And back to kilt hose!

[Grizzly]

David are yours House of Cheviot?

[BCAC]

David are yours House of Cheviot?

Yes, mate. Bought from Matt at the famous STM.

[Grizzly]

Thanks David, I got mine for £15 which is a bargain if they are made by HOC, as I say they fit me fine, but if anyone thinks they will fit up to 26" calves they will be sadly disappointed. They wouldn't get the stitching over the roundest part of the calf.

Apart from the stretch issue they appear to be very well made, incidently do you know if the Rannoch and Lewis hose are also stitched on to the top of the sock?

[BCAC]

Thanks David, I got mine for £15 which is a bargain if they are made by HOC, as I say they fit me fine, but if anyone thinks they will fit up to 26" calves they will be sadly disappointed. They wouldn't get the stitching over the roundest part of the calf.

Apart from the stretch issue they appear to be very well made, incidently do you know if the Rannoch and Lewis hose are also stitched on to the top of the sock?

At 15 quid you sure did get a bargin (if they are the same quality).

I have no first hand knowledge of the other ranges of hose made by HOC (I can't see why they would change the way they make their hose between one range and another, but I don't know for sure), maybe Matt will chime in when he sees your question?

[Grizzly]

Thanks for you help David its much appreciated. I did think and hope that our resident HOC expert might chime in at some point.

[kiltedrennie]

Thanks for this post. I'm looking into knitting patterns for kilt hose. Now I know to look for a continuously knit upper and avoid something bound together!

[sydnie7]

Thanks for this post. I'm looking into knitting patterns for kilt hose. Now I know to look for a continuously knit upper and avoid something bound together!

Some cuff designs require that the cuff be knit separately, then attached to body. And Matt's wife Joanie has made some lovely cuffs that get attached to commercial hose bodies. It is not much different from the issue of casting off at the bottom of cuff (assuming you have knit from toe up, as you indicated in another thread). If you cast off too tightly, the cuff won't stretch around that portion of calf. There are different cast-off methods to select from, based on the appearance and amount of stretch desired. You can bind cuff to body by selecting a stitch that allows for adequate amount of stretch, too.

In fact, probably easier to do this when hand-knitting than in the commercial example shown, which I have to assume is stitched by machine.