Home-made arm/leg warmers

[DebW]

I cut the toes out of a pair of long socks and used them as arm warmers.

[newfsmith]

I cut the toes out of a pair of long socks and used them as arm warmers.

Me too.

[Cataboo]

My Mom rules.

I've been reading this thread and thinking about it and my Mom frequents the local thrift store, so I asked her to buy me a few wool sweaters if she saw them.

And she promptly gave me a lecture all about how I buy too much and don't need any more clothes.

So I say "No, I wanna cut them up and make arm warmers!"

And she's going "arm warmers???? " and I'm explaining they're leg warmers for the arm...

So she rushes off to the thrift store and buys... 4 wool sweaters for me!

And gets her arm & leg warmer production facility under way... She cut the arms off to make me arm warmers, and cut up the bodies to make me leg warmers.

So, they're kinda cute and they'll definitely work... My bf said "You're not seriously going to wear those are you???" And I said "My Mommy made them, of course I will... Are you not going to be seen with me?" So it looks like I'm cycling alone this winter...

But here they are in all their glory - and you should notice that she also made me a little cap & a scarf! I might tighten up some of the leg & arm warmers by sewing them closer together, but they will work. She sewed elastic in around the tops of them - but I can still take them in further.

I'm just pretty thrilled my Mom went out and did that for me.

[snapdragen]

Those are awesome Catriona!

[malkin]

Mom likes you!!!

[withm]

Wow! I really really like the red ones!

How about a close up photo of the inside so we can see how she did it?

You are very lucky to have a mother who looks out for you like that.

[SouthernBelle]

NIfty. When she cut those up, how did she stave off raveling?

[momof4greatkids]

My Mom rules.

I'm just pretty thrilled my Mom went out and did that for me.

I just want to say that your story about your mom's "arm warmer production facility" really warmed my HEART! First that you are obviously so proud and appreciative of your mom's efforts, and second, that you have such a super mom who would take such a great interest in looking after you. It's just so nice on so many levels, TFS!

Colleen

[Cataboo]

When I was young, my Mom used to hand me the Sears or Montgomery Ward catalog, have me point to a dress I like, and then when I woke up in the morning, she'd have made it in whatever fabric she had spare... No patterns, no anything.

But when fabric got more expensive, an outlet mall opened nearby, and she started working, she didn't really bother to sew much anymore...

And as I get older, there's less that my Mom can do for me or that I need her to do for me - so things like this make her really happy, she's helping me make something for something I like doing, even if she doesn't understand why I'm doing it. She knows I know how to sew, because she taught me how to when I was young - and I'd have never asked her to make them for me, she just got excited, and started making them for me.

I took pictures of the inside of the warmers, but I've been a bum and haven't gotten them off the camera yet. Tonight maybe.

[Cataboo]

Eden, those are really cute - I don't have a dog or cat though.

[AnnieBikes]

One of the ladies that I cycled the Underground Railroad with uses winter weight tights, cuts the feet off them and makes arm warmers. Some of them have light fleece on the inside. She also said that some of them have no feet so then you don't have to cut them off!!

I bought a long underwear shirt and cut the arms off them for arm warmers, then I use the "vest" which is left under my cycling shirt if it is really cold for an extra layer. I bought a slightly smaller size than what I normally wear so it fits tight. When I wore it recently, I was amazed at how warm my core stayed with that extra layer.

The arm warmers worked great, not too heavy, and they fit my arms well. I may look into some sport elastic that is kind of "sticky" like expensive arm warmers just to keep from having to pull them up so much.