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

Cast on 126 (144: 162: 174: 192: 216: 234: 246: 264) sts using 5mm circular needles, PM and jointo work in the round, taking care not to twiststitches. Rnd 1 Knit. Rnd 2 Purl. Rnd 3 Knit. Rnd 4 Purl.

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