Thursday, December 30, 2010

Refashion: Cut 'n' knit old jeans into skirt

I had a pair of kids jeans that my Princess wouldn't wear.
Generally , she prefers skirts, so i decided to remake it into a skirt.
I cut off the legs  pretty high up , just under the zipper.

The knitted part is done by the pleated skirt pattern:
1si round: P2, k10, [p5, k10] to last 3 sts, p3.
Rep this round until panels measure 3" (total length is 5").
Next round: P2, k2, m1, k6, m1, k2, [p5, k2, m1, k6, m1, k2] to last 3 sts, p3.
Next round: P2, k12, [p5, k12] to last 3 sts, p 3.
Rep this round until panels measure 6" (total length is 8").
Next round: P2, k2, m1, k8, m1, k2, [p5, k2, m1, k8, m1, k2] to last 3 sts, p 3.
Next round: P2, k14, [p5, k14] to last 3 sts, p3.
Rep this round until desired length.
Cont in this manner, inc two stitches in each panel every 3" until each panel has 22 knit sts.
Rep this round until desired length.
Work four rounds of garter stitch.
BO all stitches loosely.
Then  the jeans part and the knitted part were sewn together.
Adding some decor was neccessary in this case, so i crocheted the flower and a bird, and embroidered it on the upper , jeans part.

For flower i used a pattern :
Using a size H hook, chain 4. Join the end to the first chain with a slip stitch to form a ring.
Round1:(single crochet in the ring, chain 3) 6 times. Again, join the last stitch to the first single crochet with a slip stitch.
Round2: (single crochet, chain 1, 3 double crochets, chain 1, single crochet) in each space created by the chain 3.
Round3:Now you begin working in the back of the flower you have started creating. (single crochet around the first spoke, then chain 4) 6 times. Join last stitch to first stitch with a slip stitch.
Round4:(single crochet, chain 1, 5 double crochets, chain 1, single crochet) in each space created by the chain 4.
Round5:Repeat round 3, but chain 5 instead of 4. Join last stitch to first with a slip stitch and weave in ends.
If you want to add another layer of petals, repeat Round 3, increasing the number of stitches in the chain by one, and Round 4, increasing the double crochets by two.
The bird bas based  on crocheted circle.
The favorite part of my Princess' is the "belt", she loves them . She thinks it came out ok...

6 comments:

  1. This looks like something my granddaughter would like, too. She would twirl around in it and dance...

    Thanks for sharing. Linda

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  2. What a cute skirt. Thank you for sharing. I'm your newest follower. It would be great if you could stop by my blog Monday and add your project to The More The Merrier Link Party.

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  3. Thanks you so much! It's very encouraging to see your kind comments.

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  4. That is so cute! I love that you knitted the bottom--awesome!

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  5. What a great idea! I would never have thought to knit the bottom. It looks wonderful!

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  6. This is so cute and such a good idea. I am thinking that for those who either can't knit or don't have time to knit they can find a big knit sweather at a thrift store and cut it off and sew it on as a skirt, but of course that will not be twirly like this unless you are lucky and find the right type of sweather. Just a thought as I am sitting here.
    Thank you for sharing.

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