New hose for Bob

[Jon Lilley]

Ooops, forgive me for misspelling your name, Sydnie! I spent the whole day running errands yesterday before this huge snow storm hits and I'm a wee bit addled from all the miles. It's snowing now, but I really wonder how much we'll get. Probably not much. We'll see.

Did you make the tops of the hose as a strip and attach them after you finished the rest of the sock? It kind of looks that way, but was kind of hard to tell from the pictures. I just wanted confirmation before I started my own. (Yes, truth be told; I'm a closet knitter! LOL! I really enjoy the quiet meditative focus that blocks everything else in life out for a while, and then magically end up with a new pair of hose to wear at the end. I love it!)

Slàinte!,

Jon

[sydnie7]

Yes, I knitted the cuffs separately on DPNs. I bound off the top of the hose then just sewed the two finished edges together. Didn't use any fancy stitch, just pinned the two pieces together (adjusting for ease, as they were not exactly the same dimension) then overcast stitch to join them. Oh, and I did sew the short edges of the cuff together to form a circle before stitching that circle onto the top of the hose section. Hope that's clear, I didn't take time to photo the process. Might document the next pair when it comes time.
And no worries about spelling, trust me I've seen worse LOL

[Jon Lilley]

Thank you very much, Sydnie! I've got it! I just need to find the pattern you used on Ravelry and find some suitable yarn. I've got some I'd like to use, but I need more. Wish me luck, OK? I think I may need it finding that pattern.

Slàinte!,

Jon

[sydnie7]

Are you going to run a small cable up the side? I learned the hard way, from a previous project, that you need to distribute calf increases on each side of the cable so that it stays centered on the leg. If you just put all the increases at center back, the cable gets closer and closer to shin. Feel free to PM me if you have more questions, I'm doing some traveling this month so may not be on the board as much.

[Jon Lilley]

Not quite sure what I'm going to do on the leg part yet, but I found the pattern for the cuff on Ravelry. Thank you so much!!! I think I'll probably do something simple; braiding on the fronts & backs or maybe nothing at all. I was taught to work top down so that the toes/foot can be easily repaired if and when they wore out. I have yet to wear out a pair of my hose, tho. The lighter ones do show a lot of dirt. I'm a piper and have played with a number of different bands and each band has a different color/style hose . . . of course! White hose were very popular about 20 years ago, but thankfully we're off that habit for a while. I only get to use my handmade hose for the holidays & Burns Dinners and they don't see that much traffic. It's a hoot!

Cheers!

Jon