A Baby’s Sock
Cast on twenty-eight stitches in pink German wool.—No. 19 needles.
Knit six turns, increasing a stitch at each row, to form the toe and heel.
Knit six more turns, increasing a stitch at one end only, for the toe.
Cast off thirty stitches on another needle;—knit the remaining sixteen stitches, for eighteen turns, and cast them off on another needle.
With white,—pick up the thirty pink stitches;—knit three plain rows;—in the next row, bring the wool forward, knit two together.
Knit three plain rows; leave sixteen stitches on the needle, and repeat the pattern in white, across the instep, seven times, which is afterwards to be sewn to the pink knitting for the toe.
Cast on sixteen stitches in white,—to correspond with the other side.
Knit two plain rows;—in the next, bring the wool forward, knit two together,—the whole length of the row;—knit one plain row in pink, taking up the stitches that were cast off for the toe. This side of the shoe is to be made to correspond with the other, by decreasing instead of increasing.—The shoe and the white in the instep will now be finished.
Pick up the stitches both of the shoe and instep;—knit three plain turns. Take a larger needle,—bring the wool forward, knit two together, forming the holes to pass the ribbon through.
Knit three plain turns with the small needle. In the next row, bring the wool forward, knit two together.
Knit three plain rows. In the next,—bring the wool forward, knit two together; repeat the same, until the sock be of the height desired.—Cast off very loosely.