Knitting: my new addiction

[Bugbear]

These are the two books I was talking about:
Learn to Knit on Circle Looms (Loom Knitting) by Denise Layman,
and
Learn New Stitches on Circle Looms (Loom Knitting) by Anne Bipes.

The first one does explain knitting socks, but I don't know if it would work for hose. Guess it would work for flashes though.

[piperdbh]

Ted, I prefer to knit socks and hose (what's the singular of kilt hose?) on double-pointed needles. I think they're faster and easier than the loom, but if that's what gets somebody started making things with their hands instead of buying things from a store, then I'm all for it.

[meinfs]

[...] The first one does explain knitting socks, but I don't know if it would work for hose. Guess it would work for flashes though.

It would most certainly work for kilt hose.

Like I read somewhere, kilt hose are just socks with a thyroid problem.

If the book shows you how to make socks, then you can adapt it to make kilt hose.... But without a specific hose pattern, you'll need to learn how to decrease or increase (depending on direction of knitting, cuff down or toe-up.) The calf is much bigger than the ankle, so there must be shaping).