Pipe Major John D. Burgess, MBE

[saxandpipes]

Wow. Thank you people. For starting this and also for the additional contributions. What a legend!

People have mentioned the sporrans. I especially like the first one. Again, just a wee bit different to the normal dress sporrans that are (and were) so common.

Cheers,

Michael

[Downunder Kilt]

Thanks kyle and all the contributors to this thread. So great to see all the chat about about the different aspects of such fine kilting accoutrements

[piperdbh]

I know a number of "Auld Crabbits" who might be interested in such an endeavour...



T.

I know one who can make such an endeavor happen, and might just have to make himself a pair of them.

[piperdbh]

I really like these hose. Do any knitters want to talk???

Sure. Send me a PM and we'll see what we can make happen.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

My wife is seriously interested in making a pair of these vertical stripe hose. My inclination would be to have the pattern continue on the cuff to line up with the sock, but in the photo the lines of the cuff appear to be offset. Does anyone have a better photo showing these socks?

[CMcG]

Does anyone have a better photo showing these socks?

There is higher quality version of that photo on the site that creagdhubh linked to:

http://www.pmjohndburgess.net/index.php

[sydnie7]

My wife is seriously interested in making a pair of these vertical stripe hose. My inclination would be to have the pattern continue on the cuff to line up with the sock, but in the photo the lines of the cuff appear to be offset. Does anyone have a better photo showing these socks?

Not only offset, but a different arrangement of stripes and widths on the cuff vs the body -- wow!

[Pleater]

I think the 'diced' tops might be entrelac - that has the squares knitted at different angles and they are done on the diagonal with the edge picked up to start the next one around.

It is one way to make a wider cuff on the same number of stitches as the leg - in fact it is a bit of a whatsit to stop it becoming too large and it has to be done on small needles.

Somewhere I have the start of an entrelac jersey which would fit the incredible hulk due to my starting out with the same number of stitches as a straight knitted garment.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[CMcG]

Here is larger pic of the vertical striped hose. Sorry about the quality though...

[OC Richard]

The hose on the left look very much like the striped regimental neckties- in fact, they appear to be in the very colours of the necktie of The Cameron Highlanders (Google "cameron highlanders necktie" and you'll see).