Unusual Kilt Hose/Garters - Can Anyone Identify?

**Shedlock2000** · 12th May 13, 02:18 AM

Hi Guys n Gals,

So I have been flicking through a bunch of photos to post to my facebook page, and I noticed these hose and garter. They look mighty unusual to me - can anyone identify them, and where yours truly might get a pair?

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A friend on facebook sugested 'twist cuff hose with the flashes through the twists', but I am not sure what they are. Any suggestions?

**Chas** · 12th May 13, 03:03 AM

I think you will find that the garters are just standard, ordinary garters.

The hose, I would think are home made. The tassels look like a later addition.

Regards

Chas

**OC Richard** · 12th May 13, 05:58 AM

I wish I could see more... from that portion I can't tell what's going on.

**Friday** · 12th May 13, 08:58 AM

Interesting, it appears that there are deep red and white (ecru) icords as part of the fold over. Looking at the consistent angle of the red & ecru i-cords it appears that they connected to another band below the frame of the picture. The bright red and appears to be regular flashes. As OC Richard says it would be nice to see larger picture.

**unixken** · 12th May 13, 09:44 AM

Interesting. The top of the hose is ecru, but the tassels are clearly white. It almost gives the ecru the appearance of a raw, cut, unfinished edge.

I agree that the garters look like they are just ordinary garters.

**Shedlock2000** · 12th May 13, 02:00 PM

I've e-mailed the place where i ripped the photo - I hope they come back with an un-cropped photo, or more information. It does look like they are linked into the hose somehow at a regular spacing - it is difficult to see anything more from the photo.

**Pleater** · 14th May 13, 07:22 AM

I too suspect that it is an insert between two sections of ribbing, as they lean to one side as though not exactly aligned top and bottom.

There are little gadgets which will make the cord when a handle is turned, or it can be done on double pointed needles. It looks like three stitches of the rib were used for each cord, though a fourth one could have been added and reduced at the end.

The cords were probably twisted together as they were made and slid back onto a needle correctly positioned for continuing the knitting.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

**Lime** · 14th May 13, 09:01 AM

I have a very vague recollection of this photo being discussed some years ago but I have absolutely no idea what search terms you would use to try and find it.