The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described . Fig. 550. Stocking Knitting—Plain Toe. Decrease. Work three plain rounds and a Take In round,three times, putting fresh stitches on to the pins from theback pin, then two plain rounds and a Take In round twice,and then an alternate Take In round, and Knit round,until four stitches are lef
The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described . Fig. 550. Stocking Knitting—Plain Toe. Decrease. Work three plain rounds and a Take In round,three times, putting fresh stitches on to the pins from theback pin, then two plain rounds and a Take In round twice,and then an alternate Take In round, and Knit round,until four stitches are left, which treat as beforementioned. Re-Footing.—Unpick the foot until the bad placesare taken out, then re-work from that place. Re-Heeling or Grafting, as shown in Fig. 551. Theheel of a stocking wears out before the other parts, butcan be renewed as follows : Cut away the bad heel, andpick the stitches up where the heel was first commenced,upon fine short pins. Cut away the Edge Stitches andtake up the Gusset Stitches upon two pins, re-KNiT the. Fig. 551. Stocking Knitting—Re-Heel. heel and Cast off the last stitch of every row with oneof the Gusset Stitches on the Knit side of the heel,Cast off by Slipping and Knitting the two stitches onthe plain side, by Purling the two together on the Purledside, and when all but three of the Gusset Stitches areused, close the heel to match the Knitting upon the other stocking, or Knit back to the end of the pin, work thethree Gusset Stitches there, return and work the threeupon the other side. Now place together the pin holdingthe heel stitches and those holding the foot stitches, andCast off on the wrong side as in Joining Knitting, orthread a darning needle and sew the stitches up. Re-Kneeing.—Unpick the worn away Knitting byunravelling, cutting it down the centre of the bad part,and leaving the ravelled out wool in lines upon each up the stitches at the top and bottom of the work, andplace them on needles, join on som
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