ist it round the little finger, bring it under the next two, and
pass it over the fore finger. Then take the end in the left hand,
(holding the needle in the right,) wrap it round the little finger, and
thence bring it over the thumb, and round the two fore fingers. By this
process the young learner will find that she has formed a loop: she must
then bring the needle under the lower thread of the material, and above
that which is over the fore finger of the right hand under the needle,
which must be brought down through the loop, and the thread which is in
the left hand, being drawn tight, completes the operation. This process
must be repeated as many times as there are stitches cast on.

KNITTING STITCH.--The needle must be put through the cast-on stitch, and
the material turned over it, which is to be taken up, and the under
loop, or stitch, is to be let off. This is called plain stitch, and is
to be continued until one round is completed.

PEARL STITCH.--Called also seam, ribbed, and turn stitch, is formed by
knitting with the material before the needle; and instead of bringing
the needle over the upper thread, it is brought under it.

TO RIB, is to knit plain and pearled stitches alternately. Three plain,
and three pearled, is generally the rule.

TO CAST OVER.--This means bringing the material round the needle,
forward.

NARROWING.--This is to decrease the number of stitches by knitting two
together, so as to form only one loop.

RAISING.--This is to increase the number of stitches, and is effected by
knitting one stitch as usual, and then omitting to slip out the left
hand needle, and to pass the material forward and form a second stitch,
putting the needle under the stitch. Care must be taken to put the
thread back when the additional stitch is finished.

TO SEAM.--Knit a pearl stitch every alternate row.

A ROW, means the stitches from one end of the needle to the other; and
a ROUND, the whole of the stitches on two, three, or more needles. NOTE,
in casting on a stocking, there must always be an odd stitch cast on for
the seam.

TO BRING THE THREAD FORWARD, means to pass it between the needles toward
the person of the operator.

A LOOP STITCH, is made by passing the thread before the needle. In
knitting the succeeding loop, it will take its proper place.

A SLIP STITCH, is made by passing it from one needle to another without
knitting it.

TO FASTEN ON.--This term refers to fastening the end of the