Clocked Hose?

[longhuntr74]

Sockknitter...I have never picked up a knitting needle in my life (well...I guess I have...but never with the intent of knitting something with it), so I'm afraid you've lost me with your talk of "open work" and "links of love". I only know what clocking is from my reenactment hobby...not how to do it. Thanks for your thoughts though...I guess I got my answer from the responses to this thread.

[piperdbh]

What I have been wondering is how much open-work, or lace-work is too much for man to wear? I've seen some men wear hose that struck me as being somewhat lacey...but they carried it off, to great effect. More open-work would be a good idea for a summer wt. hose, wouldn't it?

I don't think I'd like open-work hose. I have hairy legs and think it would look funny, not to mention be very ticklish, to wear them. Some ladies wear them very nicely, but I don't believe lacy hose would work for most hombres.

[fluter]

I don't think I'd like open-work hose. I have hairy legs and think it would look funny, not to mention be very ticklish, to wear them. Some ladies wear them very nicely, but I don't believe lacy hose would work for most hombres.

When the lads down at the local brewpub get a look at my lace jabot, they won't even notice my socks. But the lasses will.

There have been some interesting discussions in the Ravelry group about kilt hose and lace work. It's not always predictable whether the kilt wearer or his wife is the one who objects.