Upcycled Denim Jeans Patchwork Bed Cover Crochet Pattern
You need basic single crochet and a little patience with counting.
Every square is small, so you can work a few at a time.
Worn jeans become a cozy bed cover, and the back pockets make it special.
About This Upcycled Denim Jeans Patchwork Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern
This bed cover turns old jeans into a patchwork you can keep for years. Each 6 inch denim square gets small holes along its edge, then four rounds of single crochet in light blue and cream. The framed squares are joined with slip stitches, which makes a thin cream lattice, and the cover ends with a picot edge.
The finished size is about 72 by 86 inches, made of 120 squares in a 10 by 12 grid. Ten of the squares keep a back pocket with its topstitching. It suits crocheters who like portable projects and anyone with a pile of jeans they cannot throw away.
Why You'll Love This Upcycled Denim Jeans Patchwork Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern
I love that every square is a small, quiet project. I can punch the holes in the evening, crochet a frame on the porch and carry a few squares in my bag. The bed cover grows without ever feeling like a mountain.
It is also a lovely way to keep a favorite pair of jeans close. The faded knees and the worn pockets tell a story, and they make the bedroom feel warm and lived in.
Switch Things Up
Try dark indigo denim with a rust and cream frame, or mix washes from pale to deep for an ombre look. For a baby blanket, make 6 squares across and 7 down for about 43 by 50 inches. For a sofa throw, make 6 across and 8 down. You can also frame one square for a matching pillow cover, or swap the picot edge for a plain single crochet border.
Materials Needed
— Main Fabric
— Tools Required
The Free Pattern
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— Prepare the Denim Squares (Make 120, faded denim) :
— Framed Denim Square (Make 120, 110 plain and 10 with a pocket, light blue and cream) :
— Layout :
— Join the Squares (Make 218 seams, cream) :
— Border (cream and light blue) :
Assembly Instructions
- Wash, dry and cut the jeans, then cut the 120 squares and stitch a narrow zigzag along each raw edge.
- Punch the 92 holes in each square, then crochet the four framing rounds around every square.
- Lay out all 120 framed squares in a grid of 10 across and 12 down and photograph your layout.
- Join the squares into 12 strips of 10 squares with slip stitch seams in the back loops.
- Join the 12 strips together, matching the corners, and close every four-square intersection with one sc.
- Work the border rounds around the whole cover, then finish with the light blue picot round.
- Weave in all ends, wet block the cover flat and pin it to size, and let it dry completely.
Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them
Punching holes too close to the denim edge makes the fabric pull and fray, so keep every hole 1/4 inch in and zigzag the raw edge first.
Skipping the stitch counts makes the squares curl. Count 100, 108, 116 and 124 stitches after each round.
Joining squares in the wrong direction mixes up your wash layout, so photograph your grid and number the strips.
Working the seams too tightly makes the cover pucker. Use a hook one size larger for the joins if the seam feels stiff.
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Important Notes
One framed square should measure about 7 inches (18 cm). Make one test square before you cut all the jeans, because sizes and yarn amounts are estimated from the photo.
Block the finished cover flat. Buy a little extra of each yarn color, since a heavy denim cover uses more yarn than it looks.
Wash on a cold gentle cycle with a color catcher, since dark denim can bleed onto the cream yarn, and dry flat.
I hope this pattern helps you turn a pile of old jeans into a cover you will reach for every night. Send me a note when you finish your first square.
Crochet Abbreviations
You Ask, We Answer
What is the finished size?
About 72 by 86 inches (183 by 218 cm) with the border, made of 120 squares in a 10 by 12 grid.
Can I use another yarn weight or fabric?
Yes. Worsted cotton works with a 4.0 mm hook, but the stitch counts and finished size will change, so make a test square first. Flannel, shirting or quilting cotton also work.
How do I wash and care for it?
Wash on a cold gentle cycle with a color catcher, then lay it flat to dry. Wash the jeans several times before cutting so the dye does not bleed onto the cream yarn.
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Abbreviations
- ch — chain
- sc — single crochet
- sl st — slip stitch
- st(s) — stitch(es)
- rep — repeat
- picot — ch 3, sl st in the first ch