The kilt hose are 100% finished. Ends woven in, blocked… And already worn for the first time: TheEnabler says they are a completely different experience compared to wearing his commercially purchased ones, both because of nicer yarn and better fit. A few words on this pattern: These were no minor undertaking… Read More »Dancing a Jig
Why yes, it is! It’s the start of a heel flap. Sure, I know it’s traditional to get excited when you have finished turning the heel, maybe even to wait until after you have picked up the gusset stitches. And kilt hose are certainly traditional. Even TheEnabler assumed I’d finished the heel… Read More »What’s this? Could it be?
I’ve hit an important milestone on kilt hose #2: the calf shaping is complete. This is a really important point of progress because it means from here on out I just need to reference the instructions at key points because the most complete construction and knot-work is finished. The front… Read More »Someday there might be two
It’s been a trip full of travel time – Germany to Chicago, Chicago to Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh to Fort Wayne… This is generally good for crafting if you can get out of being the driver. Which didn’t even come up. Thus, on this last leg (4+ hr drive from Pitt to… Read More »More progress and an easy win
I have been working alternately on the kilt hose and my Damask Cowl (also a pair of socks and my mohair scarf, but those hardly count). I am, however, finding myself a bit conflicted. I want to make good progress on the socks, and the pattern is quite engaging. But,… Read More »Competing priorities
So last night the kilt hose looked like this: Not bad right? Starting to look a bit more like a sock? It doesn’t look like that anymore. The larger cable there is the back of the calf, and it’s rapidly decreasing to nothing. But, upon a quick check with both… Read More »Frustrations in Footwear
Or “I thought these would be faster” I have started the kilt hose for TheEnabler. I’ve had two of the six balls of yarn wound for a while, and I finally sat down to do the swatching I needed to do before starting in on them. We picked out the various… Read More »Good thing I like this yarn
