Saturday, January 29, 2011

Baby legs

You know those darling little leg and arm warmers for little ones? Well, I think they are adorable and lovely for those cold Michigan winters. So I searched around online a bit and came up with a tutorial that was easy to read and follow. These little things are just to simple you can whip them out in 5 minutes!

I used ladies knee length socks now that Sweet Pea is bigger but when she was a little smaller the children sized knee socks were nice without being too long.

So find yourself some cute socks, pictured here I got at Joann Fabrics for Valentines' Day.
Then cut off the heel and toe of the socks. I really love the rotary cutter for this because it is quick and no worries if it isn't completely straight.
Then fold the part of the sock that was for the foot so that the wrong sides are together. Or in more words that the nice side is showing.
Then you are going to put the folded part around the length of the sock so that both the cut edges are together and facing the same direction.Then you are going to sew around the cut edges, don't forget to back stitch. I like to use a small zig zag since they will probably be tugged on a bit.
Ta da!
Then get your model to sit somewhat still and there you go.
I suppose if you are one of those skinny adults you could probably use these as arm warmers no problem. Here area few more we've had in the past. The first are the smaller socks.

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