MAKING THOSE GUSSET DECREASES
Whileworkinginstston
all 50 ( 8 : 68 ) stswe’re
goingtoworkthegusset
decreases.OnNeedle I,
knitthelast2 sts
together.Atthe
beginningofNeedleIV,
worktheskpdecrease.
Knit1 roundwithout
decreases,thenwork the
decreasesagain.
Repeatthedecreases on
every2ndround
until 10 ( 12 : 14 ) sts
remainoneach needle.
(Pic 13.)PICKING UP STITCHES FROM THE SIDE OF THE HEEL FLAP...
Usinga freeneedle,pick
up 10 ( 12 : 14 ) stsfromthe
leftedgeoftheheelflap
and1 stfrombetween
theneedles.Knitthe
stitchesyoujustpicked
upthroughthebackloop
onto Needle I. (Pic 10.)Knitthestitcheson
NeedlesII andIIIthenpick
up 10 ( 12 : 14 ) stsfromthe
rightedgeoftheheelflap
and1 stfrombetweenthe
needles.Knitthese
stitchesthroughtheback
looponto Needle IV. (Pic
11.)
11...OR ANOTHER WAY TO PICK UP STITCHES
Pickupandknitstitches
alongtheheelflap.Using
NeedleI – whichhas4 ( 4 :
5 ) stsonit –gounder
bothlegsofeachslipped
standpulltheyarn
through(=a newstitch).
Pickup1 stfrombetween
theneedles.Knitthe
stitchesonNeedlesII and
III.Usinga freeneedle,
pickupandknitstsalong
theotheredgeoftheheel
flapandthenknitthe4 ( 4 :
5 ) heel sts. (Pic 12.)1o
12
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andsewingskills.It was
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ConventionCentrein
Providence,RhodeIsland,USA
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ina creamandbrowncolour
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