Crochet Plastic Bed Mats Pattern

Reduce the width if it works up as a lumpy area.

Crochet plastic bed mats pattern.

Haiti is in dire need of our help and our groups have been sending mats there since 2001. Plastic milk bag sleeping mats for haiti. I live in barrie ontario canada. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags.

Crochet over a 4 10 cm end of the new plastic. If you want the pattern for milk bag sleeping mats and the teddy bear you may e mail me at email protected. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. Basic crochet sleep mat recipe recommended supplies.

Crochet a 24 61 cm chain plus 2. How to crochet a mat. Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily. 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.

It s time to make a difference with these roll up mats for the homeless. It also makes a great addition to any camping trip. With knitting twist the strand around the one. Hdc half double crochet in 3rd chain from hook and to end.

This secures the ends without knots and having to tuck ends in later. When 4 10cm is left on the old plastic pick up the new strand and continue crocheting over the old strand. Nanaimo harbour city seniors in namaimo british columbia canada have taken plastic shopping bags and turned them into sleeping mats by crocheting them together. The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag.

You can learn more about them here. You ll need a crochet hook size 10 or above. 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. How to make plarn.

These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to. Chain 2 hdc in next stitch and to end. Each mat is made using recycled plastic shopping bags. Approx 58 plastic bags or 504 yards of plarn size 12 mm crochet hook scissors.

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. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags.