Knit Mats From Plastic Bags

In this tutorial you ll learn how to prepare the bag and two ways to cut it up into strips the spiral and the slit skirt method that s the same one you use to make t shirt yarn.

Knit mats from plastic bags.

Knitters and crocheters will use their experience to test the gauge which will determine the number of plarn stitches. Then cut the bags into 2 inch loops. The women of faith group at lakeshore church in byram are rolling up their sleeves to knit mats for the homeless using only plastic bags. 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.

The goal is a 3 by 6 size plastic yarn mat. Once knitters get the hand of making plastic bag yarn and working with it they can create a variety of knitted projects from tote bags to sun hats. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags knitting needles size 10 or higher or crochet needles o or p recommended scissors. It is a.

Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. Approx 140 plastic bags or 1260 yds of plarn size us 11 8mm scissors. Crochet or knit the rows. Be a cutter cut off the bags handles as well as an inch from the bottom of the bags.

Gauge 12 sts x 24 rows 4 10 cm in garter stitch. Making plarn or plastic yarn from old plastic shopping bags is an easy process that can be done in a multitude of ways. They are transforming hearts and changing lives one mat at a time. Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide.

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. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. Crochet the mat into a 6 foot by 3 foot mat. Be a plarn maker link the loops to form plarn plastic yarn and roll them into balls like you would with a ball of yarn.

It is quite easy to knit with plastic bags and there are a number of ways to produce yarn from plastic bags for the purpose of creating knitted projects. All bags are used bags i have cut and stored flat. How to make a sleeping mat or rug using plastic. 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.

Crafters from the nanaimo harbour city seniors are turning plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats for the homeless. Cast on 72 stitches. Basic knit sleep mat recipe.