Advice on kilt hose

**johngoff** · 9th January 18, 10:23 AM

I'm interested in buying pure wool kilt hose that are well made. I've been looking at the House of Cheviot brand, that I know isn't pure wool, but could be a good substitute. I would rather have the hose darned than throw away and purchase a new set. I wanted to see what your opinions were for that.

Also as far as height, I've seen that most kill hose fit to just below the knee, I wear my hose maybe 1-2 inches below that. I was thinking of going for a medium size as opposed to a large though my foot is a US 11.5 in order to get a kilt hose that isn't super long. I wanted to see what your opinions were on that as well.

Thank you, John.

**ShaunMaxwell** · 9th January 18, 11:48 AM

You can't go far wrong with the House of Cheviot Lewis or Rannoch hose. I have several pair of each and have never had any issues with them.

Given your foot size, I'm not convinced a medium would work for you. I tend to wear a medium and my feet are size 8 US.

I'm a bit on the short side (5'7"), and have been able to figure out creative ways to make the turned down portion of the hose fall in the appropriate place, so I'd go with hose that will actually fit your foot. I tend to wear the tops of my hose two to three finger widths below my kneecaps.

Interested to see what others have to say... Good luck to you!

SM

**Nomad** · 9th January 18, 11:58 AM

I have 5 pairs of Glenbeg socks, which are 50% merino wool, and 50% man made fibres. I really like them they are soft, warm and hopefully long lasting with the man made fibres.

They look good without being overly posh and can be purchased for around £15 of eBay, half the price of similar socks, which means you can buy twice as many colours.

It is possible to shrink the socks by hot washing and they seem to retain much of the elasticity after shrinking, personally I think you need to buy the correct foot size or your toes will be really cramped.

**Jock Scot** · 9th January 18, 12:27 PM

I have worn kilt hose with my shooting plus 4's and I have worn shooting hose with the kilt and hand knit ones too. The house of Cheviot hose would be my go to choice these days-----I should add that I have no connection to the company------mainly for ease of procurement and the fact that they do the job consistently well. But, with all the hose that I have worn, the wear once and wash policy, really does get the hose to last considerably longer and by some margin, than they do with any other wearing policy.