_First round_--knit seven, purl one; knit eight, purl one; knit eight,
purl one; knit the rest plain. _Second round_--knit six, purl three;
knit six, purl three; knit six, purl three; rest plain. _Third
round_--knit five, purl five; knit four, purl five; knit four, purl
five; rest plain. _Fourth round_--knit as the second. _Fifth
round_--knit as the first. Knit ten rounds plain, still purling one
stitch on the end of each diamond.
Begin the thumb by making one stitch in each of the two last, at the
same time increasing one plain stitch in the first and third purl
stitches. Continue increasing two stitches on the two thumb stitches,
each other round, till you have twenty-four extra stitches, which place
on another pin, and knit forty rounds without them. Divide the thumb
stitches on three pins, and increase two more on the under part of it;
knit round, decreasing the same part (the under) till you have
twenty-two left, which knit on till long enough, when again decrease
till you have nine stitches only; break off the wool, and with a worsted
needle, draw it through all the stitches, and fasten it inside. Divide
your stitches for each finger, taking two more for each of the two first
fingers, than for the other two; it is better to measure by a glove, for
the length of the fingers and thumb: this pattern is for the left hand,
and wants the pattern for the back, reversing and knitting on the last,
instead of the first pin; two-thread fleecy is required.