House of Cheviot update

**Grizzly** · 31st January 13, 12:37 PM

Cheers Kyle thanks mate.

**creagdhubh** · 31st January 13, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by Grizzly

Cheers Kyle thanks mate.

No worries, mate. Check the Harris line out below:

http://www.scottishkilthose.com/harris.html

Cheers,

**Grizzly** · 31st January 13, 01:05 PM

Just as a matter of interest , would the Lewis hose fit a 17" calf?

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 31st January 13, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by Grizzly

Just as a matter of interest , would the Lewis hose fit a 17" calf?

I generally recommend the Harris to anyone with a calf size over 16", but I have had people with 17" calves wear the Lewis and say they do just fine. That's probably the upper limit of that range, though.

**TheOfficialBren** · 31st January 13, 01:22 PM

Awesome. Thanks, Matt.

**Grizzly** · 31st January 13, 02:03 PM

Thanks Matt , much obliged.

**mookien** · 31st January 13, 02:51 PM

Matt: Any idea when HofC will post their 2013 catalogs on their web pages? Also, beyond the Bowmore redesign will there be any changes to their Country Collection? Thanks.

John

**RockyR** · 6th February 13, 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

I generally recommend the Harris to anyone with a calf size over 16", but I have had people with 17" calves wear the Lewis and say they do just fine. That's probably the upper limit of that range, though.

I respectfully disagree (slightly) with that Matt. I have 17.5" calves and the Lewis hose are COMPLETELY fine on me. I'd be comfortable in them even if I was 18.5" or even a touch more. As we just started carrying them (just waiting on the shipment

), we'll be telling people that they easily fit up to a 19" calf (and will be snug on a 20" calf). They're definitely wider than our other "less expensive" hose, but not as wide as our Hand Knits.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 6th February 13, 08:20 AM

Well there you go. :-) I had no idea your calves were that large, Rocky. I certainly cannot argue with your personal experience. I just now took a pair of Lewis hose off my shelf and stretched the tops out as far as I could with my hands (the part where the cuff is sewn onto the sock base, which is the important part in determining calf circumference). At the maximum stretch I get 9" across, which means roughly 18" max capacity. So yes, they would fit someone with 18" calves, or possibly a bit larger, but I'd be afraid they would start to feel like they are cutting into your legs if it is too much larger than 18" around.