Tight Season

I found an idea (on Pinterest of course!) about making girls tights out of women's knee socks. But since I don't have a lot of extra ruined tights lying around, the wheels started to turn. By cutting a slit in the two socks, I was able to sew them together to make a complete pair of tights.

Before you get too excited, I must note: The average knee sock will make up to a 24M tight. I found some super long socks and was able to make them into tights for my 4 year old. So if you need bigger tights, the above tutorial would be your best bet.

Here's how it went.
You need to cut a slit in the insides of each sock. I cut my first pair straight down the middle, but shifted the placement forward for the subsequent tights. This just gives a little more space for their bums in the back.
Once the slits are cut, it's time to pin. Now I don't normally pin, but it's quite helpful. I pinned the tops together first and then the bottom (or center) of the slits, pinning occasionally.
I ran a straight stitch with a 1/4" seam and then zigzagged to finish them off.
The last thing was to figure out how big the foot needed to be and trim the sock back. It was easiest to sew first and then do the cutting. Of course if you're using a serger, you could take care of it one pass.Here's the finished product.
And just so there's no confusion hidden under the tutu, they end up as a pair of tights.
Think of the possibilities with a pair of $1.29 socks.Finally a pair of tights to go with this skirt!