Diced hose....

[Zardoz]

They are made to wear this way. If you try to turn them down farther, it will break the pattern, and you will see a solid knit section above the cuff. (In other words, it won't look good).

Thanks Matt, that tells me what I was looking for.
I asked because I was thinking about spending 60 -70 bucks for some ready-made diced hose. I like the idea of getting some custom made, but that's a little out of my budget right now.

[Phil]

Lovely hose, Phil (yours are great too, Matt, need I ask who knitted yours?! HA!)! May I ask who made yours?

The Galbraith hose are from Kenneth Short - http://www.kshosiery.co.uk/ - the Lindsay ones I don't know as they were an heirloom and over 61 years old. Here is the receipt for them -



-and they cost the equivalent of £2.50 (including tax) in those days. That they are still going strong after all that time shows they were a good purchase at the time!

[Joshua]

Could those be done in navy blue/bottle green to match Davidson Ancient?

[Lon Scot Reg Secretary]

Thought I would show a photo of our regimental diced hose as an example. You can see where we had them made and they are very good.
Check out page 6 on http://www.houseofcheviot.com/wp-con...d-Brochure.pdf

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Thought I would show a photo of our regimental diced hose as an example. You can see where we had them made and they are very good.
Check out page 6 on http://www.houseofcheviot.com/wp-con...d-Brochure.pdf

Those are very nice -- I own a pair of the claret/green and find them very comfy.

They are the same ones you can purchase here:
http://comfykilthose.com/diced.html

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Could those be done in navy blue/bottle green to match Davidson Ancient?

They could be done in any color, as my wife hand knits them.

These are the colors she ordinarily "stocks" but if needs be we could get a different color.
http://www.newhousehighland.com/yarn_range.html

[creagdhubh]

The Galbraith hose are from Kenneth Short - http://www.kshosiery.co.uk/ - the Lindsay ones I don't know as they were an heirloom and over 61 years old. Here is the receipt for them -



-and they cost the equivalent of £2.50 (including tax) in those days. That they are still going strong after all that time shows they were a good purchase at the time!

Kenneth Short is my tartan (Argyll) hose maker as well! Wow, they really were a good purchase back then!

Thanks Phil,

[CMcG]

In contrast to what others have written, my diced hose seem to have a good size cuff but the pattern doesn't repeat exactly. I believe they are from J. Higgins, but they were a gift and I'm having trouble recalling...

[M. A. C. Newsome]

CMcG,
It looks like you are actually turning them over too far, which is also why the pattern does not match.

[McMurdo]

CMcG,
It looks like you are actually turning them over too far, which is also why the pattern does not match.

That is exactly what I was thinking. I've heard horror stories about the J. Higgins diced hose, how have you found the quality of them?