Crochet Plastic Mat Camping

Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags.

Crochet plastic mat camping.

Crochet a plastic sleeping mat for the homeless on how to make plarn mats for the homeless with detailed mat making project instructions plarn for the avid camper. Not only are they free to make each mat will keep 500 700 plastic bags out of the landfill. Mclean was a college student at that point who had learned to crochet from her mother. With the accompanying strap these crochet mats can easily be carried over a homeless person s shoulder.

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. The crochet plastic makes for a very lightweight mat. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases.

Nanaimo harbour city seniors in namaimo british columbia canada have taken plastic shopping bags and turned them into sleeping mats by crocheting them together. Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. She created the small grassroots organization she called bags to beds from 2017 the group has turned almost 100 plastic grocery bags into mats for the homeless in salt lake city.

Crocheting is something that could be done easily at home watching tv. It also makes a great addition to any camping trip. The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag. These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to.