a challenge from my kiltmaker

[piperdbh]

A couple of months ago the Mrs. and I took a day trip to the Tartans Museum to visit with Matt Newsome and to show him how I wanted my Carolina box-pleats to be done. While there Matt commented on how I've worn red hose just about every time we've seen each other. I took that as a challenge and since then I have produced these:


The color is pretty accurate (at least on my monitor). The yarn is variegated with grey, brown, tan, almost-white and every shade in between. It's sock-weight worked on size 1 square DPNs.
I've never seen hose like these, and am very pleased with how they turned out. I chose to debut them to the world alongside the MacDougall kilt I bought from Matt on the aforementioned trip, and the sporran that Tom (A-Hay!) made for me, thusly:


Here they are a little closer, with the cuff turned up and showing the non-trad garter ties I made:


I used red and brown 3/8" ribbon with brown wooden beads and shiny metal (aluminum, I guess) Celtic crosses to make these ties. I got the idea from someone else here a few months ago.
The ties by themselves:


And just for the fun of it, here's my second-favorite walking stick. The red "eye" is a glass blob I Super-Glued on:


I hope you've enjoyed this walk through my closet. Hopefully there will be more installments.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled program.

[McMurdo]

Nice outfit, thank for the photos, really nice hose by the way.

[sydnie7]

Very cool garter ties, lots of possibilities along those lines! And the hose are beautiful, holy cow, size 1 DPNs? I am still working on a pair using Size 5s and it is taking for-freaking-ever...

I do wonder if the ties, at that length, swirl and clang about a bit when striding? But overall a very nice outfit with well-chosen accessories.

[piperdbh]

Very cool garter ties, lots of possibilities along those lines! And the hose are beautiful, holy cow, size 1 DPNs? I am still working on a pair using Size 5s and it is taking for-freaking-ever...

I do wonder if the ties, at that length, swirl and clang about a bit when striding? But overall a very nice outfit with well-chosen accessories.

Yep. Size 1s. Mary at the yarn shop thinks I'm crazy, too.
Yep. 'They do "swirl and clang about," and I kind of like it. They're different, but not too outrageous.
Thanks for the compliments. I'm looking forward to seeing the hose you're finishing.