(_Courtesy of Mrs. Horace Leeds_)
1½ Hanks Knitting Yarn
4 Steel Needles No. 12
Cast 28 stitches on each of 3 needles, 84 stitches in all for the top of
the leg. Join and make 30 rounds of ribbing by knitting 2 stitches and
purling 2 stitches. Next purl 3 rounds, then knit 3 rounds plain. Repeat
these last 6 rounds until the work measures 12 inches, then narrow for
the toe of sock, as follows: knit 1, knit 2 together, knit plain until 3
stitches remain on first needle, then knit 2 together, knit 1. Repeat on
each of the next 2 needles of round. Next round knit plain. Repeat the
last two rounds until 4 stitches remain on each needle. Draw wool
through all and fasten off on wrong side.