Rachel Robin's Nest

First off, I’d like to apologize for the unintended absence of the last few weeks.  My only excuse is that life got in the way.  I’ve been on a fitness mission, pretty much to the exclusion of everything else, but I’m trying to find a little more balance in my life, and so, I’m back!

Part of my fitness kick is taking a ballet class once a week.  It’s pretty great.  I’ll be honest, I’m never gonna be starring in Swan Lake, but it’s great exercise, it’s lots of fun, the teacher is very cool, and I get to spend more time with my friend Erin from Wicked Vegan.

Now, when I went to get dressed for class one evening, I discovered that I’d somehow stupidly gotten rid of all of my awesome leg warmers that it took me years to collect.  GASP!  HORROR!  I therefore had to improvise.

So, I grabbed this pair of sweater tights that have always been too short (hi, crotch of tights hanging out about 4 inches below actual crotch), and some scissors.

Step 1:  Cut off the foot portion.

Step 2:  Determine how high you want the leg warmers to come up on your calves.  Keep in mind, the tights will have a lot of stretch to them.  Cut off at desired length.

Step 3:  Slip those babies on and marvel at how warm your calves are, how stylish you look, and how smug you feel about how cheap your warmth and style were

I found these to be EXCELLENT leg warmers.  The extra elasticity of their former tight-iness caused them to stay up and not droop like most other leg warmers I’ve had.  Score!

I imagine at some point I’ll want to hem the raw edges, but for now, they don’t appear to be unraveling in any hurry, and I sort of like the unfinished look, so I’m content to leave them as is.

Give it a try and let me know how it works out!