New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-23

wool soes very snug, comfortable slipper can thus
DO made.
STOCKING KNITTING.
sTRUMPFRENDER
The following are additional examples of these
German patterns:
CHURCH WINDOW PATTERN.
Count 20 stitches for each pattern.
LIST round: Q twist, 2 pur twist, 2 purl, twist.
10 purl.
I'd, 9th. 9th. 9th, 10th and 18th rounds Same as
ISL
Sd round: twist. purl. 2 twist, 2 purl,
twist, 10 plain.
9TH, 7th, 9Th and 10th rounds: Same as Sd.
18th round 10 purl 2 twist, purl, twist,
purl. twist
18th. 18th, 18th. 21st and 22d rounds: Same as
18th.
18th round: 10 plain. twist, 2 purl. 2 twist. 2
purl, twist.
10th, 10th, Goth, 23d and oath rounds: Like the
18th.
On the 25th round repeat from the 1st.
ALMOND PATTERN
Count stitches for each pattern.
LIST to 4th rounds: Purl.
5th round: 4 purl. over: repeat
eth found: 4 purl. over, plain Ghe cover" of the
previous rcuud). over.
9TH round: 4 purl, over. plain. over.
9Th round: 4 purl, plain, knit together
plain
9th round: purl 8 plain
10th round: purl. knit together.
18th round; Purl 8. purl 2 together
18th, 18th and 14th rounds {: Purl.
18th round: purl. over. Q puri.
10th rounds 2 purl, over. plain. over, purl.
18th round: purl over. plain, over purl.
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plain. 2 purl.
10th round purl. 3 plain, 2 purl.
Goth round: purI, knit 8 together. purL
21st round purl. purl together, purl2 2.
Repeat from LIST round.
ALEXANDER BAND.
Count 10 stitches for each pattern and purl 3
rounds.
4th round: Narrow. 6 plain. over twice. plain.
narrow.
9Th round Narrow. 8 plain, Of the "over twice"
make stitches-1 purl. plain. purl, plain.
purl. plain-then plain narrow.
9Th round: Marrow. IA plain. narrow.
7th round: Narrow. IL plain. narrow.
9Th round: Marrow. plain and over times,
plain, narrow.
9th round Narrow, 10 plain, narrow.
10th round: Narrow. IA plain, narrow.
Repeat from LIST round.
Az the under part Of stocking wears out much
quicker than the upper, it Is sometimes customary
to knit these two parts separately and then sew
them together. All the best woven hosiery Is made
In this manner. This plan of working the foot is
known a. the Italian style of stocking knitting.
though 1t 10 not peculiar to the natives of that
sunny land In carrying 1t out proceed as
iollows: Knit to the end Of the plain part Of the
snkle Divide tho stitches for the foot. allowing
~ n.l han for fha mat KpstG frat
che upper part or instep. in simple plain and purl
rows unit; Il IL 2ls inches short Of its full length
or till the narrowing for the toe begins. Then de-
crease for tho too and cast OF. Next knit and tnrn
the heel French fashion Pick up the stitches as usual
Knit the two heel needles back and forth. knit
tipe ono row and purling the next, and decreasing
every other row to form the gussets till the stitches
arc the same in number as those on the 'nstep.
Then knit plain and purl rows without decreasing,
oil the toe ia reached Marrow here Just as often as
you did on the upper part Of the foot, aud cast Off,
Then SOW tho upper and under parts OF the ioot TO-
eether. When the under part is worn 1t can be I'M
ripped from tho upper. new one knit and sewed TO
tie upper making the foot as good asnew.
The usual mode of reheeling stockings does not
require the whole foot to be revoked Put the
soak OF stocking In your hand, cut 1t carefully along
ono row Of stitches exactly three rows below where
ne stitches werc originally divided for the heel but
Gnly f0m tia seam of one gusset round the heel to
The gusset seam on the ether side. When
cut unravel the next row. and pick up
the stitches on q needle. Next cut away
the stitches just before the first row Of the under
part Of the foot rst complete round OF the foot
after turning the heel, unravel TO the first row.
pick up the stitches and either cast them OIL or
kesve them to be knitted In when the new heel is
finished These two cuts it will be seen meet In