The land of ice & fire

Merino Sock Hand Dye is a vibrant new yarn from Yarnsmiths, in a choice of 10 zingy colourways £15 per 100g/400m; www.woolwarehouse.co.uk Kate Davies has produced a handy notions kit for knitters. Her

GREECE AND summer go hand in hand. Maybe your picture-postcard Greek summer involves scarlet bougainvillea tumbling down over blue doorways; cats slinking through whitewashed alleyways. You may even b

BORDER PATTERN (worked over 13 sts)Row 1 (RS): K5, cluster-3, K5.Row 2 and all WS rows: Knit.Row 3: K4, K2tog, yo, K1, yo, SSK, K4.Row 5: K3, K2tog, yo, K3, yo, SSK, K3.Row 7: K5, yo, sk2po, yo, K5.Ro

Note If you wish the socks to match you will need to start knitting each sock at a similar point in the colour repeat. CUFF Cast on 44 (52: 56: 64: 68) sts onto one needle using 3mm needles. Divide st

The garment is worked in the round to the underarms. The front and back are then worked separately to the shoulders, which are joined with a three-needle cast-off before adding neck and armhole edging

Skill Level : EASY MEASUREMENTS To fit sizes: 86/91 cm (34/36 ins), 97/ 102 (38/40), 107/112 (42/44), 117/122 (48/48), 127/132 (50/52). Actual size: 103 cm (40¾ ins), 114 (45), 123 (48½), 134 (52¾), 1