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kojotutorial: little leggies from sweater sleeves

February 14, 2010

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After I finished making the plaid schoolgirl skirts for Keadryn and Sayla, I had a revelation.  The girls needed (not wanted, NEEDED) little leggies to go with these plaid school girls skirts.  And I had just the thing to make that happen for them- sweater sleeves, of course.

You can probably guess what to do from the picture, but in case you want/need more detailed directions, here we go.

You’ll need:
-a pair of sweater sleeves
-elastic (I used 20″ total to make the 3T size and 16″ to make the 24m size)
-a sewing machine

1. Cut the sweater sleeves so that they’re the length of the leggies plus one inch.  Jordi kindly measured my nieces’ little legs for me, first the length from where she’d want leggies to sit to their ankles and then the circumfrence around their thigh.  Keadryn’s leggie length was 13″ (I was going for 3Tish) and Sayla’s (24m-ish) length was 11″.

2. Sew a casing/tunnel around the top of each soon-to-be-leggie.  Leave a little opening to thread your elastic through.

3. Thread your elastic through the casing.  I used about 9″ of elastic for each of Keadryn’s leggies and 7″ for each of Sayla’s.  Stitch the elastic together when it is stretched all the way through the casing and let it disappear into the ‘tunnel.’

4. Stitch your opening closed.  Finish up your other leggie, turn right side in and you’re DONE!  Pair these little gems with a schoolgirl skirt, a plaid flower brooch, and a plaid barrette and you have quite the ensembles for your little lovelies!

Oh, and, I promise, we’re about to move away from little girl numbers and back to more of a variety.  Can y’all tell that I just went to visit Jordi (and, of course, needed to take lovey bundles full of gifts for the girls) by the ridiculous amount of girly tutorials you see on here?  Hahaha!

If you’re visiting from Made it Mondays, Metamorphosis Monday, Craft Schooling Sunday, Make it for Monday, Get Your Craft On,  Just Something I Whipped Up, Talented Tuesday, Show and Tell Wednesdays, Look What I Made Day, Get Your Craft On, Strut Your Stuff Thursdays, or DIY Day, welcome!  

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  1. Maridith says

    February 15, 2010 at 6:37 am

    Super cute leggies. Great tutorial. I love your stuff. Going to check out more!

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  2. creativejewishmom.com says

    February 15, 2010 at 7:10 am

    just too sweet! I'd love it if you'd drop my blog party today and link to this and more….hope to see you at
    creativejewishmom.com
    all the best!

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  3. Amanda @ Serenity Now says

    February 15, 2010 at 8:25 am

    Cuteness!!! My two year old could use some leggings to cover her stickly little legs. Those are precious. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  4. holyoke says

    February 15, 2010 at 8:38 am

    that's adorable! I need to show this to my expecting cousin. ๐Ÿ˜€

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  5. Lelan @ Good Gravy! says

    February 15, 2010 at 9:01 am

    I have an old sweater that I was about to throw out, but now I'm going to make the leggies! Great tutorial.

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  6. Audra Lynn says

    February 15, 2010 at 8:40 pm

    adorable. i will be stalking the local goodwill for cute sweater sleeves now.

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  7. tales from an oc cottage says

    February 15, 2010 at 9:10 pm

    How sweet!!

    m ^..^

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  8. malkah says

    February 16, 2010 at 6:14 am

    Oh, no! Another thing to thrift for!! How sweet. Looking forward to seeing you at Creative Jewish Mom next week.

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  9. The Thriftress says

    February 16, 2010 at 7:40 am

    So cute! My little one needs some!

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  10. Andy says

    February 16, 2010 at 7:42 am

    First of all, she is so stinkin cute! Second of all, I love this idea! My daughters will not wear anything but dresses, even when it's freezing outside. I would have never have thought to stick little warmers on their cute little leggies. Thanks for the idea!

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  11. Stacie@HobbitDoor says

    February 16, 2010 at 10:02 am

    Very cute! Thanks for sharing!

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  12. Allison says

    February 16, 2010 at 8:15 pm

    Super cute leggings and the cutest little model!

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  13. kristen says

    February 17, 2010 at 1:19 pm

    soooo cute!!! so sad we didnt get to see that cute girl today!! hope kead feels better!!

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  14. Aimee says

    February 17, 2010 at 3:10 pm

    Those are too cute!!! My little one would love them. You should sell them on Etsy.

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  15. Andrea says

    February 17, 2010 at 6:47 pm

    More cute stuff! I love the little girl stuff ๐Ÿ™‚
    Andrea @ TheTrainToCrazy.com

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  16. Towe says

    February 18, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    Oh my, how adorable isn't she! Soo cute! And what a cool idea to make leggings. Can't wait to check out more on your blog! Have a lovely day! towe.

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  17. Meg says

    February 18, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    Those are cute, and the baby is even cuter! Great idea!

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  18. Molly says

    February 18, 2010 at 9:01 pm

    This is genius! And just right for the snow all around…
    Molly
    http://www.remedialeating.com

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  19. The Persimmon Perch says

    February 19, 2010 at 11:31 am

    Very Very cute. Thanks for sharing with Made it Monday! Jules

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  20. Lori says

    February 20, 2010 at 5:33 am

    Very cute…

    Thanks for joining Get Your Craft on Thurs. at Life As Lori

    Please join me next week for another great party!

    Reply
  21. Kara@ Creations by Kara says

    February 22, 2010 at 11:02 am

    Adorable! And of course I always love a great trash to treasure project. Thanks for linking up! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  22. Heather@ My Frugal Family says

    February 22, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    So nice and cozy warm!

    Thank you so much for linking up with the Talented Tuesday link party at My Frugal Family, which is hosted every Tuesday. Please feel free to stop back in every week and post your newest projects!

    Reply
  23. Misty says

    February 26, 2010 at 5:55 pm

    Great tutorial!! These leggies look so cute on those little legs!! Thanks for linking @Creative Itch's "Sew Cute Tuesday"!!

    Reply

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