Flashes, sporrans and... facial hair?

[Arlen]

Well, with a lot of time on my hands getting ready to leave for the U.S and get married, I knitted myself some traditional garter ties and made myself a 'Jacobite' style sporran.

I'm pretty happy with the results.


Here are the flashes:






Here are the purple ones modeled with my NEW Pride of Scotland kilt.





And here is the sporran:





I'm happy with all of them. None took particularly long to make and I still have wool in almost every colour.
I guess I'll have to buy more kilts so that all the flashes I can make will match!

[McMurdo]

They look great Arlen, but what's this about facial hair?

[Arlen]

They look great Arlen, but what's this about facial hair?

Oh. I forgot to post that bit.
Just that at the age of TWENTY FOUR I finally managed to grow a decent pair of sideburns.
Finally.

[AnimalK]

I've seen your piccies. You still look like you're about 14...


Can you knit yourself a big mustache?...

Just kidding. The flashes and ties look great!

[Arlen]

I've seen your piccies. You still look like you're about 14...


Can you knit yourself a big mustache?...

Just kidding. The flashes and ties look great!

You know, I still sometimes get offered a half fare on the bus.
And then go to the pub and don't get I.D'd.
How it goes, I guess.

[Galician]

You know, I still sometimes get offered a half fare on the bus. And then go to the pub and don't get I.D'd. How it goes, I guess.

I would call that the BEST of both worlds!

[davedove]

You know, I still sometimes get offered a half fare on the bus.

It must be nice. I'm already getting offered the senior discount in some restaurants. It's usually some 16 year old working that gives it to me. I sometimes don't know whether to be insulted or to take the discount.

I generally take the discount.

[TheKiltedWonder]

You know, I still sometimes get offered a half fare on the bus.
And then go to the pub and don't get I.D'd.
How it goes, I guess.

Don't complain. At 23 I look so ancient with my full beard that not only do I not get ID'd, none of the people with me get ID'd either. Needless to say all my 21, 22, 23 year old female friends get mad at me and complain about how old I make them look

[starbkjrus]

Oh. I forgot to post that bit.
Just that at the age of TWENTY FOUR I finally managed to grow a decent pair of sideburns.
Finally.

Good for you! I'm 45 and still can't pull that one off.

[Clockwork John]

Congrats on the sideburns. I love my mutton chops.

Where are the pics of those?