I made several items from my sweater collections, but there were too many to put them all in one post. And I'm not finished. So I've decided to do a series on the up-cycled sweater items I made.
I've seen leg warmers ALL OVER the internet, so of course, I had to make some too!!
This was a thrifted sweater before up-cycling:
And this is how I made the leg warmers:
Start by cutting off the sleeves.
Sew it...in a straight line. Easier said than done (At least for me). I'm not that good at sewing.
I've read several tutorials that tell you to wear the bottom of the sleeves (the part that sits at your wrists) at the top of your calves when wearing them as leg warmers. That didn't work well for me. Maybe I have big calves, but the "wrist" end of the sleeves were too small for my calves. So I wore them the opposite way - with the "upper arm" end at the top of my calves.
I also made some from this sweater (My father-in-law gave this one to me. I don't think he wanted it anymore) :
And I used the same instructions from above.
And finally, the crazy sweater - my mom bought this for my dad several years ago, but he refused to wear it. My brother said it looked like the knitting machine blew up when it was being knit. It probably did. (I also think he got that line from the Princess Diaries movie. He is proabaly going to kill me for saying that on my blog now). Ha ha.
I also turned the sleeves inside out and hemmed the top, just like I did with the previous two sets, but the sleeves were huge near the shoulders. So when I turned these inside out to hem the ends, I also took in a couple inches along the side (the length, as in top to bottom) to get a better fit.
15 comments:
Ahhhhh! They look amazing. Boot socks are so expensive. I want to try this!
This is so clever!! I just inherited a bunch of sweaters!! This would be a great reuse for them!! I would love it if you would be willing to share at our party going on now-Monday. Thanks
http://www.kadie-sevenalive.blogspot.com/2012/01/link-it-up-thursday-4.html
Oh my I wanna make these now! Love boot warmers! I hope you will linkup with me here:
http://www.thegingerbreadblog.com/2012/01/sweet-saturday-link-party-v23.html
I've seen the project before, but never with such great styling. Great choices. Great styling. :-)
I love your styling!
Thanks, Angie! I've seen them all over the internet, but I definitely had to give these a try!
Kadie & April - I'd love to link up at your parties!!!
I love these! So fun and you did so many! What a simple fun project! I am having a Homemade Year on my blog Blissful and Domestic and would love for you to link this up to my Homemade Year linky party. It is so great!
http://blissfulanddomestic.blogspot.com/p/my-homemade-year-linky-party.html
These are so cute and easy to do. Pinning it! I am a new pinterest follower visiting from House of Hepworths. Vicky from Mess For Less
All I can say is WOW!!! I can't believe how cute those sweaters look as leg warmers!!!! (especially that last one!!!) amazing!! Where are your boots from? They are super cute!!
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I like all three leg warmers but the last pair from the crazy sweater with the chunky boots is my favorite look. I never would have thought about making something out of that sweater but the warmers turned out wonderfully.
These are so cute Michelle!! I love the legwarmers and they look adorable with your boots!! I featured you! http://www.flamingotoes.com/2012/01/crush-of-the-week-think-pink-features-37/
Those are so cute!! I love them! And so simple to make too. I can't wait to make some!
Thanks so much for Sharing at Link It Up Thursday.I really do LOVE these.
I hear your sewing pains, Michelle! lol! BUT you did a fabulous job, girl! Love these leg warmers! I saw some on Etsy for $35!!! :)
xoxo laurie
Adorable! Put you on my FB page tonight! :) Thanks for linking!
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