To make one, merely bring the thread in front before knitting, when, as it passes over the needle, it makes a loop; to make two, three, or more, pass the thread
round the needle in addition
, once for 2, twice for 3, and so on.
1849. To Decrease
Take one stitch off without knitting; knit one, then slip the point of the left-hand needle in the unknitted stitch and draw it over the other. It is marked in receipts d. To decrease 2 or more, slip 1, knit 2, 3, or more together,
as one
, and pass the slip stitch over.
1850. How to Join a Round