It’s crawling boot camp around here. We haven’t quite figured out the forward motion thing, but boy are we trying hard.
Watching my little one army crawl his way around our living room has made me want to keep those edible little knees protected but still dress him in less restrictive clothes. Baby leg warmers came to my attention as a great way to protect the soon to be crawling knees from hard wood floors, make diaper changes a breeze, and keep little chunky thighs nice and warm, all without getting in the way of progress.
Except, O My Budget Breakers, that’s a lot of money for a little bit of fabric. And aren’t they pretty much just knee socks without feet, anyway?
Yes, yes they are. So, one nap time this weekend, I decided to take the feet off of some knee socks and make some O original baby leg warmers. I bought some knee-highs in boyish patterns at Target. Then, while OBaby was sleeping, I did this:
{I cut the feet off of some knee socks.}
{I realized that I was totally going to score some crew socks out of the deal. I put these away in my sock drawer.}
{I turned the tubes inside out and ran a seam about 1/2 inch from the cut side of the sock.}
O, and I was done well before nap time was over. So stinkin’ easy.
Et voila, I had 6 pair of baby leg warmers for the cost of one.
Please don’t be intimidated. I’m not a very skilled sewer. My seams aren’t perfect. In fact, even if you don’t have a sewing machine you could definitely make these with just a needle and thread. You might not finish 6 in one nap time by hand, but each pair really only needs a few inches of sewing and it would be totally doable. I’m still amazed at how easy these were to make and how adorable, cheap and functional they turned out!
I tried to get a good picture of a pair on his legs, but…
the boy
simply would not
sit
still.
Such a GREAT idea. I succumbed to the baby leg cuteness and forked out way too much money on a pair… I love them and have been itching to get my son another pair. This will do the trick! Thanks for sharing!
Wow. Seriously. What a GREAT idea! Thanks for sharing! I never would have thought to do this! And I have a great desire to see my boy in baby legs. This post made my day!
Aww, but they sure are adorible! Great thinking lady! Way to improvise.
You are so smart. I am so bitter that I missed out on this trend in babywear. I think AlmostSix and Three might be a wee upset if I forced some on them now.
So adorable.
And that post title is hilarious. In case your baby didn’t come with any…
Wow! I am super impressed!
LOVE that! Super smart. Now, I just need to buy a sewing machine! ;)
love it! as soon as the roads are driveable again i am going to target to see what i can find! why,o, why do i not think of these things!
They had a lot of options at my local store! A heads up: I preferred the Merona brand ones, they seemed a little thicker than the Xhilieration ones. They were $6 and change for a pack of 3! Good luck!
Neat idea! Thanks for sharing!
Such a wonderful idea! Can I ask what size he is into these days? I’m a little worried they will be too snug.
He’s wearing some 3-6 mo and some 9mo. And he has legs that just don’t quit. Seriously. His rolls have rolls.
Well very good. My nephew is in size 12mo, I don’t want them to pinch his legs, but still want them to stay on!
I LOVE these! I bought a couple pairs of the baby legs for my daughter for Christmas, except I bought the Target brand and they were only $2.99 per pair, and I love them over tights for under skirts or just around home anyday! But the adult sock idea may make them wearable for longer periods of time too! Thanks for the great idea!
Hey is a cutie and you are so creative! They look great! I’m definitely going to put this into my when-I-have-kids bank. :o)
Thus begins the period of blurry photographs, which lasts from approximately six months to three years.
Now for the real question: Does he leave them on? And do they protect his chubby knees?
So far yes! He leaves them on. Socks, not so much, but he hasn’t bothered with the leg warmers yet. So far so good on the chubs protection, too.
My favorite part is how they tuck into his leg rolls. OTHECUTE.
I’ve done that and LOVED them!!!
O,you are good!! I love the black and polka dots!! ♥
What a clever idea! I’ll have to keep that in mind for Paige :)
I brought a whole bunch off of etsy.com @ Knotty Babywear. I just brought some recently off Babysteals.com got 3 of them for $15. Oh Plus, I got 2 for $2 each @ Marshall’s. I love them. I always put them under dresses or when we are just hanging out at home with a long sleeve onesis.
Allison. I don’t think you understand what you have just done for my life and my baby’s. I bought a pair of baby legs at Target and I love them but I’m going to NEED more (we have ALL hard flooring in our house and I’m worried about when she starts to crawl). This is totally awesome. I will be buying some crew socks this week. I love you.
Love this! I’m just about to post on how he cannot keep regular Baby Legs up over his chubby thighs. Maybe these would stay up better. Usually the sewing machine and myself don’t get along, but maybe I could do this.
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Did you use adult knee highs or kids?
Yay!! I was planning to order some of these expensive things to go along with my beco (that is ON THE WAY!!!!!!!) and now I can afford a bunch! PERFECT PERFECT! I got more ideas on how to use them too, thank you.
awesome idea, I will be trying these
It seems easy enough to make, plus thanks for mentioning that it can also be done with just a needle and thread.
Thanks for sharing!
Good for you to do this . I was doing this years ago for my kids. We were too poor to buy the kids leg warmers so I made them out of knee socks back in the 80′s wich the knee socks were cheaper than the leg warmers,lol! . Recycle re – use re – wear to a new style.
Baby leg warmers are my new obsession! I love how easy they make diaper changes =] Thanks for showing how seriously easy they are to make for cheap and how cute they can be for BOYS! I may be blogging about this myself later this week. If I do I will link back to your site.
I love this, I have a baby girl with chubby legs and they work great. I did add a ribbon ruffle to the bottom to add extra cuteness.
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What an awesome project! Just wanted to let you know I featured it today on “You Sew Rock Me Fridays” at sewrockin.com.
You can see it here: http://www.sewrockin.com/2011/11/11/you-sew-rock-me-fridays-4/
I look forward to seeing what you come up with next!
Jamie @ Sew Rockin’
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