Category Archives: Kilt Hose

Kilt Hose Finished !

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They’re done, and I will miss them, but the person they’ve been custom made for will be more than happy I hope, so I will send them off to Northern Ireland, and they will be ready when his kilt cloth gets off the loom and is being sewn into his kilt in Glasgow.  It was very nice to partake in a custom of Scottish tradition, and I must add , thanks to Maureen for her help teaching me the heel turn and other aspects of sock knitting! (all posts about this project here, and details on Ravelry here. )

In the Home Stretch.

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I am learning *so* much about so many things with this unexpectedly epic little project : a braided cable, cuffing and reversing direction of knitting, narrowing down into a garter section (I chose to use smaller needles as well), Eye-of-Partridge stitch, sock gussets, and soon to be toe shaping and kitchener stitch… and I’m reinforcing my skill in reading a pattern (something I haven’t done much of, strangely). I had to totally improvise picking up stitches, and I got my SSK and K2tog mixed up a few rows on the first kilt sock gusset start (quite obvious if you look closely at the one on the left). So far these have been a hugely valuable learning experience (John Anderson’s Kilt Hose on Ravelry here)

Kilt Hose Progress Report

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More than half way on the first of the pair ~ shown uncuffed, with garter section.

Have been reading a little about kilt hose making, as opposed to regular sock making, striving to make as thick and durable as I can stand knitting. That means a wrestling through the cables a bit, but I’m loving the sturdy fabric ~ sport weight yarn w/ size 1 needles ~ which will make them very long wearing !

Decreases in the back.