How To Make A Plastic Bag Mat

How to make plarn.

How to make a plastic bag mat. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags knitting needles size 10 or higher or crochet needles o or p recommended scissors. Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st. 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. One easy project appropriate for ages six to adult is weaving a doormat from left over bags.

So far they have spent at least 100 hours on the project producing 18 mats that have been handed out to the homeless and there are many more to come. The goal is a 3 by 6 size plastic yarn mat. Parents can teach about recycling in the house and how plastic bags take years to decompose. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags.

Crafters from the nanaimo harbour city seniors are turning plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats for the homeless. Knitters and crocheters will use their experience to test the gauge which will determine the number of plarn stitches.