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To make the great Loosings.

YOu must knit eleven stiches and then wind about your pynne, And if you will make a lesse loosing you must work eight stitches and wind the ninth about your pinne, and at the second course if you have any short stitches work them short and pull out your needle and work your Loop as long as it will go, and the next shortest stitch slip it upward, and so do all that course.

Provided alwayes you must have seven short stitches, if your work be true, and the third course if you have any short stich∣es at the beginning of your work, work them short, then put up your thrid through your long stitch and turn your two long stitches inward, and then work them down upon your pinne, and put your thrid into your long stitch againe, and work one of your short stitches, and slip it upward, and then pull out your pinne, and work all your short stitches short.

Provided alwayes, that you must have six short stitches be∣tween your three long stitches.

The fourth course, At beginning of your work, if you have any short stitches work them short, then work one of your three twisted stitches a little longer then your other long stitches, then pull out your pinne, and work your other two very short, then put in your long stitch and work one of your short stitches and make it an other long, and then pull out your pinne, and work two short stitches, winding your thread about your pinne, and that will make a short mask, then work your other two short stitches down to your pinne, and so work all that course as be∣fore.

Provided alwayes, if your work go true, you have two short stitches between your longer stitches.

The fifth course, If you have any short stitches work them short, then put your thrid into your longest and work it down unto your pinne, then put your thread into your long stitch, and work on of your short stitches under your pinne, and slip it upward then pul out your pinne, and work one short stitch very short, then pull out your pinne againe, and put your thread in∣to your long Mask, and work your long mask down to your pinne aslong it will go, and put your thrid into your long maske and work one of your short stitches under your pinne and slip it upward, and the next short stitch work it upward, and so work all that course.

Provided alwayes, if your work go true, you have but one short stitch between your long stitches.

The sixth course, If you have any short stitches work them short, and then put your thrid into your long stitch, and vvork dovvn to the pinne, then put your thrid into your great hole, and vvork your short stitch under your pinne sloping upvvard, then put your thrid into a hole like a Glasse-vvindovv, and turne both those stitches invvard, and vvork them to your pinn, not too long as your other Masks, then put your third into that hole like a Glass-vvindovv, and vvork your short stitch under your pinne, and slip it upvvard, and so do all that course.

Provided alvvayes, if your vvork go true, you must have three tvvisted stiches together, and a gap betvveen the three tvvisted stitches that be against the Glasse-vvindovv must be shorter then the other three tvvisted stitches.

The seventh course if you have any short stitches, work them short, and if your three twisted stitches be against the hole of the glass-window, you must make a long mask of one of them, then pul out your pin, and work the other two short masks, then put your p••n into the longer mask, and work down your twist∣ed stitches that are divided into two parts, and so do all that course.

Provided alwaies, that if your work go true, you must have two short stitches between every seven stitches.

The eighth course at the beginning of your work, if you have any short stitches work them short, then put your thred into your long mask, and work it down to your pin, and so work up all your stitches of an even length, which wil be eight, then put your thred into your long mask, which is the last stitch of your eight stitches, and work your other short stitch under your pin, and slip it upward, and then pul your pin and work your other short stitch very short, then pul out your pin and put your thred into your long mask, and work down your other eight stitches down to your pin, and so work all that course.

Provided alwaies, that if your work go true, you must have seven stitches of an even length, and a short stitch between.

The nineth course at the beginning of your work, if you have any short stitches work them short, then put your thred into your great hole, and work down all your seven stitches down to your pin, then put your thred into your great hole again and work your short stitch under your pin, and slip it upward, and so do all that course throughout.

Provided alwaies, if your work go true, you shall have nine stitches of an even length, and a gap between.