diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c7c25c4..6b5845d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -42,18 +42,6 @@ impl<const N: usize> Bytes<N> {
         Bytes::from(Vec::new())
     }
 
-    // /// Construct a new, empty `Bytes<N>` with the specified capacity.
-    // pub fn with_capacity(cap: usize) -> Self {
-    //     Bytes<N>::from(Vec::with_capacity(cap))
-    // }
-
-    /// Wrap existing bytes in a `Bytes<N>`.
-    pub fn from<T: Into<Vec<u8, N>>>(bytes: T) -> Self {
-        Bytes {
-            bytes: bytes.into(),
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Unwraps the Vec<u8, N>, same as `into_vec`.
     pub fn into_inner(self) -> Vec<u8, N> {
         self.bytes
@@ -183,6 +171,30 @@ impl<const N: usize> Bytes<N> {
         self.bytes.resize_default(self.bytes.capacity()).ok();
     }
 
+    /// Copy the contents of this `Bytes` instance into a new instance with a higher capacity.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use heapless_bytes::Bytes;
+    /// let bytes32: Bytes<32> = Bytes::from([0; 32]);
+    /// let bytes64: Bytes<64> = bytes32.increase_capacity();
+    /// assert_eq!(bytes64.len(), 32);
+    /// assert_eq!(bytes64.capacity(), 64);
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// Decreasing the capacity causes a compiler error:
+    /// ```compile_fail
+    /// # use heapless_bytes::Bytes;
+    /// let bytes32: Bytes<32> = Bytes::from([0; 32]);
+    /// let bytes16: Bytes<16> = bytes32.increase_capacity();
+    /// ```
+    pub fn increase_capacity<const M: usize>(&self) -> Bytes<M> {
+        let () = AssertLessThanEq::<N, M>::ASSERT;
+        let mut bytes = Vec::new();
+        // bytes has length 0 and capacity M, self has length N, N <= M, so this can never panic
+        bytes.extend_from_slice(self.as_slice()).unwrap();
+        bytes.into()
+    }
+
     /// Fallible conversion into differently sized byte buffer.
     pub fn to_bytes<const M: usize>(&self) -> Result<Bytes<M>, ()> {
         Bytes::<M>::from_slice(self)
@@ -211,6 +223,60 @@ impl<const N: usize> Bytes<N> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Construct a `Bytes<N>` instance from an array with `N` elements.
+///
+/// Currently, the array is copied, but a more efficient implementation could be used in the
+/// future.
+///
+/// ```
+/// # use heapless_bytes::Bytes;
+/// let bytes: Bytes<3> = Bytes::from([0, 1, 2]);
+/// ```
+///
+/// Length mismatches cause a compiler error:
+/// ```compile_fail
+/// # use heapless_bytes::Bytes;
+/// let bytes: Bytes<3> = Bytes::from([0, 1]);  // does not compile
+/// ```
+/// ```compile_fail
+/// # use heapless_bytes::Bytes;
+/// let bytes: Bytes<3> = Bytes::from([0, 1, 2, 3]);  // does not compile
+/// ```
+impl<const N: usize> From<[u8; N]> for Bytes<N> {
+    fn from(bytes: [u8; N]) -> Self {
+        Self::from(&bytes)
+    }
+}
+
+struct AssertLessThanEq<const I: usize, const J: usize>;
+
+impl<const I: usize, const J: usize> AssertLessThanEq<I, J> {
+    const ASSERT: () = assert!(I <= J, "Cannot convert infallibly between two arrays when the capacity of the new array is not sufficient");
+}
+
+/// Construct a `Bytes<N>` instance by copying from an array with `N` or less elements.
+///
+/// ```
+/// # use heapless_bytes::Bytes;
+/// let bytes: Bytes<3> = Bytes::from(&[0, 1, 2]);
+/// let shorter_bytes: Bytes<3> = Bytes::from(&[0, 1]);
+/// ```
+///
+/// Overlong input data causes a compiler error:
+/// ```compile_fail
+/// # use heapless_bytes::Bytes;
+/// let bytes: Bytes<3> = Bytes::from(&[0, 1, 2, 3]);  // does not compile
+/// ```
+impl<const N: usize, const M: usize> From<&[u8; M]> for Bytes<N> {
+    fn from(bytes: &[u8; M]) -> Self {
+        let () = AssertLessThanEq::<M, N>::ASSERT;
+        let mut vec = Vec::new();
+        // vec has length 0 and capacity N, bytes has length M, M <= N, so this can never panic
+        vec.extend_from_slice(bytes).unwrap();
+        vec.into()
+    }
+}
+
 // impl<N, E, F> TryFrom<F> for Bytes<N>
 // where
 //     N: ArrayLength<u8>,