3rd round.--K 5, p 2, k 5, p 2, knit 2 together, k 4, etc.

5th round.--K 5, p 2, k 5, p 2, knit 2 together, k 3, etc.

7th round.--K 5, p 2, k 5, p 2, knit 2 together, k 2, etc.

9th round.--K 5, p 2, k 5, p 2, knit 2 together, k 1, etc.

11th round.--K 5, p 2, k 5, p 2, knit 2 together, p 2, etc.

13th round.--K 5, p 2, k 5, p 2, purl 2 together, p 1, etc.

15th round.--K 5, p 2, k 5, p 1, purl 2 together, p 1, etc.

17th round.--K 5, p 2, k 5, purl 2 together, p 1, etc.

19th round.--K 5, p 2, k 5, purl 2 together, etc.

21st round.--K 5, p 2, k 5, knit 2 together, k 4, p 2, etc.

23rd round.--K 5, p 2, k 4, knit 2 together, k 4, p 2, etc.

25th round.--K 5, p 2, k 4, knit 2 together, k 3, p 2, etc.

27th round.--K 5, p 2, k 3, knit 2 together, k 3, p 2, etc.

29th round.--K 5, p 2, k 3, knit 2 together, k 2, p 2, etc.

31st round.--K 5, p 2, k 2, knit 2 together, k 2, p 2, etc.

33rd round.--K 5, p 2, k 2, knit 2 together, k 1, p 2, etc.

35th round.--K 5, p 2, k 1, knit 2 together, k 1, p 2, etc.

37th round.--K 5, p 2, k 1, knit 2 together, p 2, etc.

39th round.--K 5, p 2, knit 2 together, p 2, etc.

41st round.--K 5, p 2, purl 2 together, p 1, etc.

43rd round.--K 5, p 1, purl 2 together, p 1, etc.

45th round.--K 5, p 1, purl 2 together, etc.

47th round.--K 5, purl 2 together, etc.

49th round.--K 5, knit 2 together, k 4, etc.

51st round.--K 4, knit 2 together, k 4, etc.

53rd round.--K 4, knit 2 together, k 3, etc.

55th round.--K 3, knit 2 together, k 3, etc.

57th round.--K 3, knit 2 together, k 2, etc.

59th round.--K 2, knit 2 together, k 2, etc.

60th round.--K 5, p 2.

Repeat this round until your stocking measures, from casting on, 22 inches. You will have 56 st.i.tches in all on your needles.

_Heel_

Prepare for heel by knitting to end of back needle; from next needle knit off on back needle as follows, k 5, p 2, k 3. On a 2nd needle, k 2, p 2, k 5, p 2, k 2. On a 3rd needle, k 3, p 2, k 5, p 2, k 2, then pa.s.s the remaining 12 loops on to the heel needle.

You will have 29 st.i.tches on heel needle, 13 on the 2nd, 14 on the 3rd.

The heel is made by knitting the back needle backwards and forwards.

1st row.--Slip 1 (when you slip 1st st.i.tch, put in needle from right to left), k 2, p 2, k 5, p 2, k 5, p 2, k 5, p 2, k 3, _turn_ and work back.

2nd row.--Slip 1, p 2, k 2, p 5, k 2, p 5, k 2, p 5, k 2, p 3, _turn_.

Repeat these _two_ rows for 30 rows.

_To round Heel_

1st row.--Slip 1, k 15, knit 2 together, k 1, turn.

2nd row.--Slip 1, p 5, purl 2 together, p 1, turn.

3rd row.--Slip 1, k 6, knit 2 together, k 1, turn.

4th row.--Slip 1, p 7, purl 2 together, p 1, turn.

5th row.--Slip 1, k 8, knit 2 together, k 1, turn.

6th row.--Slip 1, p 9, purl 2 together, p 1, turn.

7th row.--Slip 1, k 10, knit 2 together, k 1, turn.

8th row.--Slip 1, p 11, purl 2 together, p 1, turn.

9th row.--Slip 1, k 12, knit 2 together, k 1, turn.

10th row.--Slip 1, p 13, purl 2 together, p 1, turn.