A beautiful tartan, and kilt, Robin. Congratulations.

As for Grey Hose that is lighter in colour than 'charcoal', take a look at the last pair on this page : http://www.scottishkilts.net/store/c...kilt_hose.html. I now have three pairs of these and they are a very nice mid-grey that go well with my 'Grey Thistle Dubh' kilt (See the images at the foot of page 9 of my Photo Album)