MacCreary Tartan Hose by Skye Highland Outfitters

[thescot]

The most beautiful hose I've seen.

Now it's back to saving my pennies.

[Laird O'the Cowcaddens]

Really,Really Nice,good lines and definition. (The Hose aint too bad either,LOL)

VINCERE VEL MORI Aye Yours.

[Kiltman]

Fantastic!

[Highlander31]

...I think it's good to have extra for color matching like this. I can't tell you how many times the swatch I carried with me saved me from buying the wrong shirt, for instance.

I agree Rex. When suits were my required uniform, my tailor always made sure I had a small swatch of material for my wallet. When purchasing ties (IMHO the most important accessory for a suit, shoes being the second) or shirts, I had in my wallet a sample of every suit in my closet.

[M_Beorn]

Has anyone had issues loading the Hose page from the Skye Highland Outfitters web site? It appears that something in the page causes my computer to load tons of memory and slugs it down. I've talked to Josh and he's aware of some issues and plans on getting things updated. I was just wondering if the problem I have is duplicated with anyone else.

The hose are great and I'll have to put them on the wish list for accessories to get.

[Chas]

Has anyone had issues loading the Hose page from the Skye Highland Outfitters web site? It appears that something in the page causes my computer to load tons of memory and slugs it down. I've talked to Josh and he's aware of some issues and plans on getting things updated. I was just wondering if the problem I have is duplicated with anyone else.

The hose are great and I'll have to put them on the wish list for accessories to get.

Did not want to say anything, but oh yes! I can only access it on my laptop (3gig memory); If I try it on my wife's desktop (2gig memory), then it goes into terminal sieze up and I get no mouse or keyboard control. After half an hour of hard-working computer but no output, I switch off at the mains and re-boot. The site is still on my favourites list, but at the moment is not my favourite favourite.

Regards

Chas

[turpin]

same problem here.

[lickstone]

Nice hose!

Some weeks back, Josh announced a promotional price for tartan hose, so I decided to take advantage of it. Along with the specs, I sent one of the cut-out bits from the tartan from my MacCreary kilt along with some mini skeins of yarn I made from another of the bits that I unraveled and sorted by color.

Primary colors were to have been ancient scarlet and royal blue; the secondary colors green and yellow.

Here are the results received just today.

I did not expect them to come out quite this elaborate and beautiful, and with bonus colors to boot - black and baby blue. From the blended yarn sections I got the purple I wanted, and, a nice surprise, the olive that is created when that scarlet is crossed with that green.

Construction-wise, I couldn't be more pleased. The knitting is even and there are no seams. It is sized for my chunky legs just right and they are very comfortable to wear - now the best-fitting pair I own. They do have a bit of bulk, so when I go for a more formal shoe at some point, I may consider getting a slightly bigger size, but for now, I'll just loosen my laces a tad.

These hose are really a nice addition to my collection of accessories, and I'm very glad I took the plunge.

Regards,
Rex.

[Bugbear]

Did not want to say anything, but oh yes! I can only access it on my laptop (3gig memory); If I try it on my wife's desktop (2gig memory), then it goes into terminal sieze up and I get no mouse or keyboard control. After half an hour of hard-working computer but no output, I switch off at the mains and re-boot. The site is still on my favourites list, but at the moment is not my favourite favourite.

Regards

Chas

Oh my gosh! Thanks for the worning. I can't stand when that happens.

[sydnie7]

Just remember, Rex:

"chunky legs" = more tartan to show off! Think how wimpy and mean (in the UK sense) these would look with less territory to cover.

At least, that's the line I like to use. . .