How to Knit the Toe of a Stocking
No. 12.—This toe is worked as follows: Narrow after every 7 stitches, in the first round to be narrowed. Then knit 7 rounds plain. Narrow in the following round after every 6 stitches. Knit 6 rounds plain. Narrow in the next round after every 5 stitches. Knit 5 rounds plain. Continue working in such manner, always knitting 1 stitch less between the narrowings in every new round which is to be narrowed, and always knitting after every round narrowed the same number of plain rounds as the number of stitches knitted between the narrowings of this last round narrowed.
No. 13.—Before beginning to decrease this toe, divide the stitches evenly on 4 needles. Then narrow at the beginning of every needle; slip the first stitch, knit the next one, and draw the slipped stitch over the knitted one. After each of the first 4 narrowed rounds knit 4 rounds plain. After each of the next 4 narrowed rounds knit 3 rounds plain. After each of the following 4 narrowed rounds knit 2 rounds plain, and after each of the following 4 narrowed rounds knit 1 round plain. Then continue to narrow at the beginning of every needle to end of toe.
No. 14.—The narrowing of this toe is done as follows: Divide equally on 4 needles the number of stitches. Then begin the first round of narrowing by purling 2 together at the beginning of every needle. This round is followed by 4 rounds plain. In all the narrowing rounds that follow the first one, decrease once on each side of the preceding narrowing. After every narrowed round knit 4 rounds plain. Knit in all, 11 narrowing rounds. Then finish off the toe by narrowing only once at the end of each needle, by slipping 1 stitch, knitting the next, and drawing the slipped stitch over the knitted one.