My kids go to a public charter school where they wear uniforms. I like the uniforms and feel that they cut down on a whole world of problems for both families and children. My girls also enjoy adding cute and fun accessories within the dress code. Today I wanted to share with you these adorable DIY kid’s boot socks I have started making that my daughters are now in love with.
There is no end to the possibilities with these and truthfully they take only about 30 minutes with little to no sewing skills to make!
What You Will Need
- An old sweater- I picked up an old sweater at Goodwill for $1.99. It was kind of a raunchy halter that I would never let my girls wear, but the sleeves were cute and that’s the important part.
- About 1 to 2 yards lace
- A needle and some thread or a sewing machine
- Buttons for embellishment
Step 1
Place the sweater flat and cut straight across the sleeve.
Step 2
Stretch the sleeve out. The daughter I made these for wasn’t home so I stretched it out. P.S. Thank you very much to the daughter who just said my legs look like sausages in this picture…
Step 3
Turn the sleeve inside out and fold down the top and widest part of the sleeve. Then tack down this top cuff. Make sure that you use even stitches and thread that matches so that it can’t be seen on the outside. You can either hand sew or use your sewing machine. I hand sewed because I was enjoying a nice kid free moment watching Sherlock and didn’t want to leave the couch.
Step 4
With the sleeve still inside out, take your lace and pin/ sew it about a quarter inch from the top. Make sure to not have the seam so tight that it makes it hard to fit a foot/leg back in! My 7 year old actually did the stitching during this step and she did pretty good! Once the lace is applied, turn it back right side out.
Step 5
This is the last and final step. Pick out your embellishment buttons. This can be absolutely any color you want. My daughter picked red for Valentines Day!
Voila now you have boot socks!
The great thing about these boot socks is that your possibilities are pretty much limitless because you can make as many different styles and colors as you want. Once my girls started wearing these to school the requests for how to make them started flooding in. With even a few kindly paced hints that these would make fabulous birthday presents for their friends!
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Jen
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Jen
Comments
Oh man, why don’t I know how to sew? Seriously, it is times like these that I wish I didn’t grow up in NYC where you didn’t take Home Ec class! These are adorable and if I ever do learn how to sew, these might be on the first on my agenda to make :)
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Thanks Janine! I am not even remotely a real seamstress. I can thread a needle, sew buttons and hems and ittty, bitty little jobs like this that require about 50 stitches total. Anything more than that and I am maxed out!
Jen recently posted…The Cutest DIY Kid’s Boot Socks Ever
How stinking cute is that?! What a GREAT idea! When are you opening your etsy shop? I’d like you to cut off the sleeves of a cream cable knit sweater and add wooden buttons. Bill me!
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Haha! Now that would be the day me having an etsy shop :) I don’t think I have enough creativity to keep it stocked!
Jen recently posted…The Cutest DIY Kid’s Boot Socks Ever
These are adorable and so simple! I need to make some of these for my girl!
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Thanks Echo! They are my kind of craft project, simple and cheap!
Jen recently posted…The Cutest DIY Kid’s Boot Socks Ever
LOVE! I know you said you don’t need sewing skills to make these, but I don’t trust my skills with fabric! I will have to at least try, I guess, for my daughter’s sake :)
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Yep I hear you, once I made this skirt that was supposed to be no-fail and I failed. I sewed the waist together. I closed the other end up and turned it into a pillow. You are impressed by sewing prowess now aren’t you?
Jen recently posted…The Cutest DIY Kid’s Boot Socks Ever
These are awesome. I just made myself a pair of boot socks out of a wool sweater I accidentally shrunk in the dryer. I love them and I want to make more. My daughter just started wearing boots, so I can make her some too!
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I did that to a sweater last year and just gave it away. So dumb, I loved that sweater and could have done just what you did!
Jen recently posted…The Cutest DIY Kid’s Boot Socks Ever
First, these are adorable and so easy – love these kinds of crafts!
Second, Sherlock is kind of my happy place. :)
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Thanks Sarah! It really is easy and simple.
My oldest daughter and I finished off the Christmas break by binge watching Sherlock. It was wonderful! I can watch it over and over and never get bored!
