Ron, you may want to check these guys out.

http://www.hamiltondrygoods.com/sock.html

I bought a pair of them, and even though they are cotton, they fit and stay up great on 17" calves without garters. His web site only shows 3 colors but give him a call because when I spoke with him he told me about some in brown which had a braid pattern on them. The ones I have are the cream and they have a heavy ribbing that looks very nice and come far enough up the leg to allow a beefy cuff at the top. And for $8...