Crochet Plastic Bed Mats Pattern

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Crochet plastic bed mats pattern.

Chain 2 hdc in next stitch and to end. Crochet over a 4 10 cm end of the new plastic. 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.

Reduce the width if it works up as a lumpy area. When 4 10cm is left on the old plastic pick up the new strand and continue crocheting over the old strand. It also makes a great addition to any camping trip. Nanaimo harbour city seniors in namaimo british columbia canada have taken plastic shopping bags and turned them into sleeping mats by crocheting them together.

Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. Basic crochet sleep mat recipe recommended supplies. With knitting twist the strand around the one. Haiti is in dire need of our help and our groups have been sending mats there since 2001.

How to crochet a mat. Hdc half double crochet in 3rd chain from hook and to end. Approx 58 plastic bags or 504 yards of plarn size 12 mm crochet hook scissors. It s time to make a difference with these roll up mats for the homeless.

Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. If you want the pattern for milk bag sleeping mats and the teddy bear you may e mail me at email protected. This secures the ends without knots and having to tuck ends in later. If you get a really large crochet hook you will find that it s easier to crochet looser making the mat more cushiony and making it more comfortable to crochet with the plastic.

Plastic milk bag sleeping mats for haiti. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags. I live in barrie ontario canada. You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat.

Each mat is made using recycled plastic shopping bags. Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle. You ll need a crochet hook size 10 or above. 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.

Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily. Crochet a 24 61 cm chain plus 2.