Recycled Sweater Kid Pants
Update: October 1, 2008
Welcome, Crafty Crow readers! I have written up a tutorial on how to make Recycled Sweater Sleeve Kid Pants. Please check it out. Enjoy!
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I overheard a woman in the local yarn shop talking about making kid pants out of old sweater sleeves. I had seen this done with sweatshirts, but the sweater idea seemed like more fun, cuter. I cut up a pair of my son's pants to get the crotch pattern then applied it to the sweater sleeve pieces using as much sleeve length as possible.
On the orange pair I stiched the two pieces together on the sewing machine with just a straight stich, then stitched down the seam on both sides. The stiches blend right into the knit and are hardly visible. I threaded a ribbon through the waist to make a closure. And, to cutify it a bit more I hand-stitched torquoise lace seam binding to the inside waist seam. The other pants have a standard elastic waist decorated with a red zigzag stitch, big red button, and some hand-stitching down the fly.
I haven't tried these on any kids yet, so I'm not sure of the practicality, but they are sure fun, cheap and easy to make.
Welcome, Crafty Crow readers! I have written up a tutorial on how to make Recycled Sweater Sleeve Kid Pants. Please check it out. Enjoy!
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I overheard a woman in the local yarn shop talking about making kid pants out of old sweater sleeves. I had seen this done with sweatshirts, but the sweater idea seemed like more fun, cuter. I cut up a pair of my son's pants to get the crotch pattern then applied it to the sweater sleeve pieces using as much sleeve length as possible.
On the orange pair I stiched the two pieces together on the sewing machine with just a straight stich, then stitched down the seam on both sides. The stiches blend right into the knit and are hardly visible. I threaded a ribbon through the waist to make a closure. And, to cutify it a bit more I hand-stitched torquoise lace seam binding to the inside waist seam. The other pants have a standard elastic waist decorated with a red zigzag stitch, big red button, and some hand-stitching down the fly.
I haven't tried these on any kids yet, so I'm not sure of the practicality, but they are sure fun, cheap and easy to make.
Labels: kids clothes, recycle, sewing
20 Comments:
Yeah! Super Cute!
These look so cozy, one of those wish I'd thought of that ideas. When the baby outgrows, they'll make great doll outfits.
Boy, I wish there were some sweaters big enough that I could make a pair of these for myself.
Oh my! Those are FANTASTIC!!
-Gnome G
What a clever idea - that tangerine colour is stunning. Hope they fit!
those are so cute... what a great idea!
this is an awesome idea :) they're super duper cute!!
Well, it wasn't actually my idea, but I thought I hadn't seen them online, so I thought it was time to share. Thank you all for your nice comments.
I'm really enjoying putting this blog together. I'm also still trying to figure out blog protocol. Do some people reply to each comment with a personal email? I'm afraid my three-year-old would go hungry if I did that. I already feel large amounts of guilt for the time I spend online.
These are amazing, i would have never thought of doing this. I have read through some of you post and look forward to coming back for more!!!!!
eeek! those are so cute! What a great way to recycle. Where on the central coast do you live? I'm on the central coast too!
Moms who use cloth diapers make wool sweater pants (so cute!) for their babies to use as diaper covers. They work great to keep everyone else clean and dry. We have about 10 pairs ourselves.
These are so incredibly cute!! I wish I had a little person around so that I could try it out :)
These are adorable--what a fabulous idea. The orange ones are my faves.
OMG THESE ARE SO CUTE AND FRUGAL TOO!
Great IDEA!!
Could we cut gloves to make into ornaments aka Santa's Pants?
I used your idea to make a pair of teeny pants from an old sweater of mine... I pulled out some extra yarn from the body of the sweater to sew the two legs together and hem over the top, then used a red ribbon as a drawstring.
I also made a little skirt using the cowl neck of the same sweater... Both turned out ultra-cute!
I tried to include a pic, but the html tag isn't accepted. :(
ADORABLE! I have to try it- plus- this would be a perfect post for Twice the Fun Tuesdays at my blog havingfunathomeblog.blogspot.com.
Twice the Fun Tuesday is a weekly Mr. Linky about creative recycling that I will be hosting starting this next Tuesday (Oct 14). I hope to see your link there; my readers would love it!
I really appreciate this. Thanks coz I have something really nice for my kids after reading your blog.
So cute! I hope I can pull it off!
these are so cute, great idea!!
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