Crochet Plastic Mats For Haiti

With knitting twist the strand around the one.

Crochet plastic mats for haiti.

For more information about this project please visit the following link to read the whole. You can read more about crocheting for haiti here. When 4 10cm is left on the old plastic pick up the new strand and continue crocheting over the old strand. Reduce the width if it works up as a lumpy area.

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. This secures the ends without knots and having to tuck ends in later. Start by making a beginning chain until it is the required width of the mat.

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. Well we can t say we blame you. Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily. The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag.

This entry was posted on monday july 26th 2010 at 1 00 am by alicia kachmar and is filed under news. With the accompanying strap these crochet mats can easily be carried over a homeless person s shoulder. The crochet plastic makes for a very lightweight mat. See more ideas about plastic bag crafts plastic bag crochet recycled plastic bags.

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. Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle. The collective effort has already resulted in dozens of completed mats and it s fortunately an ongoing effort. You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat.

Donation haiti mat tshirt volunteer. 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. Crochet over a 4 10 cm end of the new plastic. Not only are they free to make each mat will keep 500 700 plastic bags out of the landfill.

It also makes a great addition to any camping trip. The plastic yarn is stickier than regular yarn so crochet very loosely. In fact in haiti s warm climate the mats become softer and are easy to clean. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases.

By sleeping on these mats as opposed to the ground it can deter the chances of being bitten by parasites. These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to. Are you completely enamoured with the concept of plastic bag crochet just like we were. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags.