Weaving Plastic Bag Mats

Lots of plastic bags with as many different colours as possible.

Weaving plastic bag mats.

The mats are insulating waterproof and the plastic material is unfriendly to insects klemmer said. Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide. The goal is a 3 by 6 size plastic yarn mat. Unwanted plastic bags can make fantastic eco mats for the garden and it s a great way to have fun recycling.

Crafters from the nanaimo harbour city seniors are turning plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats for the homeless. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. 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.

Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. A large piece of strong cardboard an old box would work well ruler. Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle. Cast on 72 stitches.

The next thing is that they need to be loop together to string up the looms. Basic knit sleep mat recipe. Cutting the bags is just the first step in the process of turning plastic bags into sleeping mats. It takes about 700 bags and four hours to make one mat for an adult person klemmer said.

One easy project appropriate for ages six to adult is weaving a doormat from left over bags. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags knitting needles size 10 or higher or crochet needles o or p recommended 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. One quarter to one third of the bags that are used to make a mat have to be strung on the loom before the weaver can start weaving.

Parents can teach about recycling in the house and how plastic bags take years to decompose. Repeat step 3 until mat measures 72 183 cm from edge.