Crochet Plastic Mat Camping

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 plastic mat camping.

Cut off the handles and the bottom seam so that you re left with a rectangle. 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. Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. Crocheting is something that could be done easily at home watching tv.

Mclean was a college student at that point who had learned to crochet from her mother. It also makes a great addition to any camping trip. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. The crochet plastic makes for a very lightweight mat.

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. The homeless mat is of course also a great mat to use ourselves for outdoor trekking or camping. Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags. You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat.

The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag. Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily. With the accompanying strap these crochet mats can easily be carried over a homeless person s shoulder. These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to.