A Different take on White Kilt Hose

[PatrickHughes123]

These I would describe as speckled, they were hand knit in the 1970's or so on the Isle of Barra.

I have looked at your pictures, and it seems to just have a slightly different design from regular hose. More lines than regular hose.

[tripleblessed]

Steve, Thistledown, thanks for reminding me I got too focused on my sentence and the restricted area of physics in which I mostly
worked. Although perhaps I painted enough sets I don't like to think, anymore, in terms of pigment.

[kingandrew]

House of Cheviot offers marled/speckled hose in a few different lines: Hebridean (made for those with larger calves), Sheltand, and Reiver. Looking at their image of the Reiver Autumn Glow sock, you can really see the two colors in the yarn.

https://www.houseofcheviot.com/media...utumn_glow.jpg

https://www.houseofcheviot.com/gents/kilt-socks

Andrew

[McMurdo]

I have looked at your pictures, and it seems to just have a slightly different design from regular hose. More lines than regular hose.

Well they were hand knit so that would explain why they are a bit different from commercially available hose.

[Lady Grey]

What you are calling ‘Speckled’ is termed “Marl” amongst knitters and the fashion world.
So if you are lucky enough to have someone knit you a pair of hose look for the term Marl when sourcing the yarn.

A Balmoral also looks lovely knitted and felted in Marl wool.

[McMurdo]

What you are calling ‘Speckled’ is termed “Marl” amongst knitters and the fashion world.
So if you are lucky enough to have someone knit you a pair of hose look for the term Marl when sourcing the yarn.

A Balmoral also looks lovely knitted and felted in Marl wool.

You are of course correct, I wish I had remembered that earlier in the day but did remember it later you beat me too it though.