1854. To Raise a Stitch
To raise a stitch is to knit the bar of thread between the two stitches as one.
1855. Abbreviations
The abbreviations used are:
| K | knit |
| P | purl |
| D | decrease |
| K 2 t | knit 2 together |
| P 2 t | purl 2 together |
| M 1 | make 1 |
1856. Size of Needles
Take care to have needles and cotton or wool that are suitable to each other in size. The work of the best knitter in the world would appear ill done if the needles were too fine or too coarse. In the former case, the work would be close and thick; in the latter it would be too much like a cobweb.