Knitting pattern for kilt hose?

[M. A. C. Newsome]

My wife makes use of the following references. Designs for Knitting Kilt Hose & Knickerbocker Stockings, by Veronica Gainford (originally published in 1978, reprinted 2006); Knitting Scottish Kilt Hose & Hiking Socks, by Joanne Gibson Hinmon (2000); and Cables Untangled: An Explanation of Cable Knitting, by Melissa Leapman. This last book is not a kilt hose book, but it has lots of great cable patterns that can be incorporated easily into hose.

Of course, it helps if you know the ins and outs of knitting regular socks. She rarely follows a pattern exactly, but ends up modifying it to use some new heel technique she's read about, etc.

I did a recent blog posting highlighting some of the hose she has knit for me:
http://kiltmaker.blogspot.com/2008/0...o-my-wife.html

[BradJones]

Quite right there are some really good places online for free patterns just a matter of finding them.

[Heming]

Quite right there are some really good places online for free patterns just a matter of finding them.

My favourite is www.garnstudio.com - most patterns are in several languages, including English, but if you need a translation from Norwegian I can help. Just PM me.

[Tommy Hunt]

http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter07/PATTtoirneach.html

Use the search feature this discussion has bee held before.

I like to use the sockulator to give the basic size and then use Knitting fool to find a cable pattern.

My friend Pammie is making me these hose. I'll post them when she's finished.

[string]

I love ravelry, but I mostly just wing it with all types of knitted socks. I've never been good at following directions.

[Peel]

My sister is planning on knitting me a pair of kilt hose, and has been sending me patterns to look at.
These have full instructions (if you can read that sort of thing - I can't), and best of all, they are free

Here's a cabled kilt hose from Drops Design:

http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/vi..._id=10&lang=us


And one from icandyarn:
for some reason this second image won't post, but you can see it if you follow the link below
http://icandyarn.blogspot.com/search?q=kilt+hose

[sydnie7]

That one at icandy is lovely. Have to get Mom back onto the needles

[londonpiper]

Not sure if this applies but, if it's your first attempt go to this link which will give you all you need to get started on hose. For what it's worth I would recommend getting the Knitpicks / Knitpro interchangeable 3.75mm needles with an 80cm wire as i find this combination the best as it is what I knitted my first hose on as per this example