Sew socks from an old sweater

Perhaps, among the old and seemingly unnecessary things, do you have any stretched wool sweater that you are sorry to throw out? You can breathe a second life into it by making it warm and beautiful socks, which will take you no more than 30 minutes to make. In this article, you will learn about two ways to help you sew socks from an old sweater. Such socks are also good because absolutely every needlewoman can make them, even if she does not have rich experience in sewing. You can personalize the finished product using various buttons, appliqués and everything that may come to your mind.

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Method 1

Even such an idea can be realized in more than one way. Let's look at the first of the possible options.

Materials and Tools

To make socks you will need:

• An old sweater (if you want to make warm socks, it is better to take a woolen one).
• Chalk or remnant to carve the product.
• Thick needle with a wide eye.
• Threads matching the color of the sweater.
• Scissors for fabric.
• Decorative decorations as desired.

Manufacture

To sew socks from an old sweater, you must follow this algorithm:

• To sew socks from a sweater, you need to use not the entire product, but only the sleeves - they must be carefully cut with the prepared scissors for the fabric. The seam that connects the sleeve and the main part of the woolen jacket should remain on the resulting sleeveless jacket.
• Turn the sleeves inside out, fold along the seam and, using soap or tailor chalk, draw the contour of the future socks, leaving 0.5 cm each for the allowances. To make your future product fit, use the sock of the right size - for this you need to put it on top, carefully straighten and circle, not forgetting the allowances. It is worth considering that the sock must have a shape, that is, a round heel, a rounded toe and a slight extension from the lower leg to the calves.

Important! You can vary and length. If you leave the entire sleeve, you will get cute leggings, the elastic of which will be a ready-made elastic, which is located in the sleeve of the sweater.

• Let's move on to stitching socks from a sweater with our own hands. Use a thick needle and thread of a suitable color. If wool or other material is not very dense, it will be convenient for you to use a special needle for knitwear - it has a rounded point and a large eye (can be purchased in special stores for needlework). It is better to make the first seam large, the main thing in this case is to correctly fix two halves of the future product.
• Trim the excess and sew the socks over the edge again. In this case, the usual loop stitch is best suited.
• Turn out the finished product.

Refinement and decoration

So, woolen socks are ready, but it remains to refine them. For example, insert an elastic band into them or decorate with decorative embroidery.

Important! If the product turned out to be narrow, then you can stretch it by washing in a machine at high temperature, and then leaving to dry in a straightened form on a flat horizontal surface.

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Method 2

To make socks from a sweater with your own hands in another way, you must follow the following algorithm:

• First you need to test the sleeves of a woolen jacket for suitability for further work. For this purpose, it is necessary to pull the sleeves over the legs - the elastic should not pull.
• Cut off the sleeves completely, and then cut obliquely so that the accordion does not form on the heel when pulling the future sock on the leg.The heel should be located on the side where the seam is located.
• Cut out the sole. It is very simple to do if you have any insole.
• Cut the sole out of any part of the jacket.
• Turn the toe and sole out from the inside. Sew a stocking with the bottom of the sock.

Important! It is recommended to start stitching from the heel.

• Turn the resulting sock on the face, then put it on and see where you need to collect the excess tissue in front. Make a fold of fabric there and stitch with a thick thread.
• Sew to the ends of this seam along the decorative button of the desired size.

The product is ready!

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Old woolen sweaters should never be thrown away - many more useful things can be done from them. From this article, you learned how to make socks from an old sweater. - such a product can be a very pleasant and warm gift to a loved one.