The following directions will make a full-sized Stocking, viz—12 inches round the top of the leg, 12 inches in length from the top to the heel, and 11 inches long in the foot. By using Needles Nos. 16 or 18 it will make a size larger or smaller.
The Leg—Use the color for the top—Cast on 24 stitches on each of four needles, keeping the fifth to make it round.
1st round—Pearl 3 stitches and knit 3 stitches alternately all round; in all 96 stitches.
Work 30 rounds or two inches more the same, always knitting or pearling the same stitches throughout the leg.—With the other color, knit 8 inches more the same.
To Shape the Heel—Knit 23 stitches plain off the 1st needle which leaves a stitch, and putting it on the 2nd needle turn back, so as to work on the 23 stitches. Slip the 1st stitch and pearl the 22 stitches, then, using the same needle, pearl 20 stitches off the next needle, which leaves 4 stitches; put them on the next needle and turn back. The 53 stitches on the other needles are left for the Instep.
1st row—Slip the 1st stitch, knit 20, pearl 1, knit 21; turn back.
2nd row—Slip 1, pearl 42 stitches; turn back.
Repeat the 2 last rows 22 times more.
To round the Heel. 47th row—Slip 1, knit 15, knit 2 together, knit 6, knit 2 together, knit 1, turn back, leaving 16 stitches on the other needle.