Crochet Chiq

So I have these beat up ripped un wearable sneakers... Most people would throw them away but not ME!! I want to see if I can chiq them up So I started by cutting out the main part of the shoe I later also cute the zebra part off of the heel... I then cut slits to crochet into in the fabric under the rubber. I crochet sc and sl around the shoe Would you ever upcycle Shoes? What do you think? I had fun and can't wait to play around with the other one! I will say they are super comfy now!!!!!!

Up cycle your old flip flops from last year, you know the ones that are missing beads or gems or ones that are boring!!You can also purchase ones that are meant to be embellished for about $4 at Michaels ares and Crafts stores! Flip Flops any sizes,  Size G crochet Hook Yarn needle  Yarn -  I used redheart Botique Midnight, feel free to use any 4 ply. If you are going to be wearing these at the beach or to the pool I highly recommend Lilly's Sugar and cream Cotton yarn or any 100% cotton yarn. To start Please check out my entry on how to do the crocodile stitch vertically Learn how to make a vertical row of Crocodile Stitches Start make making one row that fits along the band of the side nnext to you big toe. for size xs I did 6 stitches then make another row with 2 more than the first ( we want so overlaping. Leave very long tails for sewing! Begin to sew by the heel side of the strap. DON'T sew around the dc's but just grab part of t...