Unique Basket Made with Old Jeans

So many pairs of jeans laying around. They are either not fashionable anymore or they are too small!

I really wanted to try to reused them in some useful way. So I made a really unique basket.

I cut one pair of jeans into 4 inches wide strips.

I rolled the strips and I sewed them around. When I finished one strip, I started another one. I did not sew the strips together because I wanted a more ragged look for my basket.

I continued to sew round and round, this type of wrapping naturally curves the fabric into a bowl.

I  made two baskets, one a little smaller to fit into the bigger one.

I wanted a very sturdy basket so this was a great solution. It also conveniently hid all the stitching.

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Crochet a Toy Basket

This is a very simple basket crocheted in the half double crochet stitch. It is basically crocheted just like a hat (a very big hat). I used a smaller hook to make the basket more stiff.

I started with ten loops and I increased every row until I had 120 loops. 

First row I increased for every loop, second row I increased every other loop, third row I increased every third loop, and so on until I had the desired size. 

The next step is only going round and round in a circle crocheting the half double crochet stitch.

When I had the desired size, I made two handles and the basket was ready to fill with toys.

Crochet Basket

How to Repurpose a Crochet Hat into a Basket

I've crocheted this hat myself a while ago for my daughter. I does not fit her anymore but I still wanted to keep it so I thought of turning it into a basket for her hair bows.

 

1. I found a mixing bowl approximately the size of the hat.

2. I fitted the bowl neatly with the hat.

3. I soaked the hat with a mixture of two parts Elmer glue (the kind that dries clear) and one part water.

4. I let the hat dry thoroughly and then I removed it gently (in hindsight, I little plastic wrap over the bowl, underneath the hat, would have been a good ideal).