Another pair of Gairloch pattern kilt hose

[Tobus]

Just finished this pair over the weekend. I went with a heavier yarn this time (worsted weight), which knits up faster because it requires less stitches to get the same size. I had to do some scaling to the pattern, which seems to have worked out OK. And I went with a better contrasting set of yarn colours this time.

Also, for expedience, I made the foot a solid colour instead of carrying the pattern down to the toe as I did before. This pair only took 3 weeks from start to finish.

(Note: the back view shows how the pattern has to go wonky for a bit in order to decrease the leg from calf to ankle. It drops off one set of "X" crossings, and ends up with a "V" in the transition zone. This is by design, as the original Gairloch pattern is intended to do.)