Crochet Plastic Bags Into Mats

May 14 2019 explore kristine thayer s board crochet plastic bags mats on pinterest.

Crochet plastic bags into mats.

See more ideas about plastic bag crafts plastic bag crochet recycled 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. 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.

You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat. I cut 2 inch strips and tie them together leaving about a 2 3 inch tail. Cut off the plastic bag handles and the bottom of the bag. How to make plarn.

Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle. Nanaimo harbour city seniors in namaimo british columbia canada have taken plastic shopping bags and turned them into sleeping mats by crocheting them together. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags.

Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily. Come on let s make some mats how to crochet a plastic sleeping mat step 1. I m crocheting a door mat out of plastic bags. The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag.

I use a j hook and chain the width then double crochet in each chain chain three and turn.