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I had this wonderful old pair of cargo pants. And when they started to get some rather unsightly holes in the region of the knees, I knew it wouldn't be long before my mother begged me to stop wearing them in public. But I couldn't just toss them. They'd been too useful to me. So I decided to make a backpack out of them. I mean, what better use for all those pockets.

I was going to make a tutorial for these, but I kind of forgot to take pictures because I got really caught up in the project. I cut the bottom half of each pant leg off right above the knees. Then I unpicked the inside seams on the top part and resewed them to create a tube shape. I then used the leftover pant legs to create a rectangular bottom. The pants themselves had this really awesome lining already, so I was able to use that and create an easy lining for the bag as well. I used the rest of the pant legs to then create straps. Hoo, boy. Stuffing those straps took forever, but they were so worth it. They're the comfiest straps I've ever had the pleasure of setting upon my bony little shoulders. Anyways, as soon as I sewed the straps on, that was pretty much it. It was way simpler than I thought it would be. The pants themselves already had a drawstring so I didn't have to worry about figuring out a way to close it or anything. I think they turned out pretty awesome, and I might just end up using them for some possibly steampunk themed project in the near future.

Description
I had this wonderful old pair of cargo pants. And when they started to get some rather unsightly holes in the region of the knees, I knew it wouldn't be long before my mother begged me to stop wearing them in public. But I couldn't just toss them. They'd been too useful to me. So I decided to make a backpack out of them. I mean, what better use for all those pockets.

I was going to make a tutorial for these, but I kind of forgot to take pictures because I got really caught up in the project. I cut the bottom half of each pant leg off right above the knees. Then I unpicked the inside seams on the top part and resewed them to create a tube shape. I then used the leftover pant legs to create a rectangular bottom. The pants themselves had this really awesome lining already, so I was able to use that and create an easy lining for the bag as well. I used the rest of the pant legs to then create straps. Hoo, boy. Stuffing those straps took forever, but they were so worth it. They're the comfiest straps I've ever had the pleasure of setting upon my bony little shoulders. Anyways, as soon as I sewed the straps on, that was pretty much it. It was way simpler than I thought it would be. The pants themselves already had a drawstring so I didn't have to worry about figuring out a way to close it or anything. I think they turned out pretty awesome, and I might just end up using them for some possibly steampunk themed project in the near future.