Extra long kilt hose?

[James MacMillan]

Piper hose are very long, with ample room in the calf, and most people can easily fold them three times.

Yup - I am a recent convert to "Piper" hose. I like them a lot, with my 19" calves and the "popcorn" tops easily fold over three times or four if you double them twice...

They can be found on e-bay for around $18 and at most sites for under $25.

They don't yet come in the variety of colors that I would like, but pretty nice anyway.

I recommend "Pipers" hose to you!

[Earl D]

I'm surprised that none of the Rabble offered this suggestion "Can you knit?"

I've picked up the needles again after nearly 20 years of not knitting-(Mom [rest her soul] was a great knitter) just so I can try my hand at knitting a pair of hose to my liking. Still working on my sample squares-having a devil of a time maintaining the proper tension. They are either too tight or too loose. Maybe I just need to find a nice quite place away from distractions and give it another go.

[MacTavishOfJapan]

I'm surprised that none of the Rabble offered this suggestion "Can you knit?"

I have huge trouble getting socks wide enough in the calf and big enough in the foot but no more as my Mum is knitting me a pair of cream hose and my aunt knew someone who knitted hose to requested sizes and I got a pair of black from them. It's awesome to finally have properly fitting hose!!

[H.M. Murdock]

Well, I gave a call to the good folks at Hamilton yesterday afternoon (silly me, making personal calls on the clock) and placed an order for $20/3 pair of their kilt socks. They are an amazing bargain, so if it works out I'll have three for less than I would pay otherwise. If not, I'll just pass them on to someone here that they will actually fit and try out some piper hose. Thanks for all the help, guys! I don't mean to be picky- it's just difficult to find hose long enough for such (apparently) long calfs while still being able to get a good roll.

[jeffharrison]

*** on piper socks.

[ChattanCat]

*** on piper socks.

And Cavescout has some nice piper hose that fit me just fine, I am 6' 5".

They are the popcorn top but who cares? They are over my knees and can fold them down at least twice.
Cheers