These sleeping mats make great supplies for the homeless population allowing them to sleep comfortably wherever they need to.
Crochet mats from plastic milk bags.
They bring these mats to africa and.
It also makes a great addition to any camping trip.
Make sure that the milk bags are clean before you use them.
When 4 10cm is left on the old plastic pick up the new strand and continue crocheting over the old strand.
Crochet hook between 9 11 mm if you are being provided with prepared milk bag yarn you can skip preparing milk bags and making yarn steps.
Plastic milk bags lots of them or prepared milk bag yarn.
I made several of these mats for a non profit organization called suitcases for africa.
With knitting twist the strand around the one.
Plastic bags are one of the worst offenders of the wasteful products that are polluting the earth s oceans and occupying the limited space of landfills.
This secures the ends without knots and having to tuck ends in later.
Reduce the width if it works up as a lumpy area.
Diy crochet plastic bags into sleeping mats for the homeless.
This is a video of how to make a crochet mat with plastic milk bags.
Preparing the milk bags.