A few pairs of old jeans and a cardboard box is all you need to make your own stylish upcycled denim storage bin
How I made it:![]()
This is not exactly a pattern. You will adapt your crochet to fit the shape and size of your box. I will share how I made my slipcover. I was working with a box that was 8 x 8 x 9. This would have been easier if I had used a square bottomed box instead of a rectangle, but I adapted my plan to make the idea work.
I half double crocheted for the entirety of the project. I wanted to finish quickly, and this stitch gives a little more height than a single crochet. Half double crochet makes a pretty tight fabric. There are not a lot of holes, which is what I wanted. You can use any stitch that you like but remember that you are working with denim fabric strips instead of yarn. Simple is better. Even if you managed to work the stiff denim into complex stitches, it would be for naught. The bulk and fraying of the denim is not conducive to good stitch definition. It is a waste of effort to struggle with complex stitches when the intricacies will not even be noticeable in the end. I use a very tight tension throughout. Tight enough that I actually snapped one hook clean in half during this project. My yarn tore a few times as well. I had to stop and get the needle and thread out to reattach my fabric yarn. As I write this, I realize that I may have been a little excessive in my efforts to keep everything so tight. It is difficult to crochet like this, A lot of breaks were needed to rest my hands and rub out the cramps. I did succeed in completely covering the box underneath and my slipcover fits so snuggly, there is no chance of it becoming droopy. ![]()
TO BEGIN:
I started in the center. I went around a few times to make a square until it was nearly the same length as the short side of my box I then went back and forth on one side, in rows. This made one side longer. I continued until the length was nearly a match to the long side of my rectangle I then went around again a couple of times until the rectangle was the same size or a tiny bit bigger than the bottom of my box. At that point I began to work up the sides working around and around in a spiral. When working up the side, I do a couple of things differently than I would if I were making a flat square. There is no more increasing at the corners. there will be some decreasing as necessary When I reach the corner, I do NOT do a chain and work my stitch back into the same space. Instead I usually just keep crocheting around. one stitch into each space like there is nothing special about the corners. I try to manually manipulate the fabric, pushing the sides up on top of the flat square as I work. coaxing it along I checked my work frequently, putting the box in the slipcover every couple rows, to see how it is fitting. As the denim sides grow taller, this should become increasingly difficult. It should be snug. if it is a little loose, I will reduce a stitch or two during the next round.
THIS IS HOW I DECREASE:
I yarn over and then put my hook into my work, just like I would for a normal stitch. I yarn over and pull my hook to the front of the work, just like for a regular stitch. This is where the stitch changes. Instead of yarning over and finishing the stitch, I yarn over and I put my hook back into the next space in my work, as if I were going to do the next stitch, yarn over and bring the hook to the front of my work. I yarn over and pull my yarn through all the loops that are on my hook. That completes two stitches as if they were one. That is a decrease. I keep crocheting around and around, decreasing as necessary until my slipcover is a few inches higher than the sides of my box. I tuck the extra fabric at the top over the edge and into the box.
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AuthorMy name is kc. I share ideas for craft projects that are environmentally healthy and accessible to people no matter what their budget. I get excited about upcycling {remaking old items into new). I also love to crochet and cook and am teaching myself how to use my new sewing machine. I write about all those topics, sharing things I make for my home and my family, and myself. If you have questions or suggestions about any of my posts, please leave a comment and I will happily respond. Thank you for visiting. Archives
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