New Rig - SRU Tartan

**Tomo** · 25th September 21, 07:18 AM

A long time coming - I bough this ex-rental SRU kilt from Slanj ages ago, but it has been at my folks in the UK for ages and what with Covid and all I have only been back there twice in the last 18 months or so (but had the foresight to take an extra bag with me last time).

First outing today at the local farmers' market - the Bramble & Whisky Jam went down a storm again although the weather was a bit on the wet side.

Played around with a different jacket combo - think it works as well

...and a new kilt pin.

**12stones** · 25th September 21, 11:04 AM

Looks great @Tomo! I'm really digging the casual rugby shirt look in that tartan.

**Navy87Guy** · 26th September 21, 01:04 PM

What brand of kilt hose are those? I particularly like the heather green ones!

**Tomo** · 26th September 21, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by Navy87Guy

What brand of kilt hose are those? I particularly like the heather green ones!

The blue ones are Lochcarron - I find them a good fit and a fair bit lighter than the much favoured House of Cheviot.

The green ones are a custom knit from Anne Stewart Knitwear - http://www.annestewartknitwear.com/kilt_hose_large.html or https://www.facebook.com/stewartknits - Anne is very easy to work with and for hand knit kilt hose they are a steal. She also ships to the US.

Here are a couple of other pairs Anne has made for me:

**Navy87Guy** · 26th September 21, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by Tomo

The blue ones are Lochcarron - I find them a good fit and a fair bit lighter than the much favoured House of Cheviot.

The green ones are a custom knit from Anne Stewart Knitwear - http://www.annestewartknitwear.com/kilt_hose_large.html or https://www.facebook.com/stewartknits - Anne is very easy to work with and for hand knot kilt hose they are a steal. She also ships to the US.

Here are a couple of other pairs Anne has made for me:

Thanks for the information!

It seems appropriate for a Hamilton to work with a Stewart.

**imbrius** · 30th September 21, 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by Navy87Guy

Thanks for the information!

It seems appropriate for a Hamilton to work with a Stewart.

I will third Anne Stewart. I've had two pairs of hose knit by her to match my two tweed kilt jackets and they're absolutely perfect! Her prices are more than reasonable for hand-knit hose.

**Tomo** · 7th October 21, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by imbrius

I will third Anne Stewart. I've had two pairs of hose knit by her to match my two tweed kilt jackets and they're absolutely perfect! Her prices are more than reasonable for hand-knit hose.

I have seen your post of them on here and on Anne's facebook page. Would be great to see some pics with the kilt and jacket(s).

**Paco500** · 4th October 21, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by Tomo

The green ones are a custom knit from Anne Stewart Knitwear[/IMG]

So I’ve contacted her and am on a waitlist to get my home done.

1. She is damn popular. I think it will be a good while before I get my order.
2. Her prices are crazy- unless I’m missing something, she’s not charging anywhere near enough.
3. She is absolutely delightful. Thank you for pointing me in her direction.

**OC Richard** · 7th October 21, 07:21 AM

The hose on the far right of that three-hose photo are amazing!

Well they're all amazing but I'm really drawn to those.

That SRU tartan is lovely.

I am reminded a bit of Cooper, due to the blue/green ground and lavender stripes.

BTW, I sometimes see kilt accessories which perhaps unknowingly use the distinctive Scotland rugby thistle, or a thistle akin to it.

**Tomo** · 7th October 21, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

The hose on the far right of that three-hose photo are amazing!

Well they're all amazing but I'm really drawn to those.

That SRU tartan is lovely.

I am reminded a bit of Cooper, due to the blue/green ground and lavender stripes.

BTW, I sometimes see kilt accessories which perhaps unknowingly use the distinctive Scotland rugby thistle, or a thistle akin to it.

The green ones and the taupe ones (far right and middle in the photo) both use wool from Rowan's felted tweed range - https://knitrowan.com/products/felted-tweed - there are some great colours in this range for matching with kilts and I like that it isn't a uniform colour with flecks of white and blue etc. I think it's a good alternative to marled look.

My ambition level with the green ones to match them to the jacket (Heath Coffee tweed). With the taupe pair I was looking for something neutral but with a bit more about it than oatmeal and without being to earthy (as I have a dark brown harris tweed jacket) and I wear both with what I think is a fairly bright ancient red tartan (which I picked out with the diced tops) but wanted to tone down.

The SRU tartan was designed by Geoffrey (Tailor) in the 1990s but wasn't much used. These days they make more use of it when the Rugby World Cup rolls around every 4 years. With players being kilted to events and the kit has featured tartan panels at the last two outings in 2015 and 2019.

Slanj had the licence for kilts and other tartanwear until a couple of years ago and the current incumbent is Kinloch Anderson
https://www.kinlochanderson.com/shop/scottish-rugby

There is also a SRU Harris Tweed - currently available from Slater Walker - in a similar pallet
https://www.walkerslater.com/partner...sru-collection