The household cyclopædia of practical receipts and daily wants . pin. Eepeat, by put-ting the right-hand pinthrough the loop, and pass-ing the thread between thepins as before. Plain Knitting.—When you have cast on the stitches, the pin with thestitches on it must beheld in the left hand; turn the thread round the little finger of theright hand, and passit under the secondand third fingers, andover the fore-finger;with the right handput the other pin intothe first loop on thelef t pin; with the fore-finger of the righthand the thread mustbe passed between thepins, and, by bring-ing the head th
The household cyclopædia of practical receipts and daily wants . pin. Eepeat, by put-ting the right-hand pinthrough the loop, and pass-ing the thread between thepins as before. Plain Knitting.—When you have cast on the stitches, the pin with thestitches on it must beheld in the left hand; turn the thread round the little finger of theright hand, and passit under the secondand third fingers, andover the fore-finger;with the right handput the other pin intothe first loop on thelef t pin; with the fore-finger of the righthand the thread mustbe passed between thepins, and, by bring-ing the head through,one stitch is formed;then take the loop ofthe left pin and re-peat. To Slip a Stitch is to transfer a stitch from the left pin to the right withoutknitting it. In all hnitting the first stitch of every row should be slipped tomake the edge firm and even. This is not given in the directions to work thepatterns, as it would much lengthen the description, but is to be observed asa fixed rule; for example, when a row commences thus, knit two together, work.
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