Crochet Plastic Bags Into Mats

Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily.

Crochet plastic bags into mats. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags. See more ideas about plastic bag crafts plastic bag crochet recycled plastic 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. How to make plarn.

These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to. Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle. You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat. 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.

Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. Cut off the plastic bag handles and the bottom of the bag. The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag. May 14 2019 explore kristine thayer s board crochet plastic bags mats on pinterest.

Start with about 10 plastic bags at a time. I use a j hook and chain the width then double crochet in each chain chain three and turn. I cut 2 inch strips and tie them together leaving about a 2 3 inch tail. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags.

I m crocheting a door mat out of plastic bags.