Warm and Fuzzy Leg Warmers Tutorial

How many of you are still enjoying warmer temperatures? We are having unseasonably warm temps right now, which puts us at 4 degrees Celsius today. What? You don't think that's warm? Well, we celebrate on days when it is warm enough we don't have to get out the snow pants! That shaves at least 10 mins off of my morning. :)

We have a rule in our house, minus 5 or colder we wear snowpants. On the other days it's their choice, but if they are in dresses and tights they usually reach for these soft and fuzzy legwarmers. You can make several pairs within an hour and they are so handy for those cooler days, as well as if you have little girls in dance. My girls often wear these to dance class, and sometimes during dance class (they can also double as arm warmers).
Wear em above the knee, as shown above...

Or, below the knee for a slouchier look. It's all good.

Got 15 or 20 mins? Then you can make a pair or two!

What you will need:
- Fleece scraps (I use microfleece)
- sewing machine etc.
- Buttons and yarn for the detachable flower (optional)
use 1/4 inch seam allowance

Ok, I am going to give you the measurements that I am currently using. This will give you legwarmers that will fit approx size 4 to 6 (if you have girls that are quite thin like mine). At the end I'll share with you how you can take custom measurements.

Above are the pieces you will need for one leg warmer. Make sure you cut two of each! Also make sure you are cutting your pieces with the stretch of the fleece going the right way. This is really important or you will have a hard time attaching your cuffs!

Fold each of your pieces in half. For your cuff pieces sew down the short edge, for the larger leg warmer piece sew down the long edge. The arrows indicate where you should be sewing, opposite to the arrows will be your fold.

Opposite the sewn edge make a little mark or notch in your fleece to mark the midpoint of each piece. On your long legwarmer piece do this on both ends.

On your two cuff pieces fold them in half aligning the raw edges as shown.

Turn your leg warmer piece right side out and attach one of the cuffs to each end of your leg warmer piece. If you need more instruction on how to do this see the "One Size Fits Many" PJ Pants post where I attach the cuffs to the pants.

The larger wider cuff will be for the top of your legwarmer and the smaller tighter cuff is the bottom of your leg warmer. You can leave them "as is" or add some embellishments.

To these ones I added removable crocheted flowers. Little Birdie Secrets has a great tutorial on how to do this. We have added flowers like these to so many things over the past year since I figured out how to do it!
You could just add a few cute buttons without the flower, add a fabric flower, small appliques, littl ebow ribbons....There are really so many ways you can add a bit of cuteness to them.

Custom Measurements:
Legwarmer Piece
-Measure from ankle to right above the knee. This is measurement A
- Measure around largest part of the calf and add one inch. This is measurement B
  Cut a piece B X A

Top Cuff piece
- Take 90% of your B measurement. Call this measurement C
   Cut a piece C X 4 inches (this will make a 1.5 inch cuff)

Bottom Cuff Piece
- Take 75% of your B measurement. Call this measurement D
  Cut a piece D X 3 inches (this will make a 1.25 inch cuff)

Really the perfect accessory when you are a cute and colourful 5 yr old!

I would love to see your photos if you make some! Add them to our Flickr Group! :)

Find this quick link later under the "Tutorials" Tab at the top of the page!