For a Sock of Fifty-five Stitches, Second Size. In Scotch Wheeling this fits a boy of fifteen.
Reading edition
Q. How many stitches do you cast on?
A. Eighteen on two needles, and nineteen on the third.
Q. How many turns to the heel after the ribbing?
A. Sixty.
Q. How many stitches for the heel?
A. Twenty-nine.
Q. How many for the instep?
A. Twenty-six.
Q. How long is the heel?
A. Twenty-four rows.
Q. How many stitches do you take up for the heel?
A. Eighteen on each side of the heel.
Q. How many narrowings for the foot?
A. Eight on each side.
Q. How long is the foot between the narrowings?
A. Forty rounds.