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    Talking Kilt Hose Pattern

    Hey There,

    A little while ago, someone posted a link to kilt hose pattern here on X marks. I have been able to fumble through a few Highland regalia DIY's, but I knew that my skills ended at knitting. So, I approached my Dear Mum to see if she would knit me a pair. She use to knit quite a bit when my Grandmother was alive, but has not done so in almost a decade. Mum was not to fond of the patterns that I printed off from the internet and said she would still make me a pair if I could find a Patons knitting pattern for Kilt Hose. It took a while, but I found one, and guess what she got for Mothers day! My sisters rolled their eyes (mind you I have made them both kilts at their request) but my Mother was really thrilled.

    I just got off the phone with her a few minutes ago, she has started my first pair (cream with dark red cuffs to go with my Maple Leaf Tartan kilt). She also called to thank me, she said a flood of memories came back to her of my grandmother while she was knitting. I have the last pair of mittens that my grandmother made me and I treasure them. I am sure I will treasure my Dear Mum's kilt socks!

    I found the Patons Kilt Sock pattern on EBay. I typed in "Kilt Hose" and looked under Crafts. The number on the back of the booklet is 3285. Next time I talk to my mother I'll ask her to let me know the name of the lady I bought it from, I included the envelope in the gift because it came form Inverness, Scotland, where some of our ancestors came from!
    Sara
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    Thanks for the information. I "learned" to knit when I was young but didn't do much. Knitting was not something a boy did in the 50s. Recently I started again, its something to do with my hands at night when not trying to make a kilt. Its good therapy, after a long day at work and the choice is put my hands around my boss’ neck or a pair of knitting needles, as satisfying as the first may seem the second wins out.

    I have a long way to go to be good, but I am doing it more for the relaxation and hope to be trying some hose soon. I will look into the hose pattern you mentioned.

    Thanks again and tell your mom I am size 13 shoe and . . .

    How about some pictures?

    I have also found an interesting web page on Hand Knit Hose:

    http://www.dabbler.com/ndlwrk/stocking.html
    Last edited by cacunn; 16th May 07 at 05:20 AM.

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    Here is the pattern that was posted before. I am knitting up a pair, it is slow but they are turning out nice. I will post pics in a month or two when they are done.

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    Sheep,
    Any progress update on the kilt hose your mom is knitting? Has she had any problems with errors in the pattern? I am thinking about buying the pattern for myself.
    Thanks

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    Hi,
    Not a ton of progress yet, my Mum caught a cold. She does like the pattern. She had to do some tinkering because I have wee bonnie stick legs and the pattern is for a much bigger gentleman’s leg. And yes I have been running chicken noodle soup to her to speed her recovery!
    I am going to see her this weekend at a family gathering so I ask her a few more questions for anyone interested in knowing about the pattern!

    Sara
    "There is one success- to be able to spend your life your own way."
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    Patterns and yarns do bring back memories - I have been making plain and/or ribbed hose for about 38 years - since I left home, and it can be really uncanny to find one, or sometimes even a pair tucked away at the back of a drawer or in a disreputable back pack and have it bring back memories of years ago, of places/people not visited for decades - some of whom might have the other sock...

    Once knitted you can renew or repair the foot part for ages, so you do get good value from making hose.

    I hope your Mum is soon feeling better Sara and clicking away once more.

    Maybe you could take lessons and eventually be able to make some for yourself?

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    I love this thread.

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    Talking

    My only affiliation, being of the wrong gender to wear one, with Kilt is knitting the occaisonal Kilt hose for my significant other.

    I have the Pattons pattern but deemed it to boring so I made up my own. I think the Jo Anderson's Pattern is nice, however there seem to be an awful lot of people wearing it... You can have a copy of mine if you asked nicely and your feet are around UK size 9...

    http://pics.livejournal.com/suse_dol.../pic/0000551h/

    This is the hose all gift-wrapped. The luckenbooth is completly hidden when worn. I just thought it makes a nice detail.

    http://pics.livejournal.com/suse_dol.../pic/0000qxzf/

    I'm in the process of making another pair so any input would be very welcome. In particular I'm curious what pattern are traditional for the turnover. I know about "lattice" and "popcorn"... any more, pictures maybe?

    I'm off to make another unpreceeded but pretty pattern any suggestions highly welcome.

    (EDIT: The pictures don't display as pictures, hence the links, sorry)

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    Quote Originally Posted by SuseDolAmroth View Post
    My only affiliation, being of the wrong gender to wear one, with Kilt is knitting the occaisonal Kilt hose for my significant other.

    I have the Pattons pattern but deemed it to boring so I made up my own. I think the Jo Anderson's Pattern is nice, however there seem to be an awful lot of people wearing it... You can have a copy of mine if you asked nicely and your feet are around UK size 9...

    http://pics.livejournal.com/suse_dol.../pic/0000551h/

    This is the hose all gift-wrapped. The luckenbooth is completly hidden when worn. I just thought it makes a nice detail.

    http://pics.livejournal.com/suse_dol.../pic/0000qxzf/

    I'm in the process of making another pair so any input would be very welcome. In particular I'm curious what pattern are traditional for the turnover. I know about "lattice" and "popcorn"... any more, pictures maybe?

    I'm off to make another unpreceeded but pretty pattern any suggestions highly welcome.

    (EDIT: The pictures don't display as pictures, hence the links, sorry)
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    I recently aquired a length of blue DPM for a kilt - and then, yesterday, turning out the bedroom looking for the right shoes, I found 200gm of dark blue double knitting thickness yarn, wool and Nylon - just the thing for some hose to go with it - I put the yarn and cloth together and they are a good match.

    I have never been so busy with crafts since I took to wearing the kilt.

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