Piper hose are very long, with ample room in the calf, and most people can easily fold them three times.
"To the make of a piper go seven years of his own learning, and seven generations before. At the end of his seven years one born to it will stand at the start of knowledge, and leaning a fond ear to the drone he may have parley with old folks of old affairs." - Neil Munro
Piper hose are very long, with ample room in the calf, and most people can easily fold them three times.
Yup - I am a recent convert to "Piper" hose. I like them a lot, with my 19" calves and the "popcorn" tops easily fold over three times or four if you double them twice...
They can be found on e-bay for around $18 and at most sites for under $25.
They don't yet come in the variety of colors that I would like, but pretty nice anyway.
I'm surprised that none of the Rabble offered this suggestion "Can you knit?"
I've picked up the needles again after nearly 20 years of not knitting-(Mom [rest her soul] was a great knitter) just so I can try my hand at knitting a pair of hose to my liking. Still working on my sample squares-having a devil of a time maintaining the proper tension. They are either too tight or too loose. Maybe I just need to find a nice quite place away from distractions and give it another go.
Earl D-
Clans Cameron and MacLeod
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I thought I had a handle on life-then one day the handle broke off!
I'm surprised that none of the Rabble offered this suggestion "Can you knit?"
I have huge trouble getting socks wide enough in the calf and big enough in the foot but no more as my Mum is knitting me a pair of cream hose and my aunt knew someone who knitted hose to requested sizes and I got a pair of black from them. It's awesome to finally have properly fitting hose!!
In Scotland, there is no such thing as bad weather - only the wrong clothes. - Billy Connolly
Well, I gave a call to the good folks at Hamilton yesterday afternoon (silly me, making personal calls on the clock) and placed an order for $20/3 pair of their kilt socks. They are an amazing bargain, so if it works out I'll have three for less than I would pay otherwise. If not, I'll just pass them on to someone here that they will actually fit and try out some piper hose. Thanks for all the help, guys! I don't mean to be picky- it's just difficult to find hose long enough for such (apparently) long calfs while still being able to get a good roll.
Originally Posted by JerseyLawyer
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