How To Start Crochet A Plastic Bag Mat

Crochet a 24 61 cm chain plus 2.

How to start crochet a plastic bag mat.

The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag. Now take your strips and roll them together into a ball of plarn or plastic yarn. The mat can be rolled up slung over the shoulder and carried everywhere. Hdc half double crochet in 3rd chain from hook and to end.

It makes sense that we enjoy this particular plarn and plastic bag crochet patten then because solicroch shows you how to make a rainbow bag by weaving plarn from bags of all different colours. Do this two more times then cut off the top handles and the bottom seam to create a flat open plastic tube. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags. The ladies also crocheted a long handle at one end of the mat and twp roll up strips at the bottom.

Then you start to crochet the plarn. Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide. Start with about 10 plastic bags at a time. Cut off the plastic bag handles and the bottom of the bag.

Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. Approx 58 plastic bags or 504 yards of plarn size 12 mm crochet hook scissors. 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.

Chain 2 hdc in next stitch and to end. The thicker the strips the thicker your mat. You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat. How to crochet a plastic sleeping mat step 1.

Make the bag they outline here or simply use their plarn idea and crochet your favourite super bulky weight crocheted bag. 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. Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle. The bag ladies recommend making the mats 32 to 26 inches so most people would be able to sleep on them.

Basic crochet sleep mat recipe recommended supplies. 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. How to make plarn.