a challenge from my kiltmaker

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A couple of months ago the Mrs. and I took a day trip to the Tartans Museum to visit with Matt Newsome and to show him how I wanted my Carolina box-pleats to be done. While there Matt commented on how I've worn red hose just about every time we've seen each other. I took that as a challenge and since then I have produced these:


The color is pretty accurate (at least on my monitor). The yarn is variegated with grey, brown, tan, almost-white and every shade in between. It's sock-weight worked on size 1 square DPNs.
I've never seen hose like these, and am very pleased with how they turned out. I chose to debut them to the world alongside the MacDougall kilt I bought from Matt on the aforementioned trip, and the sporran that Tom (A-Hay!) made for me, thusly:


Here they are a little closer, with the cuff turned up and showing the non-trad garter ties I made:


I used red and brown 3/8" ribbon with brown wooden beads and shiny metal (aluminum, I guess) Celtic crosses to make these ties. I got the idea from someone else here a few months ago.
The ties by themselves:


And just for the fun of it, here's my second-favorite walking stick. The red "eye" is a glass blob I Super-Glued on:


I hope you've enjoyed this walk through my closet. Hopefully there will be more installments.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled program.