Crochet Mats From Plastic Milk Bags

Make sure that the milk bags are clean before you use them.
Crochet mats from plastic milk bags. Nanaimo harbour city seniors in namaimo british columbia canada have taken plastic shopping bags and turned them into sleeping mats by crocheting them together. When 4 10cm is left on the old plastic pick up the new strand and continue crocheting over the old strand. Preparing the milk bags. This is a video of how to make a crochet mat with plastic milk bags.
These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to. It also makes a great addition to any camping trip. They bring these mats to africa and. Plastic bags are one of the worst offenders of the wasteful products that are polluting the earth s oceans and occupying the limited space of landfills.
This secures the ends without knots and having to tuck ends in later. Try crocheting plastic bags into sleeping mats for those sleeping rough. Crochet over a 4 10 cm end of the new plastic. I made several of these mats for a non profit organization called suitcases for africa.
With knitting twist the strand around the one. Crochet hook between 9 11 mm if you are being provided with prepared milk bag yarn you can skip preparing milk bags and making yarn steps.