Crochet Plastic Bed Mats Pattern

Chain 2 hdc in next stitch and to end.

Crochet plastic bed mats pattern.

If you want the pattern for milk bag sleeping mats and the teddy bear you may e mail me at email protected. Hdc half double crochet in 3rd chain from hook and to end. You ll need a crochet hook size 10 or above. This secures the ends without knots and having to tuck ends in later.

Crochet a 24 61 cm chain plus 2. Basic crochet sleep mat recipe recommended supplies. Haiti is in dire need of our help and our groups have been sending mats there since 2001. Crochet over a 4 10 cm end of the new plastic.

With knitting twist the strand around the one. I live in barrie ontario canada. Each mat is made using recycled plastic shopping bags. Materials to make a sleep mat 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. 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. Nanaimo harbour city seniors in namaimo british columbia canada have taken plastic shopping bags and turned them into sleeping mats by crocheting them together. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases.

If you get a really large crochet hook you will find that it s easier to crochet looser making the mat more cushiony and making it more comfortable to crochet with the plastic. When 4 10cm is left on the old plastic pick up the new strand and continue crocheting over the old strand. Reduce the width if it works up as a lumpy area. The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag.

How to crochet a mat. It also makes a great addition to any camping trip. Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide. You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat.

Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags. It s time to make a difference with these roll up mats for the homeless. How to make plarn.

You can learn more about them here. Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily.