Leg Covers ∙ How To by Lydia H. on Cut Out + Keep

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Published about 3 years ago

Time

Time:0h10

Difficulty

Pretty Easy

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Lydia H.

Edmonton, AB,

2009

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Lame but AWESOME

So yesterday, Aren asked me to make some leg covers for the couch. He said I sould try to use elastic at the top or something so they would stay on better, but also that he didn't want them to be too noticeable. Initially I remembered that he had a few socks with holes in them and I thought perhaps I could use the sock as padding on the underside of the cover - and then I had the best idea EVER. Well maybe not ever.... but I was pretty stoked anyways. I could use the elastic at the top of the sock to keep the cover on! Not amazing, but whatever.

Crafts

Sewing

Instructions

Project Cost: Almost Nothing

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So here we can see the cutout sock pieces. Black to use on the outside with a blue piece as padding, then the elastic top of the sock and finally a finished Couch Sock. :)
The circles are cut as big as the leg you want to cover + about a half a centimetre (for serging/sewing).
2

Serging with my NEW serger!! (Thanks Aren)
Assemble as such: blue (padding) on bottom, black (outside of leg cover) next and finally on top the elastic band cut from the top of the sock.
If you don't have a serger use ZigZag on your machine.
3

Before turning all of the layers inside out.
It will look perhaps a little wobbly - but that is fine!
4

The Sock.
Turn all layer inside out (so seam is on inside.
Try it on your couch/chair leg.
5

Couch modeling the sock. Awesome.