How To: Crochet Up-cycle Jeans

For those of you just looking for the pattern, scroll down to “pattern:”

I had this great idea to up-cycle a dress but knew that would take a long time and then another idea sparked. UP-CYCLE JEANS!!

I had an old pair of light jeans that were tight around the ankle. I only wear flare pants or yoga pants so I thought, “how can I transform these jeans into a flare style?” One thing lead to the next and I did it!

So let’s start with how I cut the jeans. I started with the jeans on and got a grey washable marker to mark where to cut. I felt for my kneecap and drew a grey “V”. After laying my pants flat, I then angled my scissors on one side of my jeans to match up with the angle of the “V” and began cutting. When I got to the middle tip of the “V” I angled my scissors to match the angle of the other side of the “V” and finished cutting.

The next part wasn't fun… IF you have a very small hole puncher, that would be super helpful for this next step. I didn't so here’s what I did:

With my large needle, I poked a hole through 3/4 of an inch away from the edge on a side the jeans.

I pulled a yarn loop through and chained 2. I then poked another hole a half a cm away and did a SC in that little hole. I repeated this until the tip of the “^” and poked a hole in the middle of the “^”. I SC then chained 2 and then SC in the same hole. (abbreviations are further down if you don't know what SC is)

I continued poking a hole and SC until the next “^” and repeat the same steps I did for the first side. Then I continued poking a hole and SC until the first SC.

SL ST in the first SC. I then did a row of double crochet and at both of the “^”, I double crocheted (DC), chained 1, and double crocheted. I continued double crocheting until the next “^” tip and repeated the DC, CH2, DC.

For the next rows I just repeated the granny square stitch’s (3 DC and CH1 between the set of 3) for the larger sections and then used a light blue #3 weight yarn to separate the granny square stitch sections. I did rows of just double crochet or single crochet (SC) with the light blue yarn.

These jeans took me a long while to make, but they really did turn out so cute! I hope you enjoy this pattern!

IMPORTANT FOR THOSE USING THE PATTERN: For those of you who may not be using the same yarn as me, the first beige section is 7.5 cm long. The brown section is 2 cm long. The white section is 5 cm long and the long beige section is 23 cm in length. Keep in mind this is based off of my height and I am 5'6. You may want to add more length to your sections if you’re taller than 5’6 or lessen rows if you’re under 5’6.

Pattern:

Materials used: Yarn bee #3 weight Yarntopia- 4.0oz (around 100yds) Loops and threads #2 weight woolike- 3.5oz (150 yds per color) Tapestry needle 2.0mm crochet hook Scissors

Terms: SP: space

SK: skip SC: single crochet SL ST: slip stitch DC: double crochet DCS3: double crochet set of 3 (in same space) DCS3SP: double crochet set of 3 in the space Repeat: **

Step 1: Cut jeans straight across at the end of your kneecap. (If you cut like I did then scroll down for that pattern)

ROW 1: Poke a hole on the inner side of the jeans 3/4 cm down from the edge. Pull a loop through. CH 2. Poke a hole 1/2 cm away and SC in that hole. Continue poking a hole 1/2 cm away and SC in it. At the end of the row SL ST into the first SC.

ROW 2: CH 2. Dc until the end of the row. SL ST into first DC.

ROW 3: CH 3. DC 2 in the first ST. **CH 1, SK 2 ST’s, DCS3.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROW 4: CH 4. DC 3 in the first SP. **CH 1. DCS3SP.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROW 5: CH 3, DCS2SP. **CH 1, DCS3SP.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROWS 6-12: repeat rows 4-5.

ROW 13: (changing color- Yarntopia) CH 2. **DC in each DC and SK the SP's.** At the end of the row SL ST into the 2nd CH.

ROW 14: (changing color- woolike) CH 2. DC 2 in the first ST. **CH 1, SK 2 ST’s, DCS3.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROW15: CH 4. DCS3SP. **CH 1, DCS3SP.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROW 16: CH 3. DC 2 in the SP. **CH 1, DCS3SP.** At the end of the row SL ST into CH.

ROW 17: (changing color- Yarntopia) CH 1. **SC in each DC and SK the SP's.** At the end of the row SL ST into the first ST.

ROW 18: (changing color- woolike) CH 3. DC 2 in the first ST. **CH 1, SK 2 ST’s DCS3.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROW 19: CH 4. SK DCS 3 below and DCS3SP. **CH 1, DCS3SP.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROW 20: CH 3. **DCS2SP. CH 1, DCS3SP.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROWS 21-24: repeat rows 19-20.

ROW 25: (changing color- Yarntopia) CH 1. **SC in each DC. SK the SP's.** At the end of the row SL ST into the first SC.

ROW 26: (changing color- woolike) CH 3. DC 2 in first ST. **CH 1, SK 3 ST’s, DCS3.** At the end of the row SL ST into CH.

ROW 27: CH 4. SK DCS3 below and DCS3SP. **CH 1, DCS3SP.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROW 28: CH 3. DCS2SP. **CH 1, DCS3SP.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROWS 29-56: repeat rows 27-28.

ROW 57: CH 2. DC until the end of the row.

IF YOU CUT YOUR JEANS LIKE ME IN A “V”:

Step 1: Cut jeans in a “V” with the tip of the “V” matching up with the end of your kneecap.

