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