Abbily next time you need to go over and tel them that you have a question you just have to ask. Pause, and then ask it they knit their own hose, because you hear that real men wear kilts and the best of them knit their own hose. Then watch the stunned look on their faces. Knitting has nothing to do with the “kilt question” :happydance:
My family started in Scotland moved to Ireland then came to the US. I also under stand that Cunningham is the 74th most prevalent name in Ireland, especially in the north. I normally say that I am Scotch, Irish, Bourbon what ever the bar has cheap. :teehee:
Also you don’t have to be a Scot to wear the kilt just enjoy comfort.
I spent most of last night try to convert the Hope Scarf Pattern www.WhimsicalKnitting.Blogspot.com to a kilt hose pattern - Hose of Hope. I had to reduce the cables from a 6x6 to 3x3 so I hope it will work OK. Since I have not worked with patterns so far I hope my translation works. If it works I will see if Rebecca will host the pattern on her blog and let other kilties use it.
As for the knitting I think I have solved my problem with going from knit to purl. So far what I have done is tight enough that you can’t see the purl stitches on a 2x1 ribbing I have across the top of the foot.
With an hour plus commute home at night there isn’t a lot of time to knit during the week, but a few rows at a time does add up.
Chris, I love your responce to your nationality-lol. I’m sure that if you figure out the pattern she’d be glad to put it on her blog. She is such a sweetie.
I’ll do that! Can’t wait to see the reactions I get! Of course, my husband will die of embarrassment… but he does that a lot around me.
My family started in Scotland moved to Ireland then came to the US. I also under stand that Cunningham is the 74th most prevalent name in Ireland, especially in the north. :teehee:
My family is 1/2 Irish, 1/2 Italian- we’ve always celebrated the culture of the Irish and the food of the Italian! My dh is mostly Scottish and desperately wants to learn to play the pipes so he can join the local pipe band.
With an hour plus commute home at night there isn’t a lot of time to knit during the week, but a few rows at a time does add up.
Yuck, an hour commute? I like to keep simple, mindless projects in the car for when traffic is mostly stop, very little go, or when I get stuck at a railroad crossing.
Carey~Great start to the Simply Cables. Please let me know how the gussets go. I tried 2 socks on ML before and got all messed up once I had to pick up for the gussets. Does Silver have a tutorial for that? :??
Julie~I had corned beef and cabbage last night! It’s my favorite meal. I told DH I was in my happy place. I have to be careful though about eating too much corned beef, it tends to trigger my migraines. Have fun tonight!
Chris~Good luck with the pattern. Love your avatar pic!
Has he talked to the pipe band? Many have lesson nights just to recruit new members. Practice chanters, the flute like part of the pipes with the holes - fitted with a mouth piece, are fairly inexpensive. You can learn the fingering on a practice chanter and then move up to a full set of pipes. There are also electronic pipes that have the fingering and the sound of a full set, but are small. The good part for the family is that you can plug a headset into the electronic set so the family can enjoy a sound other than a man bitting on the tail of a cat.
Is your DH a member of www.xmarksthescot.com forum and does he wear kilts? Xmarks is a forum for kilt wearer and may have some information on pipers in your area.
If he doesn’t have any kilts go to www.stillwaterkilts.com their thrify kilts run about cost about $30 and are well made for the price. Even their expensive wool kilts only run about $125. They are not as good as a 16 ounce wool, 8 yard hand made kilt but a good way to get started.
Chris, I told dh about xmarksthescot.com, he thinks it’s pretty cool. He doesn’t wear kilts, but he’s definitely interested. I’ll tell him about stillwater kilts. I sew, so maybe one day I’ll get brave and make him one! Thanks!
On XMarks there is a DIY section. There is also a guide for making a X-Marks kilt. Wrinkle resistant fabric from Wally World and a weekend and he could have a kilt. I made my first two kilts. The first was a solid black and the second a fashion plaid.
There is also a book out called the Art of Kilt Making that will give directions for a full wool tank (tank - Xmarks talk for a hand sewn, 16 ounce wool kilt that is solid as a tank.)
Check out the thread on one of my cousin’s (200 times removed) grandmother making him a kilt.
However, if you contact Jerry at Stillwater and order a kilt today your DH will be wearing it by the weekend. Xmarker are sure Jerry has a teleportation device he uses for shipping.
You just will have to start knitting kilt hose NOW to have them ready when the kilt arrives.
The problem is that the kilt is just the beginning. It’s like your first set of knitting needles. There are also, sporrans, sporran belt, kilt belt, kilt pins, gillie brogues, Balmoral, kilt jacket, Prince Charles jacket [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=Black](I am wearing a PC in my avatar that I converted out of a formal tails jacket), sgain dubh to name just a few items.[/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT]
Abbily the funny part is once he starts wearing a kilt will be watching him get dressed. I feel like my sister when she was 16 years old getting ready for a date. Coordinate kilt and shirt to hose to leather (sporran, belt etc.) are my pleats straight. Do the flashes clash with the colors in the kilt tartan? I takes me almost as long as my wife to get dressed when I wear the kilt.
Then once I am kilted. When I sit did I sweep the pleats to keep them from wrinkling. Did I remember to tuck the apron?
WOW, that handmade kilt is simply amazing. I will definitely have to spend some time on the Stillwater site! Thanks for all the links and info- maybe later I’ll actually get some work done.
Hi friends,
I’m hoping to work on the booties I’m making for my sister’s baby (due May 9) today.
I’m also scouting patterns for a sweater to make with my Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece. Gotta love that yarn! I’m really drawn to this pattern, but I can’t seem to get a hold of it. Anyone have it? It’s from a magazine called Rebecca # 27. I’ve never even heard of the magazine!
WOW, Carla! Great find!!! :woot: I think that’s the same yarn that Dotty dyed into that gorgeous fall color-way! I looked at the Big Lots here, but all they had was junky looking novelty yarn. yuck.
Carla~Great find!! I’m going to go back and double check the Big Lots near me again.
Gina~I have 4 or 5 Rebecca magazines that I got when a LYS store near me went out of business. I will check which numbers I have and let you know if I have a #27. (I hope soCrossed Fingers ) I have the english translations too.
Carey~Very pretty!! :yay:
Carla :woohoo:
Gina~that is really pretty…I’ve googled around but coming up empty handed…if Lisa doesn’t have it you may try the buy/swap forum and see…several mentioned buying it from the Yarn Market but I looked and didn’t see it there either… although most people who made it said the pattern was written horrible and you kinda figured it out as you went…so maybe the German version would work…
ohh I found it on ebayit says it has an English translation as an insert…I called my LYS but they didn’t carry Rebecca…
Julie~Don’t send us the snow
Lisa~:woot: YAY for your daughter and her job!! :woot:
psst dotty :psst: whatcha into?
Chris~dh’s family is mostly Scottish…I’m German, English, and a touch of Native American…:teehee:
OK, now that I’m on ravelry I need to add friends! I’m Abbily over there too, if anyone wants to add me. I think it will be a while before I get time to search out everyone.
Can’t wait to see the reactions I get! Of course, my husband will die of embarrassment… but he does that a lot around me. 
