How to Make Arm Warmers From a Sweater
- 1. Wash sweater by hand if it needs it. ...
- 2. Repair all holes. ...
- 3. Carefully cut the sweater open at the side and sleeve seams. ...
- 4. If the sleeves and/or sweater bottom are very blousy where the regular knit meets the ribs, you should press with steam, with the iron on med-high to flatten it out a bit. ...
Full Answer
Step 1: Choose a Sweater
I got mine at a thrift store. 75% wool and 25% something else. I felted it by washing it in hot and drying on hot a few times. Mine has a pocket on the tummy that will be left on when I make the hat.
Step 6
Put right sides together and sew up the left side of previous picture.
Step 7
Place on head to check fit and to choose how big you want the top to be. I chose where my fingers are.
Step 8
It was about an inch, so with right sides together, I sewed it an inch.
Step 10
Turn right side out and decide how much you want to angle in the corners. You don't have to do this step if you like the way it looks now. I chose my angle based around the pocket on the front of the hat. Turn right sides together. The measurements were about 2" in on each side of the corner and then sewn from point to point. Repeat on both sides.
Step 13: Arm Warmers
Measure how big you want these to be, I chose 10.5", so i cut the arms off at this measurement.
Step 14
Cut a whole in the position the thumb goes through. This is as far as I went on this step. Since my material is felted, it won't frey, so I didn't bother any further. Cut the other with the same measurements.
How to make legwarmers from old sweaters?
Leg-warmers are back in style and can easily be made from the sleeves of old sweaters, even sweaters with holes! Just turn the sweater inside-out and cut the seam out at the arm-hole using sharp scissors. Next unravel the sleeve (from the top down) until the top is straight and level all around. If you know how to knit or crochet, just loosely put ...
What to use for leg warmers?
For washable leg-warmers use acrylic sweaters, but for super-warm ones, use wool sweaters. For kids sizes, use kids sweaters. I've made lots of these using sweaters from thrift stores and they sure are warm and help keep your legs dry when it snows.
Can you sew wool sweaters in hot water?
Wool sweaters (with or without alpaca/angora/cashmere) will shrink (felt) in hot water, and then they are amazingly dense and warm! No sewing or hemming needed. Long sleeves make leg warmers that stay up without elastic.
