Knitting with four needles in the round NEEDLEWORK 648 Continue from *. Rows of purling stitches and the wrong side of plain knitting have the same appearance, KNITTING WITH FOUR NEEDLES OR ON THE ROUND Four (occasionally five) pins are re- quired for this. Cast on a third or fourth of the number of stitches needed (for the stocking, or glove, or what- ever article is to be made) on the three or four pins, and with the fourth or fifth pin, join round by knitting into the first cast-on stitch (see illustration). TO DECREASE Either knit two stitches together or cast off a stitch — viz., slip a stitch on to the right-hand needle, then knit the next stitch, and draw the slipped one over it. Do this with the point of the left needle. In purling, decrease by purling two stitches together. TO INCREA-SE PLAIN KNITTING Method I. — Put the right needle through a stitch of the previous row (the one that lies cross-wise between the two stitches), and pull a loop through it. LIST OF WOOLS AND SILKS SUITABLE FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES All kinds of knitting materials vary in price from time to time, but the following list is a useful guide with regard to some of the best-known varieties. Method 2. — Knit a stitch, and before slipping it off the left needle, put the right needle into the same stitch, and take up the back loop, and again knit through it, and thus make a second stitch. Method 3. — Put the cotton round the needle to the front, then put the needle into the stitch to be knitted, place the wool over the needle, and knit in the usual way. In purling, the wool is to the front ; therefore place it light round the needle, and to the front again, and purl in the usual way. This method of increasing (as seen after the next row is worked) makes a hole, and produces a pretty open pattern, often used in fancy knitting, or in the case of a row of holes being required for a draw-string. TO CAST OFF Knit two stitches, and pass the first stitch over tlip second, knit a third stitch, and draw the Casting off stitches second over it, and repeat doing this until all the stitches are worked off. To be continued. Wools Shetland and Andalusian (approximately)- Black and white . . Plain and printed colouis Ber'in (single, 4-fold ; double, 8-fo d) — • White and black Plain colours Shaded and mixed colours Berlin Fingering — Black and white . . Colours . . . . Merino Wool — BlacK and white . . Colon? s Lady Betty Wool- White anil black Colours Pearl Finger^K (2-fold and 3-fold) Pyranees Wool Fleecy (super fleecy, 4 thread^) . . Petticoat Yam Rutland Yarn Worcester Yam Wheeling Yam (Alloa or Scotch, 3-ply) Charity Yam Double Fingering Scotch Fingering- Middle, 4-ply Super, 4-piy Kx. super, 3-ply and 4-piy Ex. ex. super Original Scotch Fingering (4-ply) Best Scotch Fingering- s-ply 6-ply Astrachan Wool German Fingering Super German fingering Middle German fingering Pine Wool Sicilian Wool Lustre Cable Smyrna Knitting Silks- Spun Filoselle Price oz. 3d. 3d. 3id. Sjd. and 4d. 4Jd. 5d. 4id. 5d. Sd. 5d. 2d. and 2jd. 3Jd. and 4d. ijd. and 2d. 2d. and 2id. 3d. and 3|d. 3d. and 3|d. 3Jd. and 4d. 4id- and sd. skeins 6d. 4d. a ball 3 jd. and 4d. 3d. and 3 id. 2d. and 2Jd. 1/9 lb. 3/10 4/4 and 4/10 3/6 4/- 4/6 and 4/10 5/6 61- 5/6 6/- 61- 6/6 5/6 8/- 2/6 and 3/- 4/6 and 5/- ., 4/6 and 5/- 3/2 and 3/8 2/8 and 3/2 2/6 and 2/ 1 1 2/9 and 3/- i/ii and 2/4 2/6 and 3/- 3/6 and 4/- 3/1 1 and 4/5 4/6 and 5/- 4/6 and 5/- 5/- 5/- 4/6 and 5/- 3/1 1 and 4/5 2/8 and 3/2 10/6 4/6 and 3/- 1/9 2/3 21/. 26/. Suitable for Shawls, babies' garments, ladies' vests, scarves, gloves (Andalusian only) If single Berlin : fascinators, cuffs, kneecaps, mittens. If double Berlin: bedioom slippers, golf hats, etc. Fancy knitting and fancy crochet, viz., babies' bootikins and bonnets, etc. Babiea' socks and vests and hoods, and jackets Babies' vests and garments Evening shawls and light wraps Fancy shawls and opeia rapes Ve.-,ts, sleeping socks Petticoats and golf jackets, gentlemen's smoking jackets Fine stockings and socks, and gaiters For gentlemen's hose Extra warm shooting or fishing or golf stockings. Helmets and mittens for deep-sea fishermen. Specially suitable for charity work ; strong and reliable For cheap warm hose and comforters Charity work Football stockings Stockings, socks, and leggings Stockings, socks, and gloves Stockings, socks, gloves, golf jerseys, etc. Cycling-knicker hose Warmer hose, viz., cycling hose Fancy shawls, head- wraps, etc. Gentlemen's socks and light stockings- Ladies' hosiery Boys' hosiery Kneecaps Gentlemen's and ladies' stockings' Rugs and mats Rugs and mats Hose neckties, motor scarves, etc. Fancy work
