All of my sewing gets done while Julian sleeps, and most projects take multiple days' worth of naps to complete. Every now and again, however, I have a project that I can both start and finish during a single nap. The viking hat I made for Julian was one of those projects.
Today I decided to make legwarmers for Julian.
Damian gave me these socks a few years ago. I love them. They are cozy, and cushy, and I wore them so much that I wore holes in the heels and toes. I didn't want to toss them, though, partly because I am a sentimental fool, and partly because the leg parts of the socks are still in good shape. These seem to be good candidates for legwarmers.
I cut off the holey feet.
Then I got to work. My mother in law just gave me a new (to me) sewing machine. It's super nice, and I am just learning how to work it. I don't know what this foot is called, but it has a groovy adjustable guide. I set it up so that my double interlock stitch would line up perfectly along the edge.
A close up of the edge when I finished.
Then I folded the edge under, pinned it, and stitched it in place with a zigzag stitch on its longest setting. Were the double interlock and zigzag stitch the right choices? I don't know; I was making this up as I went.
They look okay, though. Next I had to wait for Julian to wake up so he could model them for me.
He was thrilled. Or he's teething and wants lunch.
On the move! I think the flames on his diaper make him go faster.
This is the best shot I managed to get, and he's backlit. Oh well. He stood still for a second.
Anyway, I'm pretty happy with these. Not a bad use of an hour and a pair of socks that needed to be tossed out.
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