RELAX PULLOVER and SOCKS

SOFFIO PLUS yarn

YARN ADRIAFIL YARNS MATERIALS REQUIRED 400 gr. Soffio Plus yarn in wine red no. 58 knitting needles no. 41/2 two-tip cable needle tapestry needle SIZE: 40 (42-44) PATTERN STITCHES Elastic rib (beg.) Garter stitch Rice stitch K1/p1 rib st. K2/p2 rib st. Knit stitch Fancy cable stitch (work over a number of stitches which are a multiple of 24): Rows 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9: * 6 sts. in rice stitch, k12, 6 sts. in rice stitch *, rep. from * to *. Row 2 and next even rows: work in rice stitch the sts. worked in rice stitch in the prev. row, and in purl st. all the rem. stitches. Row 11: * 12 sts. incr. leftwise A (= stand off 6 sts. on cable needle in front of work, k6, work the standing stitches in rice stitch), incr. 12 sts. rightwise A (= stand off 6 sts. on cable needle on wrong side of work, work in rice stitch the next 6 sts, knit the standing sts.) *, rep. from * to *. Rows 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 and 27: work in rice stitch the stitches worked in rice stitch in the prev. row, and in knit. st. all the rem. stitches. Row 29: * incr. 12 sts. leftwise B (= stand off 6 sts. on cable needle in front of work, 6 sts. in rice stitch, knit the standing sts.), incr. 12 sts. rightwise B (= stand off 6 sts. on cable needle on wrong side of work, k6, work the standing sts. in rice stitch) *, rep. from * to *. Rows 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43 and 45: work in rice stitch the sts. worked in rice stitch in the prev. row, and in knit. st. all the rem. stitches. Row 47: rep. from row 11. GAUGE 10x10 cm. worked with knitting needles no. 41/2 in cable fancy stitch = 23 sts. and 20 rows. WORKING INSTRUCTIONS FOR PULLOVER Back: cast on 98 (104-110) sts. and, for the border, work 2 rows in garter st., corresponding to 1 cm. Cont. in cable fancy stitch working at the ends 1 (4-7) edge sts. When work measures 30 (32-34) cm. from border, to shape the armholes cross off at the ends 3 sts., then decr. 1 st. every 2 rows 3 times. When work measures 19 (20-21) cm. from beg. of armholes cross off the 24 (26-28) side sts. for each shoulder. Cont. in k1/p1 rib st. over the rem. stitches decreasing 1 st. at the centre of row 1. After 7 cm. cross off the sts. Front: work in same way as back until work measures 49 (52-55) cm. from border. To shape the collar cont. over the 38 (4042) rem. sts. as follows: work the first 13 sts. in k1/p1 rib st. starting with p1, work the next 12 (14-16) sts. in knit st., work the last 13 sts. in k1/p1 rib st. starting with p1. After 7 cm. cross off the sts. Sleeves: cast on 98 (104-110) sts. and work the border in same way as back. Cont. in cable fancy stitch working at the ends 1 (4-7) edge sts. At the ends decr. 1 st. every 6 rows 10 times. When work measures 45 (47-49) cm. from border cross off the 78 (84-90) rem. sts. MAKE UP AND FINISH Sew up the shoulders and the sides of the collar. Sew up the sides. Bind off and join the sleeves. WORKING INSTRUCTIONS FOR SOCKS Socks: start from the border. Cast on 38 sts. and work 2 rows in elastic rib, then cont. in k2/p2 rib st. When work measures 11 cm. cont. in knit st. After 7 cm, to shape the heel, work the first 16 sts. and stand off all the rem. stitches; on the return row, work 11 sts. and stand off the next 4 sts, turn work; now work 9 sts., turn work, and work 7 sts., turn work, then work 5 sts., turn work, and work 3 sts. Pick up the work over all the sts., incr. 1 sts. between the 5th and 6th stitches and between the 16th and 17th stitches, and work these new stitches in purl. After 4 rows from where you pick up work, work over all the sts., decr. 1 sts. at the ends of the 11 sts. of the heel. Cont. without variations until work measures 18 cm. from the border, then to shape the toe decr. 8 sts. as follows: k1, * slip 1, knit 1 pass slipped st. over, k5, k2 tog. *, rep. from * to *, k1 Rep. these

decreases, in columns under the prev., every 2 rows another 3 times. Break off the yarn leaving a long strand. Braid the yarn through the rem. sts., then pull the yarn to gather all the stitches closely, bind on wrong side of work with tiny stitches, then cont. with the seam of the side edges. Work the second sock to match the first. Work two 4 cm. diameter pompoms sewing one on the border of each sock.