Show us your kilt hose!

[R.S.Buff]

MacGregor Hose
Last weekend at the Greenville Highland Games I had the chance to once more speak with Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor. He always has the best kilt hose!

These are what he was wearing last Saturday.


They were hand knit by his great-grandmother and are over 110 years old by his estimate!

He says the family has a trunk full of hose she knit. Here are another pair knit by her hand that the MacGregor was wearing a couple of years ago when I first met him at the Stone Mountain Games in Atlanta.

I LOVE THOSE HOSE! wonderful colors I have not seen used before in hose

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Did you also find out the story behind that kilt he's wearing? I notice there is no fringe on the apron.

I didn't talk with him about his kilt. I didn't have that much time to speak with him at the Games, unfortunately. It looked to be a fairly typical 8 yard knife pleated kilt. Ronan told me after that he thought he saw buttons for braces on the kilt, but I didn't notice.

I know that Sir Malcolm has a lot of kit that has been handed down in his family -- his sporran that I always see him wearing, for example, was given to his father. But I don't know if the kilt is older or was made for him.

This kilt is in the Black and Red MacGregor tartan (aka Rob Roy). It's not that unusual on an older kilt to find no fringe. I actually make all my kilts standard with no fringe, unless someone specifically requests it.

[Cowher]

I don't have much but here they are:
Handknit Aran hose from USA Kilts


Handknit kilt hose from Tatjana Ciza


And here is the last pair for super hot days and long marches with my pipe band the Quaboag Highlanders. I didn't put them on. There nothing special but they are cool and comfy. The ones from miss Ciza are on the left

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Those Arran hose from USA Kilts look like the perfect color to go with the Auld Scotland tartan. Good job!

[ForresterModern]

Sorry but none of my pics are in action although I probably have a few if I look around a bit.



Self colored hose in the rainbow of colors, most fairly lightweight, some with patterned bodies in addition to patterned turnovers, at least three of which also are a heavier version of shooting socks. Most are W Brewin or RAB except for the better quality shooting socks which are a variety of manufacturers. These were my starter hose and now relegated to lighter weight wear situations and temperatures. The bottom middle ones are indeed cream not true white.



More solemn color spectrum for Piper's bobble top hose, my routine go to hose for most occasions. The light pair in this group is indeed pure white, bought before my education level reached the requisite understanding of the white hose doctrine.



Three House of Cheviot Rannock or Lewis hose in festive colors.



Three pairs of hand knit cable style hose, two from Burnett & Struth bought on deep discount, and the darker purple murle purchased from a vendor at the Strathmore Highland Games at Glamis Castle 3 years ago.



Pattern top hose from House of Cheviot, purchased from a variety of xmarks vendors and at a games or two. The light pair with Thistle pattern top are cream colored base rather than pure white.



Tartan top hose by House of Cheviot.



Specialty knit tartan from Keltoi in Forrester Modern colors and diced hose in ancient blue and green, Skye Highland Outfitters tartan hose in IOS, and the green tartan hose are a pair I picked up to match my Forrester Hunting, although they are originally designed for Irish National using a similar color scheme.

jeff