Make A Plastic Mat From Plastic Bags

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.

Make a plastic mat from plastic bags.

40 large plastic bags create a middle size floor mat. Basic knit sleep mat recipe. How to make a sleeping mat or rug using plastic. Instead of becoming landfill plastic bags can be used for fun craft projects.

Gauge 12 sts x 24 rows 4 10 cm in garter stitch. Knitters and crocheters will use their experience to test the gauge which will determine the number of plarn stitches. Cast on 72 stitches. Aug 27 2020 explore joyce lyles s board plastic mat on pinterest.

Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. The goal is a 3 by 6 size plastic yarn mat. One easy project appropriate for ages six to adult is weaving a doormat from left over bags. Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide.

Plastic bag recycling for making pompoms and creating unique floor mats in two colors you can use thick fabric a piece of floor carpeting or mosquito screen material for decorating it with plastic pompoms. See more ideas about plastic bag crafts recycled plastic bags plastic bag crochet. Repeat step 3 until mat measures 72 183 cm from edge. All bags are used bags i have cut and stored flat.

Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags knitting needles size 10 or higher or crochet needles o or p recommended scissors. To start the rug get the grocery bags which already cut by the way if you live in an apartment and you don t want to be snowed under with bags cut them store them in a simple little box and you can store hundreds and hundreds of bags in a simple box which is good because the box can take 160 to 200 bags.

John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece. How to make plarn. Approx 140 plastic bags or 1260 yds of plarn size us 11 8mm scissors.