,,ls knitting plain and twist stitch into the
same loop In picking up the stitches some kntters
recommend lifting them each side of the heel
u,i,bout knitting Oh a separate needle, and then
Knitting once round plain, making the increasings
on the gusset needles on tho second round.
The stitches being all picked up knit one plain
roupL before beginning the narrowing Tor the
oussets. The universal rule in stocking knttinss
that the middle of the foot must have exactly the
same number of stitches as the ankle IL the
st,,cbes are counted after the loops have all been
nicked I'D ON the heel piece, 1t will be fonnd that
they considerably outnnmber the ankle seltcn ,
"a q
nnmLer and the knitting proceeds one row WIN
ro,y;ngs tine next plain that Is, without narrow
ings. tili the foot and ankle are Oh equai w'u'n'
Ills completes the Russets.