Another Pair of Handknit Hose/Can I Be Forgiven...

[guitarmatt]

I do hope you consider publishing your patterns!

I think I might, if I ever bother to stop knitting and write them out. I've kept good notes and charts, but I doubt they'd mean anything to someone else without a bit of editing. The owner of my LYS has offered to sell my patterns as people come in occasionally looking to knit kilt hose.

[thistlelass]

I do hope you consider publishing your patterns!

Agree! And, since you're a member of the Ravelry group, Matt, you know we'd all love to give that pattern a try!

[guitarmatt]

Do you think people could make sense out of instructions only for the calf increase and cuff? That's really the only part where I've done any innovation, the rest is just a basic toe-up sock.

[thistlelass]

Do you think people could make sense out of instructions only for the calf increase and cuff? That's really the only part where I've done any innovation, the rest is just a basic toe-up sock.

I don't see why not-as long as you write it as such and perhaps you could give a link to a basic toe up sock for those who don't have a favorite of their own.

[piperdbh]

I'll be interested to see that pattern written out, too. There are several of us here who can proofread the pattern for you.

[kilted_brewer]

Beautiful! I've had a couple of excellent knitters I know (and I own at least one of their Aran sweaters) turn down "the opportunity" to knit some gorgeous kilt hose for me such as the ones you show above, so I am envious! I'd agree that more cuff would be ideal, but those are great! I'm sure it's a tough thing to measure the stretch when no stretch equals best looking, but full stretch is too tight. It's beyond me.

[guitarmatt]

Beautiful! I've had a couple of excellent knitters I know (and I own at least one of their Aran sweaters) turn down "the opportunity" to knit some gorgeous kilt hose for me such as the ones you show above, so I am envious! I'd agree that more cuff would be ideal, but those are great! I'm sure it's a tough thing to measure the stretch when no stretch equals best looking, but full stretch is too tight. It's beyond me.

My method is to knit a tension swatch in the round and pull it over the ball of my foot to see if it stretches to be how snug I'd like. Knowing the ball of my foot is 9.5 inches I can then work out how many stitches I'll need at each point up the leg. My mistake here was not working both cables into the swatch. The travelling stichwork actually seemed to stretch nearly the same as the plain stockinette.

[piperdbh]

My method is to knit a tension swatch in the round and pull it over the ball of my foot to see if it stretches to be how snug I'd like. Knowing the ball of my foot is 9.5 inches I can then work out how many stitches I'll need at each point up the leg. My mistake here was not working both cables into the swatch. The travelling stichwork actually seemed to stretch nearly the same as the plain stockinette.

Some knitters advocate a two-swatch system: work one swatch in pattern, and another in stockinette, then average the "stretch" of the two to come up with the stitch count.

[guitarmatt]

Some knitters advocate a two-swatch system: work one swatch in pattern, and another in stockinette, then average the "stretch" of the two to come up with the stitch count.

For my next pair I'm going to do just that, but instead of averaging just increase as necessary for the patterned leg after I work the stockinette foot.

[thistlelass]

Some knitters advocate a two-swatch system: work one swatch in pattern, and another in stockinette, then average the "stretch" of the two to come up with the stitch count.

For Kilt Hose, I'm a swatcher for sure and two (or more) is sometimes required. Tommy likes his hose knit to measure, so one for the pattern-especially hose that have a lot of pattern, seems reasonable!

I would definitely like to see the pattern made with the cuff a lot wider on these.