Upcycling: Download the Best Ideas Now

Dear users, dear authors,
get some great upcycling ideas and get started right away.

@Authors,
2–3 patterns per author are enough. Don’t forget links, images, info, etc. 

Upcycling a pair of damaged pajama pants.
You can find more information by clicking on the caption. 


Sleeping bag for 43 cm dolls

CDs can be repurposed into a coaster.

Go to the pattern: *click*



Empty tin cans work well as storage for small items, like this storage basket.

Go to the pattern: *click*

You don't need to throw away empty jam jars. Rinsed clean and with the lid decorated with crochet, they can be wonderfully used to give candy, homemade cookies, or even gift certificates as gifts. The Candy Jar with Penguin Mom and Baby is especially well suited as a Mother's Day gift.



I don't throw away the empty capsules from surprise eggs. You can use them to make great gift packaging for money gifts, gift certificates, or small sweets by crocheting figures around them.
Here are two examples:

For a wedding: Bride and Groom as Surprise Figures



For Easter: Easter Bunny and Chick


With this crocheted border, you can easily decorate empty jars.



You can find the crochet pattern for the recycled-glass border here

Empty tin cans can be beautifully crocheted around with leftover yarn. Here, we’re crocheting in spiral rounds using different colors



Empty jars of various sizes can be beautifully crocheted around using this pattern. I can also imagine it working well as a flower vase or a white lantern for decorating a festively set table for a First Communion.