Another Pair of Handknit Hose/Can I Be Forgiven...

[piperdbh]

I really like the calves of these hose. It looks like you increased at the edges of the garter-stitch sections. I first thought the pattern was cables, but then I read that it's done with travelling stitches.

Did you work the cuffs separately and then sew them on, or are they worked attached to the hose? I like to make them separately, then attach them using a 3-needle bind-off. I generally make my cuffs about 3 inches wide, for what it's worth.

What color will the next pair be?

[guitarmatt]

I really like the calves of these hose. It looks like you increased at the edges of the garter-stitch sections. I first thought the pattern was cables, but then I read that it's done with travelling stitches.

Did you work the cuffs separately and then sew them on, or are they worked attached to the hose? I like to make them separately, then attach them using a 3-needle bind-off. I generally make my cuffs about 3 inches wide, for what it's worth.

What color will the next pair be?

That's the yarn for the next pair I'm doing, which is for my wife's best friend, although I think this'd be a killer colour for kilt hose. I dyed the yarn myself with coffee.

I work the cuffs attached. I do my socks of all sorts from the toe up, so when I'm done with the leg I do a bit of 1x1 ribbing for a garter, then a few rounds of knit to become reverse stockinette when turn the work inside out and change directions to work the cuff. When the cuff's done I turn the work inside out again and change direction again then do a few more rounds of knit to curl the bottom edge of the cuff in underneath. Does that make sense? In the future I may try doing my cuffs separately to have the option of doing my leg toe up but the cuff top down and vice versa, which would give me the option to work lace patterns either side up on each. Does that make sense? It's getting late over here and I'm about to head to bed.

[thistlelass]

That's the yarn for the next pair I'm doing, which is for my wife's best friend, although I think this'd be a killer colour for kilt hose. I dyed the yarn myself with coffee.

I work the cuffs attached. I do my socks of all sorts from the toe up, so when I'm done with the leg I do a bit of 1x1 ribbing for a garter, then a few rounds of knit to become reverse stockinette when turn the work inside out and change directions to work the cuff. When the cuff's done I turn the work inside out again and change direction again then do a few more rounds of knit to curl the bottom edge of the cuff in underneath. Does that make sense? In the future I may try doing my cuffs separately to have the option of doing my leg toe up but the cuff top down and vice versa, which would give me the option to work lace patterns either side up on each. Does that make sense? It's getting late over here and I'm about to head to bed.

Makes perfect sense to me! I really like the coffee dyed wool-such a nice caramel color.

[guitarmatt]

Makes perfect sense to me! I really like the coffee dyed wool-such a nice caramel color.

Interestingly, look at the left hand side of the photo where the skien was tied with a different kind of yarn which came out much darker than the BFL did. Just goes to show how different wools take up dye in their own way.

I think I will write up a pattern when I get a chance and ask Ravelry folk to give it a proofread for me.

[thistlelass]

Interestingly, look at the left hand side of the photo where the skien was tied with a different kind of yarn which came out much darker than the BFL did. Just goes to show how different wools take up dye in their own way.

I think I will write up a pattern when I get a chance and ask Ravelry folk to give it a proofread for me.

Looking forward to that, Matt!!