ches together, once for every "over." If a
larger hole is wanted, the thread is put twice over the needle, and in
the following one of these loops is knitted, the other purled.

To "purl-narrow," or purl two together, bring the thread to the front as
for purling, then to form the extra stitch, carry the thread back over
the needle and to the front again; then insert the right needle through
two stitches instead of one, and knit them as one stitch. "Fagot" is an
abbreviation frequently used for this.

[Illustration: Figure 7. Binding Off]

To slip and bind, slip 1st stitch from left needle to the right needle,
without knitting it; knit next stitch, then draw the stitch on right
needle over the knitted one, letting it fall between needles. To slip,
narrow and bind, slip first stitch, knit next two together, and draw the
slipped stitch over. To cast off or bind off, (Figure 7,) slip 1st
stitch, knit next, draw slipped stitch over, knit next stitch, draw the
previous knitted stitch over, and continue, taking care that the chain
of stitches thus cast off be neither too tight nor too loose, but just
as elastic as the remainder of the work.

A Sleeveless Sweater

[Illustration: A Sleeveless Sweater]

A sleeveless sweater, as pretty as it is comfortable, requires six
skeins of Shetland floss and a pair of No. 5 amber needles. Pink floss
was chosen for the model, but any preferred color may be substituted.

Cast on 85 stitches; knit in basket-stitch, as follows:

1. * Knit 5, purl 5; repeat across, ending with knit 5.

2. Purl 5, knit 5; repeat across, ending with purl 5.

Repeat these two rows twice, making 6 rows in all; then to change the
check knit 7th row like 2d, 8th like 1st, repeat twice, and again change
the check by repeating from 1st row. Continue until the border is five
checks deep, or 30 rows.

Knit across plain and purl back for 84 rows; narrow 1 stitch each side
every other row, three times, for the armhole, leaving 79 stitches on
your needle, and giving 89 rows from the border. Knit across plain and
purl back for 38 rows; putting these stitches on a large safety-pin for
convenience, knit 31, bind off 17 stitches for neck, and on the
remaining 31 stitches, knit 6 rows back and forth, or 3 ribs, to give
the effect of a seam on the shoulder. Continue the front, knitting
across and purling back, adding a stitch toward the front each time to
make the neck V-shaped, for 38 rows; then add 1 stitch a