Crochet Plastic Bags Into Mats

Start with about 10 plastic bags at a time.

Crochet plastic bags into mats.

The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag. Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle. 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. 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 yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily. These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to. You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat. Come on let s make some mats how to crochet a plastic sleeping mat step 1.

How to make plarn. 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. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags.

Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. See more ideas about plastic bag crafts plastic bag crochet recycled plastic bags. May 14 2019 explore kristine thayer s board crochet plastic bags mats on pinterest. Cut off the plastic bag handles and the bottom of the bag.

I cut 2 inch strips and tie them together leaving about a 2 3 inch tail.