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 KNITTED CHILD'S SOCK. 7 BY MRS. JANE WEAVER.

MATERIALS.-Eight skeins of Berlin wool ; five knitting-needles. Begin from the bottom of the sole, and work in rows backward and forward. Cast on 22 stitches, wool forward at the beginning of the first six rows. Now work twelve rows plain, increasing a stitch at the end of every other row. The increased stitches must be all at one end to form the point of the toe. Work 12 stitches at the toe part off on another needle, and knit twelve rows without increasing or decreasing. Next work, by picking up the stitches across the upper part of the front to form the instep, ten rows, taking with each row a stitch off the side needle, and knitting the two stitches as one. Join the remaining 12 side stitches with the 12 middle stitches upon the needle. Cast on from the opposite side of the sole 12 fresh stitches, and work with these 36 stitches the upper part-the sock--of the little shoe ; six rows in the round plain. 7th row: Wool forward, and knit two together to form the holes. Five rows more plain knitting.

Eight rows, alternately, one row plain and one row purled. With another twelve rows the upper open

stripe is made by alternately putting the wool round and knitting two together, then knitting the next row quite plain. These two rows are repeated five times, so that there are six lines of holes. Knit then two plain rows for the upper conclusion, and cast off. For the second half of the under shoe part, at the twelve front, take up the stitches upon the second needle, also the side loops of the middle part, and the loops of the 12 stitches lately cast on, lying underneath, and with these 34 stitches knit nine rows, in which the decreasing must correspond with the increasing at the beginning of the work, so that the shape may be the same as the finished under part ; and after working nine rows there will be 22 stitches to cast off. The two parts must be sewn together, stitch upon stitch, and the 28 middle stitches of the front edge must be so drawn together as to form a pretty point. A narrow ribbon must be drawn through to fasten round the leg, as represented in the design. 229