Shepherd's plaid kilt hose

[fluter]

Beautiful work! I, too, would love to see them worn.

[tulloch]

That is outstanding. Wow. As I approach the time when I will make my first pair my mother, (the greatest knitter who has ever lived), told me something important. She has never knit a pair from the toe up; always from the calf down. She says start the sock with needles two sizes larger than the ones the sock will be knit from, then after a few rows go one smaller and then after a few more rows to the size needles for the sock itself. That way the calf will not be so tight it breaks the yarn.

Your work is really great and I know many out here in the rabble feel that having such a fine pair of hose would be like having a fine sports car for some. Congratulations. Keep it up.

[Santa Kona]

Wonderful

[creagdhubh]

Very nice!!!

[flyrod6057]

Those are pretty amazing. They look exceptional with the kilt!

[English Bloke]

Do you do 'em in red/green? Tremendous... Three months work though (phew!). Your hubby is a lucky Bloke.

[Elf]

Yes, very impressive. I'd seen photos of this pattern from Mrs Newsome in a cuff, but wow, the entire piece is quite something of note.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Yes, very impressive. I'd seen photos of this pattern from Mrs Newsome in a cuff, but wow, the entire piece is quite something of note.

Yes, she can continue the pattern for the whole sock as well. She's done a couple of pair for me. Here's the "small shepherd's check":


And the "large shepherd'd check" (almost the size of typical diced hose):