The Soulful Now

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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 have an old pair of light jeans and they are 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”. 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 isn’t fun… if you know of a better way to do this then please leave a comment below but here’s what I did:

With my large crochet needle, I poked a hole through 3/4 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. I repeated this process until I reached the first sc and then sl st in the first sc. I then did a row of double crochet and at the “^” I double crocheted, chained 1, and double crocheted. I continued double crocheting until the next tip and repeated the dc, ch 2, dc. For the next rows I just repeated the granny square stitch’s for the larger sections and then used a light blue yarn to separate the granny square stitch sections. I did rows of just double crochet or single crochet with the light blue yarn.

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

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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. The brown section is 2 cm. The white section is 5 cm and the long beige section is 23 cm. Keep in mind this is based off of my height. You may want to add more rows to the bottom of yours if you’re taller than 5’6 or lessen rows if you’re under 5’6.

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Pattern:

Materials used:
Yarn bee Yarntopia- 4.0oz
Loops and threads woolike- 3.5oz
Crochet 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 chain.

Row 4: ch 4. Dc 3 in the first space. **Ch 1. Dcs3sp.** At the end of the row sl st into the chain.

Row 5: ch. 3, Dcs2sp. **ch 1, dcs3sp.** At the end of the row sl st into the chain.

Rows 6-12: repeat rows 4-5.

Row 13: (changing color- Yarntopia) ch 2. **Dc in each dc and sk the spaces.** At the end of the row sl st into the 2nd chain.

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 chain.

Row 15: ch 4. Dcs3sp. **Ch 1, Dcs3sp.** At the end of the row sl st into the chain.

Row 16: ch 3. Dc 2 in the sp. **Ch 1, Dcs3sp.** At the end of the row sl st into chain.

Row 17: (changing color- Yarntopia) ch 1. **Sc in each dc and sk the spaces.** 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 chain.

Row 19: ch 4. Sk dcs3 below and Dcs3sp. **Ch 1, Dcs3sp.** At the end of the row sl st into the chain.

Row 20: ch 3. **Dcs2sp. ch 1, dcs3sp.** At the end of the row sl st into the chain.

Rows 21-24: repeat rows 19 and 20.

Row 25: (changing color- Yarntopia) ch 1. **Sc in each dc and sk the spaces.** 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 chain.

Row 27: ch 4. Sk dcs3 below and Dcs3sp. **Ch 1, Dcs3sp.** At the end of the row sl st into the chain.

Row 28: ch 3. Dcs2sp. **Ch 1, dcs3sp.** At the end of the row sl st into the chain.

Rows 29-56: repeat rows 27 and 28.

Row 57: ch 2. Dc until the end of the row.

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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 2: ch 2. Dc until the tip of the “V”. **Dc, ch 2, dc the space/ch 2 section below. Then continue dc until next “V” and repeat.** Dc until the end of the row. Sl st into first dc.

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 space/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 chain.

Row 4: ch 4. Dc 3 in the first space. **Ch 1. Dcs3sp, until the tip of the “V”. Dcs3, ch 3, dcs3 the space/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 chain.

Row 5: ch. 3. Dcs2sp. **Ch 1, dcs3sp, until the tip of the “V”. Dcs3, ch 3, dcs3 the space/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 chain.

Rows 6-12: repeat rows 4-5.

Row 13: (changing color- Yarntopia) ch 2. **Dc in each dc and sk the spaces until the tip of the “V”. Dc, ch 2, dc the space/ch 3 section below. Then continue dc until the next “V and repeat.** At the end of the row sl st into the chain.

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 space/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 chain.

Row 15: ch 4. **Dcs3sp Ch 1, Dcs3sp until the tip of the “V”. Dcs3, ch 3, dcs3 the space/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 chain.

Row 16: ch 3. Dc 2 in the sp. **Ch 1, Dcs3sp until the tip of the “V”. Dcs3, ch 3, dcs3 the space/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 chain.

Row 17: (changing color- Yarntopia) ch 1. **Sc in each dc and sk the spaces until the tip of the “V”. Sc, ch 2, sc the space/ch 3 section below. Then continue sc, sl sp until the next “V and repeat.** At the end of the row sl st in the first sc.

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 space/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 chain.

Row 19: ch 4. Sk dcs3 below and Dcs3sp. **Ch 1. Dcs3sp until the tip of the “V”. Dcs3, ch 3, dcs3 in the space/ch 3 section below. Ch 1, dcs3sp until the next “V” and repeat.** At the end of the row sl st into the chain.

Row 20: ch 3. Dcs2sp. **Ch 1, Dcs3sp until the tip of the “V”. Dcs3, ch 3, dcs3 in the space/ch 3 section below. Ch 1, dcs3sp until the next “V” and repeat.** At the end of the row sl st into the chain.

Rows 21-24: repeat rows 19 and 20.

Row 25: (changing color- Yarntopia) ch 1. **Sc in each dc and sk the spaces until the tip of the “V”. Sc, ch 2, sc in the space/ch 3 section below. Sc in each dc and sk the spaces until the next “V” and repeat.** At the end of the row sl st into the chain.

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 space/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 chain.

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 chain.

Row 28: ch 3. Dcs2sp. **Ch 1. Dcs3sp the end of the row.** At the end of the row sl st into the chain.

Rows 29-56: repeat rows 27 and 28.

Row 57: ch 2. Dc until the end of the row.

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