itches, which brings you to
the seam; knit 11 stitches beyond the seam, slip a stitch, knit a
stitch, pull the slipped stitch over the knitted one, turn back, slip
1 stitch, and seam 11 stitches, knit the seam-stitch plain, seam 11
stitches, seam 2 together, turn back, slip a stitch, knit to the
seam-stitch and 11 stitches beyond, slip a stitch, knit a stitch,
and pull the slipped stitch over the knitted one. Continue this
narrowing till you have knit up all the stitches at each side. Take
up the loops all along the side of the heel (they should be 29),
knit them with the single thread, knitting the 2 last on the needle
together. This begins the gore. Knit the 3 stripes on the front
needle, in the pattern, as usual, only remembering that you have
no seam-stitch between the gore and the pattern; take up the
loops all along the 2d side of the heel, and take half the heel
stitches on the same needle, then slip the 1st stitch, knit the 2d,
pull the slipped stitch over it, knit the remaining stitches on
the needle. There should now be 41 stitches on each of the side
needles. The middle of the heel ends the row, therefore the 1st
needle is the one which begins from that place. Knit 15 stitches
plain, make a stitch by taking up a loop of the last row, knit 3
stitches, make another as before, continue to knit 3 and make 1
till you have increased 11 stitches, which will bring you within
4 stitches of the end of the needle; knit them plain. Knit the
front needle in the 2d row of pattern, knitting 35 and seaming 1,
knitting 35, seaming 1, knitting 35, which ends the needle. Knit
3 stitches, make 1, knit 3 as before, till you have made 11, knit 15
plain, which ends the row. There should now be 51 stitches on
each of the side needles. You must knit to within 2 stitches of
the end of the 1st needle; knit them together. Knit the front
needle in 3d row of pattern. Third needle: slip a stitch, knit a
stitch, pull the slipped stitch over it, knit to the end of the
needle plain. The next row is not to be narrowed at either place.
Continue to narrow the side needles, as directed, every second
row, carrying on the pattern on the front needle, till you have
reduced the stitches on each side needle, the first to 35, and the
second to 36 stitches. There will now be 173 stitches all round.
Continue to knit the side needles plain, and the front in pattern,
till you have repeated the pattern from the beginning of the gore
32 times, join on the s