Use this incredibly simple sewing tutorial to turn a pair of socks into baby leg warmers. Perfect for holidays or any day!
Let me be completely honest with you: I have some issues with baby leg warmers. I just prefer tights. For one thing, I like a clean look, so I prefer no breaks from toe to belly when I’m looking at my baby’s outfit. The other issue I have is that I am always cold. I have always layered up and tried my darndest to never let cold air dance across my skin. My mom used to tease me for tucking my pajama pants into my socks at night. But I wanted to keep my ankles warm! So, as you can imagine, looking at any exposed skin between baby leg warmers and diaper covers on a baby makes me shiver. I like to err on the side of over-bundling my babies.
Except here’s the thing: tights are so dang expensive. And they don’t usually come in wild holiday pattern. But you know what does? $3 women’s knee high socks at Walmart. And that, my friends, is what convinced me to move to the dark side and make my little princess a pair of baby leg warmers.
I was astonished at how simple this process was when my friend Stephanie showed me some that she had made, and so I am going to teach you how to make some today. Don’t waste your money on ridiculously overpriced baby leg warmers at a boutique! Buy some women’s knee high socks and let’s get to work!
Baby Leg Warmers Tutorial
Start by buying some fun trouser and/or knee-high socks. They can be wild or they can be tame. That is up to you.
Get ready to cut. You are going to use part of the sock’s “foot” for the band of your leg warmers. You will see what I mean.
Cut off the “foot” of your leg warmer. Make sure it’s a straight line! You could use a ruler. I just “eyeballed” it.
Now cut the heel and the toe off of your sock and save the center part, as shown above. Once again, strive for straight lines.
Now fold the center of your sock “foot” in half so that you have a clean fold on one side and the rough sides are together, as shown above.
Put the tube you just folded around the main sock, lining up the rough edges of the small folded tube and the main sock.
Pin the tube in place in preparation for sewing.
Slowly sew the two sock pieces together. Be sure to backstitch!
Now your round ends are connected, as shown above. Remove the pins. YOU ARE DONE! For real.
Push the rough ends in and you will see what I mean. You really are DONE!
Voila! You could whip out a ton of these babies in an hour! They would make fabulous cheap, personal baby shower gifts, don’t you think?!
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Meghan says
March 18, 2013 at 7:31 amI only wish I knew how to sew. These are so cute. Pinning anyway!
sarah says
March 18, 2013 at 11:07 amThese are about as simple to sew as anything, Meghan!
Heidi @ Mom's Crafty Space says
March 18, 2013 at 10:54 amCute! (I totally STILL tuck my pajama bottoms into my socks when I go to sleep!) 🙂
sarah says
March 18, 2013 at 11:06 amHahaha. I love that, Heidi!
Steph @ The Silly Pearl says
March 18, 2013 at 9:50 pmSo cute, both the legwarmers and the model!
Angie says
March 19, 2013 at 6:29 pmLove it! So easy and inexpensive!
Jenn says
March 19, 2013 at 9:37 pmSo cute and your daughter is SO cute!!!
Linda says
March 20, 2013 at 7:17 amOh my goodness I LOVE these! Great tutorial! My granddaughters would love these!
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. says
March 20, 2013 at 6:37 pmOMG – so cute! Pinning!
Brittney says
March 20, 2013 at 10:59 pmGreat minds think alike! I made a pair of these for our little leprechaun too! So easy and cute!
heather elissa says
December 7, 2013 at 9:39 pmLeg warmers are great for potty training so they can have something on there legs that doesn’t take time to remove.
Heather {Woods of Bell Trees} says
February 23, 2014 at 12:08 pmHow cute are these! I have see the baby leg warmers about but they are also $$$. This is so awesome, so cute and seewww easy! 😀 Thanks!
Angela says
July 31, 2014 at 9:33 amDo you just use a strait stitch? Or something different for the knit fabric?
Sarah Westover McKenna says
August 1, 2014 at 2:40 pmI just did a straight stitch.
Sara says
September 16, 2014 at 11:32 pmAwesome! Made three pairs today!
Sarah Westover McKenna says
September 18, 2014 at 3:47 pmFun fun!!
Molly says
November 7, 2014 at 9:42 pmSo cute! I just found some cheesy holiday socks at Dollar Tree and I’m so excited to make some for my little boy. I’m thinking plain white onesie + super chunky thighs + argyle leg warmers are going to make a very cute Christmas card!
Avlora Urban says
February 25, 2015 at 10:22 amI was wondering what thread you use to sew the toe part onto the leg part? Regular thread or the elastic thread so it can stretch with the sock
Sarah Westover McKenna says
February 25, 2015 at 4:12 pmRegular!