House of Cheviot update

[RockyR]

I generally recommend the Harris to anyone with a calf size over 16", but I have had people with 17" calves wear the Lewis and say they do just fine. That's probably the upper limit of that range, though.

I respectfully disagree (slightly) with that Matt. I have 17.5" calves and the Lewis hose are COMPLETELY fine on me. I'd be comfortable in them even if I was 18.5" or even a touch more. As we just started carrying them (just waiting on the shipment ), we'll be telling people that they easily fit up to a 19" calf (and will be snug on a 20" calf). They're definitely wider than our other "less expensive" hose, but not as wide as our Hand Knits.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Well there you go. :-) I had no idea your calves were that large, Rocky. I certainly cannot argue with your personal experience. I just now took a pair of Lewis hose off my shelf and stretched the tops out as far as I could with my hands (the part where the cuff is sewn onto the sock base, which is the important part in determining calf circumference). At the maximum stretch I get 9" across, which means roughly 18" max capacity. So yes, they would fit someone with 18" calves, or possibly a bit larger, but I'd be afraid they would start to feel like they are cutting into your legs if it is too much larger than 18" around.

[Llama]

If either of you would like a volunteer to try out Lewis hose on a 20" calf, I'd be more than happy to help you.

[mookien]

Wait a minute! Something's got to give. I think Rocky is talking about SAE inches and Matt is referring to metric inches.

Also, the circumference of a circle is given by pi X the diameter. So, 3.14 X 9" gives ~ 28 1/4" (metric or SAE). Based on that calculation I strongly recommend sending Llama a pair of Harris hose for in vivo consumer testing. I further suggest that Rocky send him a left sock of one color and Matt a right sock of another color in case he has in mind absconding to Scotland with his purloined hose. But, then again he already lives in the Highland(s), so perhaps that won't be necessary.

Glad to be of assistance.

[Father Bill]

What on earth is a metric inch?

[Llama]

Wait a minute! Something's got to give. I think Rocky is talking about SAE inches and Matt is referring to metric inches.

Also, the circumference of a circle is given by pi X the diameter. So, 3.14 X 9" gives ~ 28 1/4" (metric or SAE). Based on that calculation I strongly recommend sending Llama a pair of Harris hose for in vivo consumer testing. I further suggest that Rocky send him a left sock of one color and Matt a right sock of another color in case he has in mind absconding to Scotland with his purloined hose. But, then again he already lives in the Highland(s), so perhaps that won't be necessary.

Glad to be of assistance.

I support this plan.

[mookien]

What on earth is a metric inch?

A metric inch is determined by dividing a kilometer by 39,370.07874

It is sometimes (or, at least, one time) referred to as a "kilometer inch".

[M. A. C. Newsome]

No, the measurement I gave of 9" is not the diameter of a circle. Rather it is roughly half the circumference of the circle (laid flat). So the total circumference of the circle would be approximately 18", stretched to the maximum capacity.

[mookien]

No, the measurement I gave of 9" is not the diameter of a circle. Rather it is roughly half the circumference of the circle (laid flat). So the total circumference of the circle would be approximately 18", stretched to the maximum capacity.

"I see", the blind man said. But, are those SAE inches or metric inches?

Feel free to take that as a rhetorical question.

[Father Bill]

A metric inch is determined by dividing a kilometer by 39,370.07874

It is sometimes (or, at least, one time) referred to as a "kilometer inch".

Uh-huh.