Quote Originally Posted by Kilted Canadian View Post
So here's the dilema I pose to the rabble, with thanks for whatever insight you may grant me.

The tartan I'm looking to get my kilt in only has 3 colours. Black foreground with green and red overchecks. Would this number and type of colouring be acceptable to have a pair of Argyll Hose made?

Or would I be better off ordering an extra yard or two of cloth and making a pair of matching tartan Cadadh?
I'd suggest diced hose in one of five possible patterns: red/white; red/black; green/white; green/black; black/white. You can certainly have argyle hose made in green/black with red overlines if you wish. Likewise (if you've the cash to splash about) you could have custom knit hose made in your tartan, which would be a much more satisfactory state of affairs than trying to have "cadadh" made from the web of the tartan used in making your kilt.

There's a reason "cadadh are called "bag hose", and it probably has something to do with how they (don't) fit.