Easy to make knitted garter ties.

**Arlen** · 5th January 11, 06:01 PM

So, for a few years now I've been making my own knitted garter ties. (They're really simple and involve nothing but the knit stitch. You can use almost any yarn and needles and you can chat or watch tv while you knit them.)

I finally posted the 'pattern' on Ravelry and on my blog.

I made some in Navy Blue and some in a Dark Sage Green since I'd completely run out. (The last load I made got worn almost daily for three years and after two pairs went missing the last pair finally wore out.)
I'm planning to make a maroon pair, a red pair, a yellow pair, a gray pair and a light blue pair.

Here are a few pictures. There's a video on the blog for the simplest way to tie them for anyone who doesn't know how and hasn't checked out Matt's video.

**Steve Ashton** · 5th January 11, 06:04 PM

Arlen,

If you want to post the video, or at least a link to the video, in the tutorials section I bet other members would appreciate it

**Oldhiker** · 5th January 11, 06:31 PM

Geee whiz... forget the ties...who made those killer hose for you ;(wink wink)

**sanddog28** · 5th January 11, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by Oldhiker

Geee whiz... forget the ties...who made those killer hose for you ;(wink wink)

I purchased a couple of pairs of these hose from Matt at STM, I went to get a link to them for you and it apears there either isnt any in stock at the moment or he no longer carries them.

**Arlen** · 5th January 11, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by sanddog28

I purchased a couple of pairs of these hose from Matt at STM, I went to get a link to them for you and it apears there either isnt any in stock at the moment or he no longer carries them.

Actually, the blue hose are hose that my wife Diane designed and made for me some years ago. The pattern is for sale on her Etsy/Ravelry/Blog.
The second pair (The green ones) are a pair that were sent to me as an anonymous gift from someone on Xmarks. They are a standard pair of hacking hose/shooting socks and are available through many shops. The cheapest I have found are through an English seller on Ebay.

**BoldHighlander** · 5th January 11, 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by Arlen

The pattern is for sale on her Etsy/Ravelry/Blog.

I'll have to look into that!

**Downunder Kilt** · 6th January 11, 03:44 AM

Darn it, when I saw the thread topic I thought that I would just have to beg she that must be obeyed for one thing, now that those hose have made an appearance, I am going to be on a begging spree

Arlen or Unaspenser, would it be possible to advise what colour blue those hose are. They are of the most manificent blue I have seen for many a year.

**BoldHighlander** · 6th January 11, 01:14 AM

Originally Posted by Arlen

Actually, the blue hose are hose that my wife Diane designed and made for me some years ago. The pattern is for sale on her Etsy/Ravelry/Blog.

I can't get the site to open, I keep getting a message saying "internet explorer unable to open"

**artificer** · 6th January 11, 06:15 AM

Originally Posted by BoldHighlander

I can't get the site to open, I keep getting a message saying "internet explorer unable to open"

Terry,
you REALLY need to start defaulting to Firefox as your standard browser

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 6th January 11, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by sanddog28

I purchased a couple of pairs of these hose from Matt at STM, I went to get a link to them for you and it apears there either isnt any in stock at the moment or he no longer carries them.

Those look to be the Trellis top hose from the Grampian line made by the House of Cheviot. We did carry them on our web site as a special order item. Unfortunately, the House of Cheviot is not making that particular style any longer, so we've removed them from the site.

We still offer similar "fancy top" hose from House of Cheviot, here:
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/hose_specialty.htm

More on topic, the garters look great, Arlen! And nothing beats being able to get just the color you want by doing it yourself.