Kilt Hose I've Knit

**Friday** · 29th September 08, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by thistlelass

2. The leg needed to be about another 1/2 inch longer as well...that's what I get for not measuring with my tape but measuring by sight!

could it be that we forget that one the hose is put on, the tightness factor pulls the hose shorter. If you have a 15 inch circumference calf you would knit the hose at about 14 inches or less. As you put the hose on this stretches the hose around the calf and pulls the top down.

**thistlelass** · 29th September 08, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by Friday

could it be that we forget that one the hose is put on, the tightness factor pulls the hose shorter. If you have a 15 inch circumference calf you would knit the hose at about 14 inches or less. As you put the hose on this stretches the hose around the calf and pulls the top down.

I know, I was in a hurry

-another project in the wings that has to be completed by mid-October.