New-York tribune., 1880-10-24
STOCKING KNITTING.

To one familiar with the details Of knitting a
rlain stocking ribbed work presents lew din
entities Both plain and ribbed stockings are knit
Oh the same general principles. In both the leg s
increased and decreased IN the same places the heel
turned and the toe narrowed after the same fashion
The difference is that IN one case tho ribbng stops
with the band at the top OF the leg, while IN the
other it is continued throughout the stocking
with the exception Of the toe and the under part OF
the foot
IN ribbed stockings the knitted stitches form a
nib OF ridge ana the purl stitches furrow. 1hIs
furrow must never be more than stitch wide The
ridge may be from up 10 3 or stitches wide,
according 10 taste and the fneness of the work. A
good average pattern however, is plain, purl.
The fins point requiring special care Is ID the IN
cIeaeiug and narrowing down the leg, which must
le done IN snch way that tie ribbing shall be uni
form on both sides Of the centre stitch. As the IN
creased stitches are only few number the simplest
vay with them ~ TO let the ridge on each SIDE the
centre stitch absorb the increase. In narrowing,
one of two plans NAV be adopted Either the seam
stitch in the middle may be preserved throughout
the leg and the narrOwings be done on each SIDE as
in plain knitting. or the narrowings nav be done
BY making one intake at the centre every decreas-
ing round This is the usual plan.
The narrowings are ALWAYS done on the third or
li.
nary seam stitch 1t will perhaps, be sufficient to
show how TO reduce two ribs TO by each of these
methods And first by the more common plan wlth
r nlain rounds between. The two rbs Will consist
Of the following stitches exactly IN the middle OF
the back needle:
Three plain. 1 purl plain, purl, plain, purl,
8 plain. The pur IN the middle is OI course tne
Isl decreasing round: plan. purl, plain, knit
together. 2 plain, pull 8 plain. , q
Next round: PLAIN l pnrl, plan' purl' d
PLAN: repeat this round more tlmes. g.
2d decreasing round: 9 plain, puri, PLAIN, knit
q together plain, pur 3 plain -
Next round: 3 plan. PnIl, o pain' l pur' .
plaiu: repeat the round more tunes .
81 decreasing round: 3 plain, pnrl, : piain' KNIT
Q together PLAIN, purl, pialn. q
Next round: pialn, l puri plaih, puri' %
plain: repeat this round more times.
Attn decreasing round: plan; / purl, pIain'
KNIT together, plain pur 8 PLAN. -, o
Next round: plain, purI. . pEHh, puT'' D
plain repeat more times
5tb decreasing round: plain. l purl, plain,
KNIT together. pur, plain -, .
Next round: plain, pun, PLAIN, puri, 8
ulaiB: repeat this round times.
6.b decreasing round; pam, pnrl, KhiV to-
s'Nr Ny ronnd: 3 plain, purl. l PLAN, l purl, 3
plaiu; repeat more times -
7th decreasing round: plain, purl, purl TO-
S9Srg' Neyf round md plain. pur, plain; repeat
more rounds o,. - o .oo,bor o
Next round plain, purl, plain and so on
This finishes rib on each side the centre. and the
reducing Of the others is done exactly Ia the same
way.
In the other method the details OF the narrowing
are as follows each decreasing round being supposed
10 have 10 plain rounds between:
Before narrowing: 3 plain Dur, plain sean
stitch always pnred), PLAIN. pnri. . pain.
lst decreasing round: PLAIN. pnri, KNIT 10,
gether knit l, seam stitch, knit siP l. knit aho
throw slipped stitch over. purl. PLAIN.
Next round: plain, ! purl. PLAN, seam sitch
2 plain, purl, 3 plain; repeat tor more rounds.
2d decreasing round: plain, purl together, !
PLAN seam stitch. plain. slip /. puri and throw
the slipped stitch over plain; repeat more
rounds 49,,
] plain, purI. 3 y lam; repeat more rounds.