Crochet Mat Plastic Bags

Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle.

Crochet mat plastic bags.

Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily. I m crocheting a door mat out of plastic bags. 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. 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. These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to. It also makes a great addition to any camping trip. 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.

You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat. 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. I use a j hook and chain the width then double crochet in each chain chain three and turn. The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag.