Directions For Making Mats From 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.

Directions for making mats from plastic bags.

Place bag on the table and flatten from the bottom seam out straightening the handle as needed. Yes they can be used to make plarn. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. Start by folding your plastic bag in half vertically.

December 6 2018 at 8 44 pm. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. Select bags that are the colors you want for your mat. Tie the bags at each end until the cords are slightly over the desired length of your mat.

John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece. Just as with a larger plastic bag follow the directions and can easily make the newspaper bags into plarn. Lots of plastic bags. So far they have spent at least 100 hours on the project producing 18 mats that have been handed out to the homeless and there are many more to come.

Crochet a 24 61 cm chain plus 2. Using the bag handles shake the bag to open straighten and remove air. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags knitting needles size 10 or higher. Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide.

From here you cut these into strips. How to make plarn. Repeat step 4 until mat measures 72 183 cm from edge. Make sure all bags are uncrumpled turned right side out and flattened.

Hdc half double crochet in 3rd chain from hook and to end. 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. Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st. Do this two more times then cut off the top handles and the bottom seam to create a flat open plastic tube.

Two people can make quick work of a lot of bags if one person is making sure the bags are uncrumpled flattening and stacking bags and the other is cutting. 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. Otherwise it is impossible to flatten the bag properly with the gusset folded in. Repeat until all bags are done.

Cut off handles and bottom seam step 3. Approx 58 plastic bags or 504 yards of plarn size 12 mm crochet hook scissors. The thicker the strips the thicker your mat. Now take your strips and roll them together into a ball of plarn or plastic yarn.

Most frequently the bags we receive are crumpled 3. Chain 2 hdc in next stitch and to end.