Crochet Mat 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.

Crochet mat plastic bags.

I use a j hook and chain the width then double crochet in each chain chain three and turn. I m crocheting a door mat out of plastic bags. You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat. Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle.

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. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery 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. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases.

Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. I cut 2 inch strips and tie them together leaving about a 2 3 inch tail. 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.