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.
The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag.
Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily.
Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags.
I m crocheting a door mat out of 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.
You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat.
I use a j hook and chain the width then double crochet in each chain chain three and turn.
Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle.
Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags.
I cut 2 inch strips and tie them together leaving about a 2 3 inch tail.
It also makes a great addition to any camping trip.
Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases.