For a Stocking of Eighty-five Stitches, Second Size.
Reading edition
Q. How many stitches do you cast on?
A. Twenty-eight on two needles, and twenty-nine on the third.
Q. How many rounds are there to the narrowings?
A. One hundred and ten.
Q. How many narrowings do you make?
A. Ten.
Q. How many rounds do you leave between each narrowing?
A. Four.
Q. How many rounds to the heel?
A. Forty.
Q. How many stitches for the heel?
A. Thirty-three.
Q. How many for the instep?
A. Thirty-two.
Q. How long is the heel?
A. Twenty-four rows.
Q. How many stitches do you take up for the foot?
A. Twenty 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. Thirty-two rounds.