A good friend, and fellow blogger, Sara, told me how to make these adorable leg warmers for the girls. I have trouble keeping socks on Hayden's feet and she has so many dresses that don't get worn because tights are hard to walk in without slipping and who wants to wear shoes all the time!? She certainly doesn't. I used two pairs of knee hi women's socks and cut just the toes off of Hayden's pair, hemmed the raw end, and cinched them across the top. Lydia didn't want the heel, so I cut hers at the ankle. Took all of five minutes a pair. Very cute and I feel like I accomplished something. One thing I will say is that the stripes made it very easy to cut the socks straight across. I sure wish I had made these when Hayden was crawling everywhere - would have saved her knees some wear and tear!
Piggies Hangin' Out!
Cute detail on back of sock!
4 comments:
I love the sock idea! What does cinch across the top mean (for a non-sewer like me)? I do have a barely used sewing machine an will have to try this out!
I basically just gathered up the excess sock on top of her foot and folded it over. Then I sewed a line to hold it together from the opening of the sock up the top of the foot to the end of the fold. Kind of like a "dart" in a shirt. Does that make sense?
Hi Adrienne! I've been making these for a while, but it never occured to me to keep the heel in some of them! They are adorable that way! I also have a little one with a "No Sock" policy, so I'll have to steal your idea. Thanks!
Hey Charlene!
I'm flattered you liked the idea! I hear about so many of your great ones from Sara! See ya!
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