Plain stitch taken from behind (fig. [351]).—Put the needle in from right to left, under the back part of the stitch; leave the thread behind the needle, then pass it from right to left over the needle and draw it through the stitch.
Fig. 351. Plain stitch taken from behind.
Back, or seam-stitch taken from behind (fig. [352]).—Put the needle into the second part of the stitch, upwards from below, and knit it as a back or seam-stitch.
Fig. 352. Back or seam-stitch taken from behind.
In plain stitch, taken from behind, the two threads of the loop are crossed, instead of lying side by side, as they do in plain knitting.
Back-stitch taken from behind, is only used for certain open-work patterns.
Overs (fig. [353]).—These form holes in plain knitting, and are used for open-work patterns and for increasing.
