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Lucky Legs: How to Make Baby Leg Warmers

March 17, 2013 By Sarah Westover McKenna 23 Comments

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Use this incredibly simple sewing tutorial to turn a pair of socks into baby leg warmers. Perfect for holidays or any day!

baby leg warmers on baby close up

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!

socks for baby leg warmers

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.

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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.

cutting baby leg warmers

Cut off the “foot” of your leg warmer.  Make sure it’s a straight line!  You could use a ruler.  I just “eyeballed” it.

baby leg warmers cut socks

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.

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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.

folding cut socks for baby leg warmers

Put the tube you just folded around the main sock, lining up the rough edges of the small folded tube and the main sock.

pinning baby leg warmers

Pin the tube in place in preparation for sewing.

sewing baby leg warmers

Slowly sew the two sock pieces together.  Be sure to backstitch!

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Now your round ends are connected, as shown above.  Remove the pins.  YOU ARE DONE!  For real.

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Push the rough ends in and you will see what I mean.  You really are DONE!

finished baby leg warmers

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?!

baby wearing baby leg warmers on stairs

Hey, ruffle butt booty skirt—-I LOVE YOU!

baby wearing baby leg warmers

She is too precious for words.

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Sarah Westover McKenna

Sarah Westover McKenna

Sarah is the scattered creative mind behind Bombshell Bling. A former elementary school teacher and a current stay-at-home mom, she loves developing her creativity through her blog and her jewelry design business, Bombshell Bling Jewelry. Sarah is a lover of all things vintage, colorful, and BLING. She is also a sweets addict with a major obsession with s'mores.
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Comments

  1. Meghan says

    March 18, 2013 at 7:31 am

    I only wish I knew how to sew. These are so cute. Pinning anyway!

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    • sarah says

      March 18, 2013 at 11:07 am

      These are about as simple to sew as anything, Meghan!

      Reply
  2. Heidi @ Mom's Crafty Space says

    March 18, 2013 at 10:54 am

    Cute! (I totally STILL tuck my pajama bottoms into my socks when I go to sleep!) 🙂

    Reply
    • sarah says

      March 18, 2013 at 11:06 am

      Hahaha. I love that, Heidi!

      Reply
  3. Steph @ The Silly Pearl says

    March 18, 2013 at 9:50 pm

    So cute, both the legwarmers and the model!

    Reply
  4. Angie says

    March 19, 2013 at 6:29 pm

    Love it! So easy and inexpensive!

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  5. Jenn says

    March 19, 2013 at 9:37 pm

    So cute and your daughter is SO cute!!!

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  6. Linda says

    March 20, 2013 at 7:17 am

    Oh my goodness I LOVE these! Great tutorial! My granddaughters would love these!

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  7. Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. says

    March 20, 2013 at 6:37 pm

    OMG – so cute! Pinning!

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  8. Brittney says

    March 20, 2013 at 10:59 pm

    Great minds think alike! I made a pair of these for our little leprechaun too! So easy and cute!

    Reply
  9. heather elissa says

    December 7, 2013 at 9:39 pm

    Leg warmers are great for potty training so they can have something on there legs that doesn’t take time to remove.

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  10. Heather {Woods of Bell Trees} says

    February 23, 2014 at 12:08 pm

    How 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!

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  11. Angela says

    July 31, 2014 at 9:33 am

    Do you just use a strait stitch? Or something different for the knit fabric?

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    • Sarah Westover McKenna says

      August 1, 2014 at 2:40 pm

      I just did a straight stitch.

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  12. Sara says

    September 16, 2014 at 11:32 pm

    Awesome! Made three pairs today!

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    • Sarah Westover McKenna says

      September 18, 2014 at 3:47 pm

      Fun fun!!

      Reply
  13. Molly says

    November 7, 2014 at 9:42 pm

    So 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!

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  14. Avlora Urban says

    February 25, 2015 at 10:22 am

    I 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

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    • Sarah Westover McKenna says

      February 25, 2015 at 4:12 pm

      Regular!

      Reply
  15. Yvonne says

    August 10, 2019 at 3:17 pm

    I’m coming into this way after posting, so I am not sure if you will see this- but would these fit newborns or older babes?

    Reply
    • Sarah Westover McKenna says

      August 14, 2019 at 1:10 pm

      Older Babies 🙂

      Reply

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