Crochet Plastic Bags Into Mats

Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily.

Crochet plastic bags into mats.

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. Nanaimo harbour city seniors in namaimo british columbia canada have taken plastic shopping bags and turned them into sleeping mats by crocheting them together. These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to.

How to make plarn. Start with about 10 plastic bags at a time. I m crocheting a door mat out of plastic bags. It also makes a great addition to any camping trip.

Come on let s make some mats how to crochet a plastic sleeping mat step 1. See more ideas about plastic bag crafts plastic bag crochet recycled plastic bags. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags. I use a j hook and chain the width then double crochet in each chain chain three and turn.

Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle. The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag. I cut 2 inch strips and tie them together leaving about a 2 3 inch tail. 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 plastic bag handles and the bottom of the bag.