Albertine

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

SHAWL (worked from point upwards) Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 3 sts. Row 1 (RS): Knit. Row 2 and all WS rows: Purl. Row 3: KFB, K1, KFB. 5 sts. Row 5: KFB, yo, sk2po, yo, KFB. 7 sts. Row 7: KFB, yo,

(written instructions) Row 1 (RS): (Yo, K1) twice, yo, SSK, K4,*K3, K2tog, yo, K1, yo, SSK, K4; rep from * to last 7 sts, K3, K2tog, (yo, K1) twice, yo. 4 sts inc’d. Row 2 (WS): P6, K3, *K4, P5, K3; r

Notes If you tend to have a tight cast on, use the larger size needles to cast on before switching to the smaller size to work the rib stitch. Rnds 1 to 4 Using Yarn B *K3, sl2, K3; rep from * to end.

Row 1 (RS) *K10, P1, K7; rep from * to last 3 sts, K3. [21 sts] Row 2 (WS) K1, P1, K1, *P6, K1, P1, K1; rep from * to end. Row 3 *K8, P1, K3, P1, K5; rep from * to last 3 sts, K3. Row 4 K1, P1, K1, *P

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