This is an easy and light stitch. It may be worked with fine or coarse wool, for half handkerchiefs, bonnet caps, under spencers, sleeves, etc. For most useful purposes, three-thread fleecy, and needles No. 12, may be employed.

Cast on any number of stitches that can be divided by three.

First row—bring the wool forward, knit two together; knit one.—Repeat.

Second row—plain knitting.

Repeat these two rows, alternately.

When knitting sleeves, or any other article, where decreasing is necessary, knit two together, at the beginning of every second row.