Kilt Hose from a pattern from Paton's

[BluesDoxieGa]

Here are pics of the first pair of kilt hose I ever knit. I bought the pattern off the Internet, it is from England and was published by the Paton's Yarn Company. I knit these up using KnitPicks DK weight merino yarn in the color Nutmeg. They are very soft, so they probably won't hold up to a lot of wear and tear. I may try to figure out how to knit the soles in a different,tougher yarn.

The cuff has stags' heads knit into it. (sorry for the washed out shot)

[Arlen]

Those are very nice. I like the colour you picked.

[SFCRick]

they look great

[cacunn]

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[Moosedog]

They look great! Good job! (and I forwarded a link to my mother.)

Moosedog

[MacTavishOfJapan]

They look great! Well done! I think this is the same pattern my Mum is knitting for me. I can't wait to get them.

[idyllicchick]

They are beautiful! If you used the 'Merino Style' yarn, you could felt the toes and heels just a bit to help keep those pressure points from getting holes so quickly.

[string]

nice!

[Pleater]

I had a pattern for refootable socks - sadly disintergrated with age and use into confetti now.

Basically it was knitted normally down to the ankle, then instead of starting the heel the top of the foot part was knitted flat, the toe was shaped using short rows like turning a heel, and then the sole was knitted. At that point you could change to a smaller size needle or a thicker/tougher yarn - and (I thought) you could also reverse the stocking stitch so the smooth side was inside.

After knitting the sole the heel was turned and then the heel flap done.

The foot was sewn up, and I think the back of the heel was grafted - Kitchener stitched together.

When the sole or heel was worn it could be removed as far as necessary and remade as often as required.

[string]

I have found that even a soft yarn can hold up pretty well, most the yarns i use are just merino and I wear them as often as they are clean.