Lot's of Lexi's Little Leg warmers

LITTLE LEG WARMERS

If you've never seen baby leg warmers, you are in for a treat! We are great leg warmer enthusiasts in this house: both of our girls are wearing leg warmers on most days - even in the summer time. They are a great layering item in the winter - keeping little legs warm when those pant legs ride up, a cute and practical alternative to tights, they help keep baby socks ON, they protect delicate knees from hard floors and rug burns when crawling and learning to walk, they make diaper changes and potty training a breeze, and they are a great way to keep sun off of that precious baby skin in the summer time. And did I mention cute? SO darn cute!! 

Ophelia, 11 months, Bumblebee Babylegs

The original baby leg warmers are BabyLegs. And they are a fantastic, well made product. You can get them at any number of online stores and in an incredible array of cute colors and prints. We have a small fortune in BabyLegs in our baby drawers around here. That's because they run from $12 to $15 a pair. Yikes! 

So what is a tiny fashion plate to do, not to mention TWO tiny fashion plates? My friend Lexi figured it out. She turned some inexpensive, yet very cute, knee socks into Little Leg Warmers. She even wrote a tutorial on her blog: Little Leg Warmers in Six Easy Steps

I got the tip off yesterday that Target was having a sale. And boy did I take advantage. I bought 17 pairs of knee socks for less than the cost of 4 pairs of Babylegs. 

The whole stack of wonderful socks!

Blue for Twin Boys a friend of mine was just blessed with.

Girls can wear blue too. 3 pairs for $5!

The purple set!

St. Paddy's Day Legs! These were a splurge at $5/pair.

Warm colors. And only $2 a pair.

Super soft argyle style. Middle of the road at $3.50 a pair.

My plan is to cut and pin them tonight and sew them over the next day or so. Stay tuned for a photo of the completed leg warmers.


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