Quote Originally Posted by thistlelass View Post
You've got a positive thought forming and that's half the battle! I sometimes have a hard time choosing what sort of project to work on,I get torn between the knitting and the spinning, but when I saw the kilt hose and knew Tommy would be getting his kilt soon, I knew I had to make them. Then I began looking around for patterns because making that first pair was so much fun! The housework and the other chores will always be there, but that special person you want to do something nice for may not always be. Don't mean to sound grim or morbid, but that's how I try to balance what is and isn't all that important in my life. Although, I probably should put the needles down a bit more often and do some scrubbing and polishing in the house! It only took me a few weeks to make these hose and in the whole scheme of life, that's not much time to spend on doing something for him. If you ever do want to give it a try and need help, you can ask me. I'd be happy to talk you through it!
You know, you're right. Since he seems to be really making more of an effort to prepare for training and getting into fitness more in general again (don't you just hate when things throw you off your schedules and goals?), it would be nice for me to at least attempt it. Even if I can't seem to get it at all, I'm sure he would appreciate the effort and it might help keep him inspired.

We'll have to see what I can do. I haven't had a chance to look over some of the patterns I've found online or which way I want to attempt it. I definitely love the look of the design you used (I believe I have seen that pattern), but I don't have any double-pointed needles (I used some to make hair forks for myself heheheheh), so I'll have to buy some as well as some yarn. I'd rather use the cable needles, but I'm unsure of how to use those instead. I have used cable needles for scarf projects or really wide, simple pieces, but since this is an entirely new thing for me I wonder if I should just stick to DPNs (even though the thought of all those ends makes me nervous heheheh!). I definitely need to keep the bulk of the pattern simple (but oh, do I love lovely designs on the cuffs) since I'd have to resize it for his feet and calves, but it would be nice to have some lovely decoration knitted throughout it a bit, too.

Thanks for offering to chat with me if I need help!