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Hi Jen, I do miss the fact that Greek schools don’t have a uniform or dress code. I think that uniforms give children a sense of pride for their schools and as you pointed out reduces problems.
I think these boot socks are quaint and pretty. And there’s nothing wrong with your legs, my first thoughts were that your daughter has very long legs…If only my legs were that long…I’ve got short dumpy ones
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Silly lady, there is nothing short and dumpy about you!
The daughter in the picture is in 1st grade and she is the tallest 1st grader at the school. My husband and I are wondering how tall she will get. She is already almost as tall as her brother who is 3 years older!
Jen recently posted…The Cutest DIY Kid’s Boot Socks Ever
Oooh, I love watching Sherlock.
These are really cute! I saw them on Facebook this morning and I thought, “That’s super cute!” And then I realized I still got to read this post in Bloglovin.
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Thanks Tamara! Sounds like something I would do :)
Jen recently posted…The Cutest DIY Kid’s Boot Socks Ever
P.S. Aren’t you just dying for the next installment of Sherlock??
Jen recently posted…The Cutest DIY Kid’s Boot Socks Ever
Those are adorable!
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Thank you, they really are super cute and there seems to be a rush of girls at my children’s school wanting to make these now .I’ll take that as a double compliment!
Jen recently posted…The Cutest DIY Kid’s Boot Socks Ever
These are adorable! My girls would definitely like these. I’m going to have to make a trip to Goodwill! Thanks for sharing. :)
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So glad you like this Marie! They really are super easy to make, happy crafting!
Jen recently posted…The Cutest DIY Kid’s Boot Socks Ever
These are so adorable and totally doable! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Michelle! I was surprised how easily my first pair turned out. That is the mark of a good project in my book!
Jen recently posted…The Cutest DIY Kid’s Boot Socks Ever
I agree these are the cutest thing ever! I just wish a had a little girl at home I could do this for, but I guess I do have a few nieces who would love these also!
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Thanks Robin! I think your nieces would definitely like them!
Jen recently posted…The Cutest DIY Kid’s Boot Socks Ever
These are seriously CUTE!!!!!
Time to get sewing, I know a couple of nieces who would LOVE these
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Thanks so much Lydia! They will love them and you will love how easy they are to make!
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I keep seeing the pic of these floating all over the place and I now finally have a chance to comment, so here is my comment:
ADORABLE.
I love the lace detail at the top and such a cute pick for the button!
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Haha! I’m stalking the internet with pictures of my stockings!
Ok, my kids would be rolling their eyes at that bad pun…
Thanks though for the compliments, they did turn out pretty cute :)
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Jen, these are so, so adorable!! I love these. I am going to keep my eye out for some cute sweaters second hand! Thank you. Shared.
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Thanks so much Elizabeth! I am sure your girls will love having a pair or two :)
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I Pinned it before I even read it! I have to do this for my sweet grand daughter! So glad you shared with us at Merry Monday. Looking forward to your shares next week already!
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Thanks Shirley! I am so glad you like this! I know your granddaughter will love them as well :)
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Oh my goodness! How awesome, sweet, clever, and adorable is this?!
I love it!
Thanks so much for sharing.
xoxo
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Thanks Jennifer! I had a lot of fun with this project.
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Jen – chose these as my feature for last week’s Thank Goodness It’s Thursday link party. :) Stop on by tomorrow if you’d like.
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How exciting!! Thank you!
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Jen, I kept coming back to these, so I am featuring them at Snickerdoodle Sunday tomorrow! Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you! Thank you!
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This is so cute! My girls wore boots all the time when they were younger and these would’ve been so cute! Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday.
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Thanks Erlene! I think I am next going to try making a pair for myself!
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I’m not much of a sewer, but we have plenty of old clothes lying around that I never thought to use to make other things. Great idea #happynow
jeremy@thirstydaddy recently posted…Clause, The First Avenger
Haha! Hope this helps you find inspiration for some of those old clothes laying around :) Have a great one!
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Omg I have to try these1 They look easy enough even for me! haha #happynowlinkup
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Thank you! I am so glad you liked them, they really are easy. Promise.
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