Shepherd's plaid kilt hose

**room2ndfloor** · 29th August 11, 02:17 PM

Finished both socks!

This project requires attention! It’s not for relaxed knitting with a glass of wine.

This project was much harder than I thought it would be. It was easy to get off-track with the plaid pattern, and the stranding makes the stocking less elastic than plain knitting.

I had to re-chart Mrs. Newsome’s pattern, because I needed to see the whole leg, not just a segment.

I dyed the Scots green. The oatmeal is not dyed.

I made the heels and toes out of a different sock yarn, with a nylon thread reinforcement. I used a garter ridge, so that I can easily cut them out and replace them. This was Elf's idea, my execution.

If I make these again, I will have four inches of the calf at 70 stitches, for Steve’s 16.5” calf.

**scotchmaster** · 29th August 11, 03:04 PM

Very nice indee! Guid on ya...

**Baldybrown** · 29th August 11, 03:17 PM

Outstanding, and they will go really well with my tartan. (Hint hint, jab jab, wink wink)

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 29th August 11, 03:26 PM

Looks great! I can't wait to see them being worn!

**BLHS209** · 29th August 11, 04:43 PM

Very nice looking indeed! Gets my thumbs up!

Chris Shepherd

**RAF** · 29th August 11, 05:12 PM

Beautifully done! I can appreciate that hard work! My mom's a knitter and I have a lot of respect for those who can do it.

**zirrow** · 29th August 11, 05:15 PM

excellent work! Now if only I get the lady of the house to take up knitting...

**tulloch** · 29th August 11, 05:25 PM

That is outstanding. Wow. As I approach the time when I will make my first pair my mother, (the greatest knitter who has ever lived), told me something important. She has never knit a pair from the toe up; always from the calf down. She says start the sock with needles two sizes larger than the ones the sock will be knit from, then after a few rows go one smaller and then after a few more rows to the size needles for the sock itself. That way the calf will not be so tight it breaks the yarn.

Your work is really great and I know many out here in the rabble feel that having such a fine pair of hose would be like having a fine sports car for some. Congratulations. Keep it up.