Kilt Hose I've Knit

[thistlelass]

So...I'll ask the million dollar question: does anyone have a decent pattern for argyll kilt hose?

I know this has been asked before...and I've followed every lead that I can find posted on the net...but nothing really satisfactory has come out of it. My wife is a good knitter (and spinner)...maybe even expert...and she's willing, but it would make it a lot easier if there was one reliable pattern.

I've just begun knitting Kilt hose, so Argyle is way out of my league at this point...in fact, not sure that I will ever tackle them...however, there is good instruction in Designs for Knitting Kilt Hose & Knickerbocker Stockings
by Veronica Gainford, as well as kits used by dancers which can be found at
http://www.highlandisland.com/patterns.html. Their "kit" includes the pattern as well as enough yarn to make the hose. I've not seen the actual pattern for sale by itself. I believe the yarn the use is Jagerspun, which does have all the nice marled colors that one would need for Argyle hose. I suppose an inquiry to the company might be beneficial to see if they cusomize the kit or if they are the standard dancer's kilt hose in the standard colors.