10th, 11th, 12th and 13th rounds.—Red wool, k 1, *, slip 2, k 4, repeat from *, end with k 3.
14th round.—Heather wool. Knit all.
15th and 16th rounds.—Purl all.
Repeat from 1st round once more.
Repeat up to 9th round once.
You will have 5 coloured squares. Break off red wool.
With heather wool k 1, p 1 alternately every round until your stocking measures, from casting on, a length of six inches.
Stocking Leg
Before beginning to rib the stocking leg, you must turn what you have knitted inside out to make the fancy top fall over correctly. Do this and arrange your stitches as follows. Place 31 on 1st needle, which will be called the back or heel needle, 24 on the 2nd, 23 on the 3rd needle.
1st round.—P 2, k 2, p 2, k 2, p 2, k 3, knit 2 together, k 3, knit 2 together, k 1, *, p 2, k 2, p 2, k 2, p 2, k 9, repeat from *.