Making Mats From Hplastic Bags

How to make rugs crocheted from grocery bags.

Making mats from hplastic bags.

Cast on 72 stitches. 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. One quarter to one third of the bags that are used to make a mat have to be strung on the loom before the weaver can start weaving. Regardless of who uses it it s a great way to recycle.

Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. Knitters and crocheters will use their experience to test the gauge which will determine the number of plarn stitches. Plastic bag recycling for making pompoms and creating unique floor mats in two colors. Cutting the bags is just the first step in the process of turning plastic bags into sleeping mats.

Repeat step 3 until mat measures 72 183 cm from edge. Hook up your plastic grocery bags into sturdy rugs via an uncomplicated crochet technique. John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece. It also makes a great addition to any camping trip.

Instead of becoming landfill plastic bags can be used for fun craft projects. Gauge 12 sts x 24 rows 4 10 cm in garter stitch. 40 large plastic bags create a middle size floor mat. The bag ladies as they call themselves also specialize in making large tote bags out of the plastic.

One easy project appropriate for ages six to adult is weaving a doormat from left over bags. Approx 140 plastic bags or 1260 yds of plarn size us 11 8mm scissors. Parents can teach about recycling in the house and how plastic bags take years to decompose. The next thing is that they need to be loop together to string up the looms.

Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide. Basic knit sleep mat recipe. How to make plarn. You can use thick fabric a piece of floor carpeting or mosquito screen material for decorating it with plastic pompoms.

If you know basic crochet stitches these colorful and. Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags knitting needles size 10 or higher or crochet needles o or p recommended scissors.