TERMS USED IN KNITTING.
A turn means two rows.
To turn means to change from plain to purled stitches, or the reverse.
A ridge is formed by two rows when knitting with only two pins.
A loop stitch is formed by passing the thread before the needle, and, in knitting the next stitch, letting it take its usual place.
To increase in knitting a Quilt, care should always be taken to increase by knitting twice through the last stitch, which is done by knitting a stitch, and then, without taking out the needle, knitting a second at the back.
To fasten on in knitting. It is a secure fastening to lay the two ends contrary-wise to each other, and knit a few stitches with them both.
To narrow or decrease is to make small, to lessen, as in shaping a stocking.
Ribbed stitch, purl stitch, turned, or seam stitch, are all terms having the same meaning. A turned stitch is made by bringing the cotton before the needle, and instead of putting the needle over the upper cotton, it is put under.