Approx 140 plastic bags or 1260 yds of plarn size us 11 8mm scissors.
How to make a plastic bag sleeping mat.
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Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases.
Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide.
Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags.
All bags are used bags i have cut and stored flat.
You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat.
Cast on 72 stitches.
Stop with the whining about using new bags already.
Basic knit sleep mat recipe.
Gauge 12 sts x 24 rows 4 10 cm in garter stitch.
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.
Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily.
It also makes a great addition to any camping trip.
The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag.
Repeat step 3 until mat measures 72 183 cm from edge.