eld betwc 16 18 Needles. or less inactthe loops in8;i stitches. n Ei FLORENCE HOME NEEDLE-WORK. 33 France, is the one represented in our illustration. The Germans, on the con-trary, lay the thread over the left hand, and can move the hands much morequickly in consequence. There are some ways of… … ment of the arms, which renders knitting a verytiring occupation, should beavoided. Casting on. — Casting, or setting on, as it is sometimes called, is the forma-tion of the first row of stitches, which are to constitute the foundation of thework.