How to Upcycle Old Fishnets into Sexy Armwarmers

Last week one of my 365 photos showed me wearing a pair of sexy fishnet armwarmers embellished with crochet. I’ve made these several times but never really talked about the process here so I thought I’d show you how it works.

Choose your fishnets

Cut the toes off

Cut enough to create the length you want

Choose your yarn and a small crochet hook

In these photos I used Flutter novelty yarn and an E hook:

The Crochet Part

Here’s what I did on the top (shoulder end) part:

• Attach the yarn and single crochet with even spacing around the “leg”.
• Join with a slip stitch.
• Double crochet around. Join with ss.
• Half double crochet around. Join with ss.
• Repeat on second glove.

Here’s what I did on the bottom (finger side) part:

• Attach the yarn and single crochet in with even spacing around the “leg”.
• Crossed double crochet around, decreasing 4 ή 5 times. SS to join.
• HDC around, decreasing 3-4 times. SS to join.
• Repeat on second glove.

Weave in ends and you’ve got your gloves.

Notes and Explanations

I didn’t write this up as an exact pattern because it’s obviously not exact. You need to decrease the bottom rounds to a size that first your wrist. I do the top part before the bottom so that I can put it on to get a sense of how much I will need to decrease on the bottom.

You can use whatever stitches you want. I usually do something with hdc because it’s my favorite basic stitch but I’ve also done shells, sc and dc. Note that the way I’ve done it creates a bit of a slouchy design, rather than a tightly fitting glove. I like it that way because it’s comfy to me but it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.

And of course, you can use a variety of different yarn. I don’t feel like this works well with bulky yarn personally. I like to play around with thread, lightweight yarn and novelty yarn. Have fun with it!

This project was linked up on Skip to My Lou.

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