Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-21
KNITTING STOCKINGS
The following instructions, in RI

4He 1OllOWlHS lnSIrucClOlS, Ill THy-
me, for knitting a stocking was sent
to the Tribune office by Mrs. J. P.
Roos.
This contribution seems appropri-
ate while knitting is the vogue in this
time of war By following this
rhyme carefully one is able to knit
stockings.
To knit a stocking, needles four,
Cast on three needles and no more !;
Each needle stitches eight and twenty
Then one for seam stitch will be
plenty.
Two plain, two purl, alternately
The top must give adequately,
Except the seam stitch, which you do
Once plain, once purl, the whole way
through.
A finger plain you next must knit,
Ere you begin to narrow it,
Two fingers length will not be wrong.
And then, the narrowings to make,
Two stitches you together take
Each side the seam, then eight rounds
plain
Before you narrow it again;
Ten narrowings, you'll surely find,
Will shape the stocking to your mind !;
Then twenty rounds knit plain must
be
And stitches sixty-fve you'll see
These just in half you must divide,
With thirty-two on either side;
But on one needle there will be
Seam stitch in middle, thirty three.
Ono-half on needles two you place,
And leave alone a little space;
The other, with the seam in middle,
To manage right, now is your riddle.
Backward and forward you must knit,
And always purl the backward bit;
The seam stitch purl and plain you
know,
And slip the first stitch every row;
When thirty rows you thus have done
Each side the seam knit two in one;
In each third row, till sure you feel
That forty rows are in your heel.
You then begin the heel to close;
For this, close one of the plain rows
Knit plain to seam, then "two in one;
One plain stitch more must still be
done.
Then turn your work purl as before;
The seam stitch "two in one" once
more:
Then turn again, knit till you see
Where first you turned-a gap will be
Across it knit together two,
And don't forget one plain to do;
Then turn again, purl as before,
And so-till there's a gap no more.
The seam stitch you no longer mind
That, with the heel, is left behind.
When all the heel is quite closed in
To knit a plain row you begin
And at the end you turn no more.
But round and round knit as before
For this, on side needle, take
The loops those first slipped stitche!
make
With your heel-needle knit them plain
To meet the old front half again;
This on one needle knit should be,
And then you'll have needle free
) To take up loops the other side,
And knit round plain, and to divid
The back parts evenly in two;
: Off the heel needle some are due;
Be careful that you count the sam
On each back needle; knit round plair
Put as the foot is much too wide,
Take two together at each side
On the back needles. where they NEE
The front, to make a seam quite neat
: Each time between knit one plai
round,
Till stitches sixty-four are found,
f! And the front needle does not lack
/ AS many as on both the back.
i You next knit fifty-six rounds plain
e But do not narrow it again;
I Twill then be long enough, and so,
. Begin to narrow at the toe,
Your long front row knit plainl
through,
But at its end knit stitches two;
|. Two first in the next row to match
d my meaning you'll not fail
(, catch).
d Then on the other side knit plain
It Half round, and do the same agai
e That is two last together catch,
2. Two first in the front row, to mattel
y At first knit four plain rounds b
n tween,
Then two, then one until it's seen
S. You've knit enough to close the toe
And then decrease in every row,
Until the stitches eight you've brougf
II Then break the thread off-not t,
h short
t And as these stitches eight you do,
t. Each time your end pull through.
is Then draw up all and close it tigl
And with a darning needle bright
Id Your end of thread securely run
IN And observation-disclosures stocking
10 done