Baby Legs

Some call them baby legs, and some call them leg warmers.  Either way, I think they're cute and had wondered why I hadn't ever gotten any for my little girl before.  Then a few weeks ago, I discovered the answer while I was reading some of my favorite blogs.  The answer is: because they're stinkin' easy to make yourself!  I found a great tutorial here, and followed her easy directions.  Seriously, if you know how to turn on a sewing machine you can totally do this.

 

 Here's how I did it.

First you buy women's knee high socks.  Then you cut them right above the heel.  I used my rotary cutter.

  

 Then, I put the raw edge of the now tube sock into the machine and did a tight zigzag stitch close to the edge.  I practiced this stitch on the little footie pieces that I cut off.  Once I was confident in myself, I did it on the tubes leg warmers/sock tubes.

  

I made two pairs of these--Fred Meyer had a buy one get one 1/2 off coupon!  See how the ruffle just magically appears with that zigzag stitch?  It really wasn't hard at all.

  

 Here's the two finished pairs of leg warmers.

  

 Isn't that a cute ruffle?  I liked doing this version better than another I found that just had you sew a straight stitch.  The ruffle is so much cuter!

  

 Finished warmers on some legs.

She's worn these with and without tights for extra warmth.  After baby #3 is born and starts crawling around, I'll probably make some for that little one too.  A little extra cushion on those knees can't hurt.  Plus extra warmth while they're on the floor sounds good too.

  

And some silly models