Babylegs COMPLETE

The finished product. Total time? Ten minutes. Unless it's your first time, and then you probably spent a lot of time at your computer scratching your head at my directions. LOL. Don't worry. It's not as complicated as it sounds. You'll do wonderful.

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grotegut says:

Oh I so wish I could sew! I found some Skull socks that I want to turn into baby legs for Keats. But I have no idea how to even turn on a sewing machine. If you ever decide to go into business let me know, I will be your first customer!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Kudzu and Koolaid says:

oh my stars
I didn't realize you MADE them
HOW awesome!!!!
YOU ROCK!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

lifeography® says:

WOW. Wow and more WOW. i can't wait to try this!!!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

taraheldridge says:

I did it! I followed your awesome instructions and made my own! THANKS :)
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

brandnewday7 says:

I made them too!! Check them out on my flickr page. I know I'll be making more!!
www.flickr.com/photos/81538549@N00/407909215/
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

saralynnmo says:

Thank you so much for the tutorial, I can't wait to try!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

slice79 says:

I made these tonight. Worked out great, except for the one comment I made on a previous picture. Thanks a lot!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Gail Anne Photography says:

Totally rock!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

jdbound09 says:

This looks like a great project! I love the idea of babylegs, especially now that my son has started crawling, but don't want to shell out $12 + shipping for what amounts to a pair of footless tube socks. I am definitely going to try making some.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

bunny-roo says:

seriously! love this! i will even dig out my VERY unused serger to do more of these wonderful legs. now i just have to wait for my daughter to grow up a bit. grow baby, grow!!!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

ralenth says:

Thank you so much - your instructions were amazing!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Sleepy Mama says:

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have been wanting baby legs but couldn't justify paying so much for them. Now I can make my own!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

brevans02 says:

OMG - these directions are AWESOME! I just made my daughter a pair of Halloween faux babylegs. (I have some real babylegs too - and I think these are even better!) Thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to make these directions!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

HdO ~ Helene says:

Thanks for this tutorial. I made a pair for my boy. I'll try them tomorrow.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

HdO ~ Helene says:

Amazing :D
www.flickr.com/photos/geekette/1913564165/

Thanks again !!!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

stitches13144 says:

can someone please send me the instructions or where to get them, thanks, I just have to make some of these
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Baby Hopes says:

stitches13144 I'm not entirely certain what you're referencing? You are at the end of the instructions...

www.flickr.com/photos/babyhopes/sets/72157594 274454468/

Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

A Rose In Waiting says:

Awesome! I just bought some knee socks to try this out. Do they have to be knee socks or can you buy crew socks for smaller babies? My DD is only 5 months... Could you use trouser socks? How hard is it to use the fuzzy material? If something has a different pattern other than strips do you just match it as close to possible? So many questions. LOL!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Baby Hopes says:

I know that different mama's have made these with crew socks. With varying success. Unless you have a particularly small child, it's likely she/he'll outgrow the crew sock size fairly quickly. IMO it's not nearly as forgiving of a size to use the crew socks vs. the knee socks.

I have made some using trouser socks. They work great.

I've never made any fuzzy socks. Although I'm sure other mama's have. I would think special care would need to be taken to ensure that you sew all the layers and not accidently miss something. The cuff may be a little stretchier than normal. But I'm certain they'd be adorable. If you make a pair, post a link to your picture so that other mama's can see how they turn out.

In my experience, a lot of knee socks have a different (often plain solid) pattern on the foot, which means the cuff is going to be slightly different, regardless. I still believe that it is in your best interest just to use the foot portion for the cuff than to try and buy something to match. (Talk about headache and extra expense.)

Obviously, before you start cutting up your foot, take a moment and imagine the finished product. Adjust accordingly.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

A Rose In Waiting says:

Thank you so much!! By time I went back for the fuzzy socks they were gone. LOL! Have you ever tried using like2T-4T tights? I was looking for some cute girly colors and not really finding anything that struck me. At Wal-Mart I found some pretty colored thick sock-like tights. I almost just bought them to try. I was curious what the length was like on those. Are they comparable? Longer? Shorter? Hindsight I wish I had just bought them to try. LOL!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

jewelmcjem says:

This looks so neat, and even with socks not being as cheap as you had mentioned, it still beats the cost of the real deal! I've got to bug hubby to get the sewing machine out of the garage for me . . .
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Baby Hopes says:

I've noticed that the knee highs this year aren't as cheap as last year. Sometimes you can still find them at the dollar store, though. Might be worth checking there.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

mo_macks says:

I couldn't find anything at the Dollar Store, but I did find knee-highs at Walmart for less than $1.97. They are all Valentine's Day prints, though...so I'm going to check back at Halloween and Thanksgiving for something I could use for boys! Also, there are cute knee-highs in the girls department. I bought two pairs to make a set for an especially skinny little one year old.

Also, I ended up not trimming my "cuff" at all before I folded it and attached it. Maybe my baby is a little on the chubby side (25 lbs and counting), but they seem to fit her better that way. Besides, it measured so close to 3 inches the way it was...I just left it.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

A Rose In Waiting says:

Baby Hopes,

Have you ever tried chopping up tights? I am still debating trying. LOL! I thought if someone else had tried it at least I'd have an idea what to expect or whether its worth trying.

I'd love your thoughts. :)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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