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1851. How to Join Toe of Sock, &c. Divide all the stitches on to two needles, hold both in the left hand, as if they were one, and in knitting take a loop off each one, which knit together. 1852. To Cast off. Knit 2 stitches; with the left-hand needle draw the first over the second; knit another; repeat. Observe that the row before the casting off should never be very tightly knitted. 1853. To Knit Three Stitches Together. To knit three stitches together, so that the centre one shall be in front.--Slip 2 off the needle together knit the third, and draw the others over together. 1854. To Raise a Stitch. To raise a stitch is to knit the bar of thread between the two stitches as one. 1855. Abbreviations. The abbreviations used are: K, knit; P, purl; D. decrease; K 2 t, knit two together; P 2 t, purl 2 together; M 1, make one. 1856. Size of Needles. Take care to have needles and cotton or wool that are suitable to each other in size. The work of the best knitter in the world would appear ill done if the needles were too fine or too coarse. In the former case, the work would be close and thick; in the latter it would be too much like a cobweb. 1857. Instructions in Embroidery and Canvas Work. 1858. Embroidery. Embroidery, properly speaking, includes every sort of ornamental work done with a sewing needle of any kind; but in its popular acceptation, it applies only to the ornamentation of any article by the eye, or from drawn or marked patterns--whatever may be the material, or combination of materials employed; Berlin or canvas work, on the contrary, is the usual designation of all kinds of embroidery on canvas, done by counting threads, and frequently by the aid of a painting on checked paper.