Hello Knitters!

**Packhound** · 9th February 10, 07:54 PM

I am currently working on my first pair of kilt hose. I really wanted to learn from toes up, so this has been very much a learn as you go thing. I am making the Toirneach pattern found on Knitty.com (from the toes up).

**guitarmatt** · 10th February 10, 01:45 AM

Originally Posted by Packhound

I am currently working on my first pair of kilt hose. I really wanted to learn from toes up, so this has been very much a learn as you go thing. I am making the Toirneach pattern found on Knitty.com (from the toes up).

That's just what I did. I also used 2 circulars instead of dpns. I found it way more convinient.

**unaspenser** · 10th February 10, 01:28 PM

Hothir, basically you knit a loose, very large beret-style hat and then felt it in a washing machine until it shrinks to size and gets nice and thick and water-resistant. The link Friday provided has the pattern I designed based on traditional bonnets of the 16th-18th century, though it's easy to modify to make it into a more 19th-century or modern style.

**guitarmatt** · 16th February 10, 02:40 PM

Thanks for all the replies folks. I finally got around to looking people up on ravelry. If I missed you, feel free to add me as a friend there, guitarmatt. I just started up a pair of lime green kilt hose inspired knee highs for my wife. After that, more kilt hose!

**Hothir Ethelnor** · 16th February 10, 02:58 PM

I'm Hothir on ravelry

**unaspenser** · 19th February 10, 12:24 PM

I'm on ravelry as Shekure, and you can find my patterns there too.

**guitarmatt** · 19th February 10, 02:52 PM

Unaspenser, I lived in Spokane before we moved to Edinburgh. We had 2 corn snakes from a breeder in Boise. Love the zoo, too. It's a nice city.

**meinfs** · 27th February 10, 12:25 AM

I'm a sorta knitter. (Started it over a year ago but I haven't done any more so far, other than my first pair of socks.)

**guitarmatt** · 27th February 10, 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by meinfs

I'm a sorta knitter. (Started it over a year ago but I haven't done any more so far, other than my first pair of socks.)

Those socks look good! Don't be scared of kilt hose, I just started knitting again around Christmas after a break of a few years and have already finished my first pair of kilt hose and a pair of knee high socks for my wife, along with 2 pairs of short socks to learn how to do it.

**unaspenser** · 3rd March 10, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by guitarmatt

Unaspenser, I lived in Spokane before we moved to Edinburgh. We had 2 corn snakes from a breeder in Boise. Love the zoo, too. It's a nice city.

You are so right. Boise is a well-kept secret, and we do have quite a nice zoo. Good sheep country to keep me happy and lots of Scottish culture to keep Arlen happy too.

We love it here!