For a Stocking of a Hundred and Nine Stitches in Scotch Fingering, Man’s Size.
Reading edition
Q. How many do you cast on?
A. Thirty-six on two needles, and thirty-seven on the third.
Q. How many rounds to the narrowings?
A. One hundred and forty.
Q. How many narrowings are there?
A. Eighteen or twenty.
Q. How many rounds to the heel?
A. Sixty-two.
Q. How many stitches for the heel?
A. Forty-one.
Q. How many for the instep?
A. Forty.
Q. How long is the heel?
A. Thirty-two rows.
Q. How many stitches do you take up for the foot?
A. Twenty-five on each side of the heel.
Q. How many narrowings for the foot?
A. Nine on each side.
Q. How long is the foot between the narrowings?
A. Fifty-eight rounds.
Q. How do you narrow the toe for this sized stocking?
A. Twice leaving three rounds between, twice leaving two, four times leaving one, then every round till I have twenty stitches left.