Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woolen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects . art of the machine. As allthe needles are in use to knit the foot,as in knitting the leg, and as it is simplyplain circular knitting, it is merely a matter of turning the crank in the right direction to make the cams ac-tuate the needles, until the place is arrived at where the toe should proceed to knit the toe. To Knit the Toe. The toe is knit, in every particular, like theheel. When completed, kn


Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woolen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects . art of the machine. As allthe needles are in use to knit the foot,as in knitting the leg, and as it is simplyplain circular knitting, it is merely a matter of turning the crank in the right direction to make the cams ac-tuate the needles, until the place is arrived at where the toe should proceed to knit the toe. To Knit the Toe. The toe is knit, in every particular, like theheel. When completed, knit two rounds with the needles all down,break off the yarn and run the work out of the machine, holding theweights up so that they may not draw down too hard while runningout. To Knit a Mitten. Take out every fourth needle as in knittingrib top; set and knit the length required for wrist; put in the needlestaken out, and lift the stitches over these needles to close the openingthat is left if they are allowed to set their own stitches. Knit fourteenrounds of plain knitting, then lift up the needles as in knitting the heelof a stocking, leaving twenty-four down in operation. On these. Fig. 131. Set-Up. 217 200 KNITTING needles knit the thumb. Knit back and forth forty-five times; closeoff the end of the thumb by lifting up six needles on each side; thenproceed as in knitting a heel. Push down all the twenty-four needlesand run the thumb out, leaving the yarn carrier on the left. Nowtake the selvedge stitches on each side of the thumb thus knit, begin-ning close at the bottom, and put them over the empty needles, twelvefrom each selvedge; put the yarn in the yarn carrier, push all the nee-


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