Next stab at kilt hose

[Avonlea22]

Looking at that pic again, of two hose knitted simultaneously on two flex needles. . . it looks as if there would be a lot of strain on the "seam" of the hose, that is, the inner area where the knitting crosses over to the other needle. I haven't read up on this method, but am just wondering if you could cross the needles in the center. . . work stitches up to the overlap point, then jump and work on the other needle. . . hard to describe, but would make the needles come closer to each other in the center, and ease the strain on that area of hose. Or perhaps I should quote Ted Crocker here. . . "But what do I know". . .

Wow...was that in English, because I didn't understand a lick of it.

[Pleater]

After decades of knitting and collecting the work boxes of departed relatives I have the luxury of having loads of needles so just fish out as many as required for any project. I prefer the old fashioned sets of rigid needles, as I don't need to put in markers in order to prevent the foot being in danger of coming out twisted.

However, I think I will have to start to do the ankle to turnover on my knitting machine in order to speed up the process.

Even for my not very long legs it seems to take an age to get from the fancy top to dividing for the heel, or vice versa.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: