How to make a sleeping mat or rug using plastic.
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.
Cast on 72 stitches.
These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to.
The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag.
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You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat.
All bags are used bags i have cut and stored flat.
Basic knit sleep mat recipe.
Gauge 12 sts x 24 rows 4 10 cm in garter stitch.
Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide.
It also makes a great addition to any camping trip.
Repeat step 3 until mat measures 72 183 cm from edge.
Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags.
Stop with the whining about using new bags already.
Approx 140 plastic bags or 1260 yds of plarn size us 11 8mm 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.
Nanaimo harbour city seniors in namaimo british columbia canada have taken plastic shopping bags and turned them into sleeping mats by crocheting them together.