2nd row.—Plain knitting. Do two rows in every shade progressively, until you come to the lightest, when you will knit four, then two of every shade back to the darkest, with which you will fasten off. Sew up the side.
For the foundation use four needles, No. 20. Pick up 30 stitches on each of three needles, and knit 3 plain rounds with the darkest shade but one.
4th round.—Make 1, k. 2 t., repeat.
5th.—(With the next lightest shade, continuing to change the wool every fourth round,) knit 12, knit 2 t., repeat.
6th.—Knit 11, knit 2 t., repeat.
7th.—Knit 10, knit 2 t., repeat.
8th.—Plain knitting.
9th.—Make 1, knit 2 t., repeat.
10th.—Knit 2 t., k. 9, repeat.
11th.—Knit 2 t., k. 8, repeat.