And back to kilt hose!

[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.