Fleece pants knitted alteration.

[juldea]

So, I'm awesome.

You all know I'm into the knitting thing. Yeah. But did you know that I am actually cool enough to be creative with it?

You see, last winter I made myself a pair of dark green fleece pants for lounge and outerwear. However, they ended up just a bit too short. I could wear them fine barefoot, but when I wear them with any type of heeled shoe they are a too short and my ankles get cold. I pondered doing some kind of crazy hacked hem for them, since I do have some of the fleece left over (a lot of it actually), but procrastinated...

Until I saw someone in knitting come up with the great idea to knit with strips of polar fleece.

I knew what I had to do.

I cut small dashes into the cuffs of the pants, effectively making loops that I could "pick up". (So that I didn't have to knit cuffs and then sew them on - I could now pretend that the pants were already knitted and I was just continuing with them!) I then made hems for my pants! When I finished I ended up with some extra fleece strips, so I knitted up a quick side pocket.









I rock. The pants are so great now. :)

Comments

[karlean7.livejournal.com]

"So, I'm awesome."

You so are.

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

Wow. I'm just... wow.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

I made another knitter go wow! I have advanced in the ranks!! :D

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

I'm not a "knitter." I knit. I knit flat things, with no real deisre to do more. I, as a sewer and a craftsperson, and deeply impressed at your ingenuity.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Okay, well, I still get points for making another craftsperson go wow. :)

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

Yes you do. ::grins::

[tramissa.livejournal.com]

I love them! they look really great.

[mr-teem.livejournal.com]

Those are so cool.

[jester-king.livejournal.com]

Nice pants

[lostbefore.livejournal.com]

The sex = you.
<3<3<3

[goldbug.livejournal.com]

you're just getting craftier by the minute! i'm so impressed with all the projects you've done lately!

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Thanks!! :) It makes me feel good too.

[oddharmonic.livejournal.com]

Those are awesome.

Laurel declared that she wants pockets on all of her dresses after loving the patch pockets on her birthday dress. I'm slowly but surely mastering set-in pockets on her pajama pants now. (:

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Heh, I have yet to master set-in pockets - they always pull in strange ways when I try! Then again, it's been a while since I've tried... I really need to make more time for sewing.