Kilt Sweater or Jumper

**calanacrafts** · 8th May 10, 12:31 AM

I've had a request not for hose this time but a sweater for a guy to wear with his kilt.....As I've never knitted a sweater to wear with a kilt (I have knitted sweaters) I'd like to get an idea of what you guys wear with your kilt and by that I mean sweaters or jumpers! thanks

**Jock Scot** · 8th May 10, 01:51 AM

There you go, hope this helps. Length, in this case, is fairly critical! Too short looks awful, too long and it gets in the way of the sporran. A wee tad on the long side so that it can be drawn up an inch or two at the bottom, to "blouse" it out, is about right.

**Mael Coluim** · 8th May 10, 05:38 AM

**Jock Scot** · 8th May 10, 05:56 AM

Great pictures there Mael, which show the Sweater fit perfectly. Love the wellies!

**Mael Coluim** · 8th May 10, 06:36 AM

Thanks, Jock. Those Wellies have been put to good use at a many rainy Highland Games!

**vmac3205** · 8th May 10, 06:56 AM

Joan,
I would go with some of that gorgeous Harris yarn. I like the saddle shoulder look, however I did make Captmac a wonderful Gansey (Gurnsey) with a lot of pattern in it, and it looks great with the kilt. Unfortunately, I don't have a photo, but we will be wearing it on Harris in August. Like Jock said, it can't be too long. Captmac wears his like a Montrose - a few inches below the top of the kilt, then he wears his kilt belt over it. Leave room to blouse it.

**kiltedwolfman** · 8th May 10, 07:59 AM

Here's a few showing my love of sweater wearing.

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**LANCER1562** · 8th May 10, 07:22 PM

In front of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco

**ForresterModern** · 9th May 10, 06:32 AM

Sorry, no pics, but in the appropriate weather I wear anything from heavy wool Aran knit sweaters to simple cotton, acrylic or wool sweater vests. I have a couple argyle pattern sweater vests I have yet to try out with the tartan of a kilt, as I am not sure whether the colors or patterns with match or clash.

jeff

**calanacrafts** · 27th May 10, 08:11 AM

Off the needles and away to the guy who has promised to send me a photo of him wearing it.......the sweater was knitted in Harris Wool, shade chosen by the fellow himself....