Well folks... my trip to Maine was lucrative. I managed to snag myself a much needed kilt pin and a pair of hose. The pin looked quite nice on the hand-made kilt I've been working on (it's not finished, but it is wearable).

The hose are what I need help with. When I tried on the hose, it seemed like there was way too much material. I had them pulled all the way on, but there seemed to be a lot of excess and I couldn't pull them up over my rather bulky calves. Without me sharing pics, can someone tell me what I might be doing wrong?