Row 1: Poke a hole on the inner side of the jeans 3/4 cm down from the edge. Pull a loop through. CH 2. Poke a hole 1/2 cm away and sc in that hole. Continue poking a hole 1/2 cm away until the tip of the “V”. Poke a hole in the middle of the tip of the “V”. In the hole, Sc, ch 2, sc. Then proceed poking holes and sc until the next “V”. Repeat, poke hole in “V”, sc, ch 2, sc. Continue poking holes and sc until the end of the row. At the end of the row sl st into the first sc.

ROW 1 start ^

^ROW 1: SC, CH 2, SC at “V”

ROW 2: CH 2. DC until the tip of the “V”. **DC, CH 2, DC the SP/CH2 section below. Then continue DC until next “V” and repeat.** DC until the end of the row. SL ST into first DC.

^ROW 2: “V”

ROW 3: (changing color- woolike) CH 3. DC 2 in the first ST. **CH 1, SK 2 ST’s, DCS3. DCS3 until the tip of the “V”. DCS3, CH 3, DCS3 the SP/CH 2 section below. Then continue DCS3, CH 1, SK 2 ST’s, DCS3, until next “V” and repeat.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

^ROW 3: “V”

ROW 4: CH 4. DC3 in the first SP. **CH 1. DCS3SP, until the tip of the “V”. DCS3, CH 3, DCS3 the SP/CH 3 section below. Then continue DCS3, CH 1, SK 2 ST’s, DCS3, until next “V” and repeat.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROW 5: CH 3. DCS2SP. **CH 1, DCS3SP, until the tip of the “V”. DCS3, CH 3, DCS3 the SP/CH 3 section below. Then continue DCS3, CH 1, SK 2 ST’s, DCS3, until next “V” and repeat.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROWS 6-12: repeat rows 4-5.

ROW 13: (changing color- Yarntopia) CH 2. **DC in each DC and SK the SP's until the tip of the “V”. DC, CH 2, DC the SP/CH 3 section below. Then continue DC until the next “V and repeat.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROW 14: (changing color- woolike) CH 2. **DC 2 in the first ST. CH 1, SK 2 ST’s, DCS3. Until the tip of the “V”. DCS3, CH 3, DCS3 in the SP/CH 2 section below. CH 1, SK 2 ST’s DCS3 until the next “V” and repeat.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROW 15: CH 4. **DCS3SP, CH 1, DCS3SP until the tip of the “V”. DCS3, CH 3, DCS3 the SP/CH 3 section below. Then continue DCS3, CH 1, SK 2 ST’s, DCS3, until next “V” and repeat.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROW 16: CH 3. DC 2 in the SP. **CH 1, DCS3SP until the tip of the “V”. DCS3, CH 3, DCS 3 the SP/CH 3 section below. Then continue DCS 3, CH 1, SK 2 ST’s, DCS3, until next “V” and repeat.** At the end of the row SL ST into CH.

ROW 17: (changing color- Yarntopia) CH 1. **SC in each DC and SK the SP's until the tip of the “V”. SC, CH 2, SC the SP/CH 3 section below. Then continue SC until the next “V and repeat.** At the end of the row SL ST in the first SC.

^ROW 17: “V”

ROW 18: (changing color- woolike) CH 3. **DC 2 in the first ST. CH 1, SK 2 ST’s, DCS3. Until the tip of the “V”. DCS3, CH 3, DCS3 in the SP/CH 2 section below. CH 1, SK 2 ST’s, DCS3 until the next “V” and repeat.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROW 19: CH 4. SK DCS3 below and DCS3SP. **CH1. DCS3SP until the tip of the “V”. DCS3, CH 3, DCS3 in the SP/CH 3 section below. CH 1, DCS3SP until the next “V” and repeat.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROW 20: CH 3. DCS2SP. **CH1, DCS3SP until the tip of the “V”. DCS3, CH 3, DCS 3 in the SP/CH 3 section below. CH 1, DCS3SP until the next “V” and repeat.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROWS 21-24: repeat rows 19-20.

ROW 25: (changing color- Yarntopia) CH 1. **SC in each DC and SK the SP's until the tip of the “V”. SC, CH 2, SC in the SP/CH 3 section below. SC in each DC and SK the SP until the next “V” and repeat.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROW 26: (changing color- woolike) CH 3. DC 2 in first ST. **CH 1, SK 3 ST’s, DCS3. Until the tip of the “V”. DCS3 in the SP/CH 2 section below. CH 1, SK 3 ST’s, DCS3 until the next “V” and repeat.** At the end of the row SL ST into CH.

^ROW 26: DCS3, SK 3, DCS3. “V” DCS3 in SP/CH 2 section below.

ROW 27: CH 4. SK DCS3 below and DCS3SP. **CH 1. DCS3SP until the end of the row.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROW 28: CH 3. DCS2SP. **CH 1. DCS3SP the end of the row.** At the end of the row SL ST into the CH.

ROWS 29-56: repeat rows 27-28.

ROW 57: CH 2. DC until the end of the row.

YOU DID IT!!!

I hope you enjoyed this pattern! If you have any comments please share so I can make this better or the next one better.

With care,

Alyssa