Crochet Plastic Bed Mats Pattern

Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags.

Crochet plastic bed mats pattern.

Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. You ll need a crochet hook size 10 or above. You can learn more about them here. With knitting twist the strand around the one.

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. Basic crochet sleep mat recipe recommended supplies. 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. The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag.

Each mat is made using recycled plastic shopping bags. Crochet over a 4 10 cm end of the new plastic. It also makes a great addition to any camping trip. Plastic milk bag sleeping mats for haiti.

These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to. 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. Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily. How to make plarn.

You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat. Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide. Crochet a 24 61 cm chain plus 2. When 4 10cm is left on the old plastic pick up the new strand and continue crocheting over the old strand.

Chain 2 hdc in next stitch and to end. Nanaimo harbour city seniors in namaimo british columbia canada have taken plastic shopping bags and turned them into sleeping mats by crocheting them together. If you want the pattern for milk bag sleeping mats and the teddy bear you may e mail me at email protected. Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle.

Reduce the width if it works up as a lumpy area. Approx 58 plastic bags or 504 yards of plarn size 12 mm crochet hook scissors. This secures the ends without knots and having to tuck ends in later. Haiti is in dire need of our help and our groups have been sending mats there since 2001.

Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags. I live in barrie ontario canada.