Sewing Longies

[tsfairy]

I'm making a couple pairs of longies for a friend's DD out of old sweaters. She's a very tall 2yo, and neither the arms nor the body of the sweater are long enough to cover the length from ankle to waist.

So how would I piece these together, not having a single piece long enough for the whole length of the pants? Would I have to make the body and legs separate pieces? Is there some way to hide the joins somehow, without making the pants look goofy?

[ReneeC]

There are several tutorials in the second sticky for "bum sweater" longies, and I'm fairly sure one uses both the body of the sweater and the arms as well...I'll take a look

ETA (much later, sorry!): here's the one I was thinking of. You make a pair of "underwear" from the body of the sweater, and then sew on the sleeves as legs. http://www.bumwrapdiapers.com/pages/pattern.php

[saoirse2007]

I made sweater pants for ds, but i didn't measure his inseam..I used the full length of the sleeve, so i ended up with really long legs and no rise.
I cut a strip from the front of the sweater sewed it into a tube and attached it to the legs...I used 3/4 of the turtle neck as along waist band...
I think they look great and they are long enough and have enough of a rise to last "hopefully" until potty training
hope I was helpful,,,sometimes our mistakes lead us to great places

[soulyluna]

Anyone Wanna Make Longies For Me??

I have a sweater i'd love to make longies out of, but I don't trust myself. Anyone do this for timid folks?

[thehappydeer]

Just a side note on the same subject....
I've found that when I look for sweaters in the mens dept at the thrift store the arms are often really really big, both wide and long. (Sounds obvious I guess...) I've been mostly making smaller things as my little one will be small for the next year, but I've been keeping this tip in my mind for when I start looking for sweaters to make into her second winters wardrobe.
Good Luck, I hope it works out great for you! I'd love to hear what you come up with!

[~Stephanie~]

Originally Posted by ReneeC

ETA (much later, sorry!): here's the one I was thinking of. You make a pair of "underwear" from the body of the sweater, and then sew on the sleeves as legs. http://www.bumwrapdiapers.com/pages/pattern.php

We make ours very similar to that pattern. They do look a little crazy, but man, they fit soooooo well! I find myself reaching for my longies that are this style over all of my yummy knitted longies and other recycled wool.