Hello Knitters!

**fluter** · 6th February 10, 10:41 PM

from central South Carolina

Perhaps we need a social group for knitters... I suspect most of us use ravelry.com as well. There's a congenial group on kilt hose/flashes there, moderated by our thistlelass.

Meanwhile, here is a link to a search result for "knit" in the thread title. That will give some food for thought!

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...archquery=knit

These are my faux-diced hose, also inspired by Mrs. Newsome:

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 7th February 10, 05:12 AM

Ken,

Those hose look great! I don't know why you'd call them "faux-diced." They are diced! And lovely ones at that.

My wife is currently working on a pair just like that in black and white for a client -- these are just like the black and white ones she originally made for me, only made from nicer yarn!

Did you use the Gainford pattern?

**Mac Ghille Sheathanaich** · 7th February 10, 05:51 AM

Greetings all, 7 February, 544amMST

Since a lot of you talented folks are gathered here in this thread, perhaps it is my opportunity to pop this question.

Do any of you take on kilt hose jobs for hire?
I have three big fat skeins of wool yarn to match my tweed kilt suit, ( pix of which I have posted up in "Traditional Highland Wear")

Neither my wife nor I knit, nor do either of us have the desire to learn to do so.
I make Argyll jackets and waistcots, and some kilts. I would rather try to be pretty good at a couple of things, than half-arsed at too many things.

So anyhowse, I have the yarn but no one to knit for me.

Fide et Fortitudine, aye!

T.

**Hothir Ethelnor** · 7th February 10, 06:16 AM

what type of hose do you want made? diced or a solid colour cable pattern or soemthing?

(I'd be willing to give it a fling but you may want to go with a more experienced knitter as I am just finishing up my first two pairs of hose. Both of which are decent btw.)

**Heming** · 7th February 10, 06:38 AM

Originally Posted by Pleater

Er - I have about 40 or 50 knitting machines (I know I know)

[thread jack]
Any of those for sale?
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:ootd:

**idyllicchick** · 7th February 10, 06:40 AM

Hello! I've been knitting for several years now, and (along with two friends) own a yarn shop in Gainesville, Florida. I've done a little bit of a lot of things, and always have a sock in progress in my purse to stitch on when my hands are idle.

If you haven't already, I encourage you to sign up for an account at www.ravelry.com. There is an endless supply of patterns and information there that you'll find quite useful. I'm idyllicchick there as well. Feel free to friend me!

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 7th February 10, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by Mac Ghille Sheathanaich

Greetings all, 7 February, 544amMST

Since a lot of you talented folks are gathered here in this thread, perhaps it is my opportunity to pop this question.

Do any of you take on kilt hose jobs for hire?
I have three big fat skeins of wool yarn to match my tweed kilt suit, ( pix of which I have posted up in "Traditional Highland Wear")

Neither my wife nor I knit, nor do either of us have the desire to learn to do so.
I make Argyll jackets and waistcots, and some kilts. I would rather try to be pretty good at a couple of things, than half-arsed at too many things.

So anyhowse, I have the yarn but no one to knit for me.

Fide et Fortitudine, aye!

T.

I mentioned your connundrum to my wife, since she's just now started to express an interest in knitting hose for others (in the past she has insisted that you had to marry her to get kilt hose -- lucky for me!). She started asking me questions about what type of yarn you had, what type of hose you wanted, etc., none of which I had the answers to, obviously.

If you'd like to discuss it directly with her, PM me and I'll send you her email address.

Here's an example of a pair she knit for me that I think would look great with your outfit. But she can talk with you about various patterns, etc.

**Friday** · 7th February 10, 08:05 AM

If you are looking for custom hose don't forget Arlen's beautiful bride, Diane, at Russet Lodge Knits.

I knit and my first project was kilt hose, isn't it nice to not know how hard most people thing socks are.

**Arlen** · 7th February 10, 08:52 AM

My wife is a knitter. She goes by Unaspenser but isn't on xmarks as much as I am. She has a few patterns available for various types of hose on her website and I know there are a fair few free patterns linked on the site here.

**guitarmatt** · 7th February 10, 02:42 PM

Thanks for all the responses. I'll take a look at all your galleries and recent posts as I get a chance, on ravelry as well. I'm nearly done with my first pair of hose, so I'll post action pics as soon as I can.