Hortense

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

Using 4mm needles and yarn A, cast on 96 (108:120:132:144:156:168:180:192) sts. Row 1: (K3, P3) to end. Repeat Row 1 a further 13 times. Row 15 (WS): Purl. Now using the Fair Isle technique (stranding

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

MEASUREMENTS To fit sizes: 86/91 cm (34/36 ins), 97/102 (38/40), 107/112 (42/44), 117/122 (46/48), 127/132 (50/52). Actual size: 107 cm (42 ins), 117 (46), 127 (50), 137 (54) 147 (58). Length: 58 cm (