This sock fits well, and is easy to make.  It is knitted upon two pins, backwards and forwards.  Cast on 22 stitches and knit 22 rows, but increase once at the end of every other row on the right side of the work, so that there are 33 stitches in the 22nd row.  Now cast off 28 stitches and knit 12 rows, increasing 1 stitch at the end of every other row.  Now 12 more rows, decreasing 1 stitch at the end of every other row; this forms the toe.  Cast on 28 stitches on the same needle, and knit 22 rows, decreasing 1 stitch at the end of every other row, and cast off.  Pick up the 68 stitches on the upper part of shoe, and knit 20 rows, alternately 2 plain and 2 purl rows, decreasing 1 stitch on each side of the 12 stitches in every other row, which forms the toe and front of sock.  Knit 14 rows of 2 plain, 2 purl stitches alternately, then 3 open rows with 1 plain row between.  The open rows are worked as follows:—­* Purl 2 together, purl 1, make 1, repeat *, 3 plain rows, 1 open row, 1 plain row, and cast off.  The sock is sewn together down the back of leg, centre of sole, and the point joined like a gusset to form the toe.

[Illustration:  312.—­Knitted Sock.]

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313.—­Knitted Pattern for Counterpanes, Berceaunette Covers, Couvrettes, Antimacassars, &c.

Materials:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s knitting cotton; 5 steel knitting-needles of a corresponding size.

[Illustration:  313.—­Knitted Pattern for Counterpanes, Berceaunette Covers, &c.]

According to the size of the cotton employed, this beautiful square makes different articles, such as counterpanes, couvrettes, &c. &c.  If worked with Evans’s cotton No. 10, it will be suitable for the first-mentioned purpose.  Begin the square in the centre, cast on 8 stitches, 2 on each needle; join them into a circle, and knit plain the 1st round. 2nd round:  * Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1; repeat 3 times more from *.

3rd round:  Plain knitting.  This knitted round is repeated after every pattern round.  We shall not mention this again, nor the repetition from *.

4th round:  * Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1.

6th round:  * Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 3, throw the cotton forward, knit 1.

8th round:  * Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 5, throw the cotton forward, knit 1.

The 9th to 18th rounds are knitted in the same manner, only in every other round the number of stitches between the 2 stitches formed by throwing the cotton forward increases by 2, so that in the 18th round 15 stitches are knitted between.

20th round:  * Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 5, slip 1, knit 1, draw the slipped over the knitted stitch, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 5, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1.