Crochet Plastic Mats For Haiti

This secures the ends without knots and having to tuck ends in later.

Crochet plastic mats for haiti. The crochet plastic makes for a very lightweight mat. 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. Donation haiti mat tshirt volunteer. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases.

With the accompanying strap these crochet mats can easily be carried over a homeless person s shoulder. Nanaimo harbour city seniors in namaimo british columbia canada have taken plastic shopping bags and turned them into sleeping mats by crocheting them together. The collective effort has already resulted in dozens of completed mats and it s fortunately an ongoing effort. Crochet over a 4 10 cm end of the new plastic.

Check out these 15 awesome plarn and plastic bag crochet patterns tutorials and designs that will get you started and. The plastic yarn is stickier than regular yarn so crochet very loosely. May 14 2019 explore kristine thayer s board crochet plastic bags mats on pinterest. Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle.

These crocheted plastic mats would also work great in haiti. By sleeping on these mats as opposed to the ground it can deter the chances of being bitten by parasites. Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily. Start by making a beginning chain until it is the required width of the mat.

With knitting twist the strand around the one. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags. When 4 10cm is left on the old plastic pick up the new strand and continue crocheting over the old strand. You can read more about crocheting for haiti here.

See more ideas about plastic bag crafts plastic bag crochet recycled plastic bags. Not only are they free to make each mat will keep 500 700 plastic bags out of the landfill. It is a good idea to make the beginning chain an extra inch wide that way if your tension is tight and the mat slightly shrinks it will still be big enough. You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat.

Reduce the width if it works up as a lumpy area. For more information about this project please visit the following link to read the whole. In fact in haiti s warm climate the mats become softer and are easy to clean. Well we can t say we blame you.

The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. This entry was posted on monday july 26th 2010 at 1 00 am by alicia kachmar and is filed under news. It s a totally cool unconventional craft and it s an awesome way to upcycle something that can be harmful to the environment if it s thrown out.