Crochet Mat Plastic Bags

Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle.

Crochet mat plastic bags. I m crocheting a door mat out of plastic bags. 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. 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. I cut 2 inch strips and tie them together leaving about a 2 3 inch tail. Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily. This article demonstrates how to create the ribbon of plastic needed for creating the plastic yarn that you can use for knitting or crocheting your new bag.

Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. If you have decided to knit or crochet a bag from plastic bags you ll need to know how to prepare the plastic bag first.