Fairacre

INSPIRED BY a summer garden, these socks have delicate flower-like motifs connected by lines of twisted stitches. The floral motifs are created by working knot stitches and yarnovers, and the pattern

PATTERN A (worked over 13 sts and 20 rows)Row 1 (RS): K1, (C2F, K4) twice.Row 2 (WS): (K4, P2) twice, K1.Row 3: K2, C2F, K4, C2F, K3.Row 4: (K3, P3) twice, K1.Row 5: K3, C2F, K4, C2F, K2.Row 6: (K2, P

(worked over 13 sts) Row 1 (RS): P2, K2tog, K2, yo, K1, yo, K2, SSK, P2. Row 2 (WS): K2, P9, K2. Row 3: P1, K2tog, K2, yo, K3, yo, K2, SSK, K1. Row 4: K1, P11, K1. Row 5: K2tog, K2, yo, K5, yo, K2, SS

Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 114 (126:138: 150:158:170:182:194:206) sts. Row 1 (RS): K2, *P2, K2; rep from * to end. Row 2: P2, *K2, P2; rep from * to end. These 2 rows form rib. Work in rib for a fu

Cast on 113 (125: 137: 146: 158: 170) sts using 4mm needles. Change to 3.75mm needles. Work 7 rows in garter st. Change to 4mm needles. Beg with a RS knit row, work 4 rows in st st. SET MAIN PATT Row

Note When working in patt, if there are insufficient sts to work Cr3R, Cr3L at beg and end of rows, work these sts in st st. Cast on 102 (114: 126: 136: 148: 158: 170: 180: 192) sts using 4.5mm needle