baby leg warmers
Here is a cheap, easy way to make your baby some leg warmers. I, for one, am not willing to spend $11 or $12 bucks on a pair of leg warmers when I can make them in 5 minutes for a few bucks. These make great gifts and are very simple to make. Let's get started!
what you need:
here's how:
Here is a cheap, easy way to make your baby some leg warmers. I, for one, am not willing to spend $11 or $12 bucks on a pair of leg warmers when I can make them in 5 minutes for a few bucks. These make great gifts and are very simple to make. Let's get started!
what you need:
- A cute pair of knee high socks. If you're making leg warmers for newborns, use a pair of girl's knee highs. For older babies, use women's knee highs. I have even used my husbands worn out socks to make some for my daughter. Just make sure the foot part isn't threadbare. It's OK if there are holes in the toes and heels because these parts will be cut out and discarded.
- Coordinating thread
here's how:
1. Cut the sock in a straight line just above the heel line. The leg part of the sock will be the main part of your leg warmer.
2. With the remaining part of the sock, cut in a straight line just below the heel and again just above the toe. Make sure you have straight edges on both ends of the remaining piece. This will be the upper cuff of the leg warmer.
3. Fold the cuff piece in half, right sides out, lining up the raw edges.
4. Find the raw edge of the leg warmer and tuck it inside the cuff piece lining up all 3 raw edges on top. Align the pattern as desired (it's not really necessary to align solids or stripes but argyles or other patterns might require a bit of tweaking).
5. Pin in place.
6. Sew around the end completely. Make sure you catch all 3 raw edges in your seam.
2. With the remaining part of the sock, cut in a straight line just below the heel and again just above the toe. Make sure you have straight edges on both ends of the remaining piece. This will be the upper cuff of the leg warmer.
3. Fold the cuff piece in half, right sides out, lining up the raw edges.
4. Find the raw edge of the leg warmer and tuck it inside the cuff piece lining up all 3 raw edges on top. Align the pattern as desired (it's not really necessary to align solids or stripes but argyles or other patterns might require a bit of tweaking).
5. Pin in place.
6. Sew around the end completely. Make sure you catch all 3 raw edges in your seam.
VOILA! You have an adorable leg warmer!! If you want 2, which I suspect you will, repeat steps 1-6.
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