I thought this might be of interest to the knitters around here (if you haven't already come across it!) Somebody took the free Toirneach Kilt Hose pattern and adapted it for use with chunky yarn (or a double strand of worsted weight yarn) and size 11 needles:

Quick Kilt Hose

I started a pair a couple of days before Christmas and finished it in about a weeks' worth of spare moments; I'd never used chunky yarn before and couldn't get over how fast these things went together.

I need to get better photos of my finished pair, but here's one of them:

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I used Lion Brand "Wool-ease" chunky weight yarn in their burnt orange "Spice" colorway.

Notes:
  • I didn't bother to reduce the needle size for the garter section; I'll just use my elastic-and-velcro garters or garter ties.
  • I did simple ribbing for the cuffs; I don't think the lace pattern works very well with big heavy yarn.
  • Next time I may try to adapt the pattern to use 3x3 or 2x1 ribbing; the 5x1 pattern is pretty huge.
  • They looked pretty rough when I finished them; no major goofs, but with the thick yarn and large needles, things just seemed sort of rumply overall. I threw them on a quick gentle wash cycle to block them, and it made a huge difference. Everything evened out quite nicely.
  • All in all, a nice way to make a pair of casual kilt hose relatively quickly. I wouldn't wear them in a dressy setting, but for knocking around the house or hiking they should be great.