Crochet Plastic Bags Into Mats

You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat.

Crochet plastic bags into mats.

The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag. Come on let s make some mats how to crochet a plastic sleeping mat step 1. It also makes a great addition to any camping trip. I m crocheting a door mat out of plastic bags.

Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. Cut off the plastic bag handles and the bottom of the bag. How to make plarn.

I use a j hook and chain the width then double crochet in each chain chain three and turn. Nanaimo harbour city seniors in namaimo british columbia canada have taken plastic shopping bags and turned them into sleeping mats by crocheting them together. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags. These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to.

Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. 500 700 plastic shopping bags for a person sized mat but can vary depending on what you re using the mat for 10mm or larger crochet hook. See more ideas about plastic bag crafts plastic bag crochet recycled plastic bags. Start with about 10 plastic bags at a time.

Straighten out each bag by pulling at the end and the handles so that it becomes as nice smooth and flat as the plastic bag in the picture.