Very First Original Plarn Sleeping Mat

Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags.

Very first original plarn sleeping mat.

And when dirty they can be easily hosed off shaken out and be good to go again. See more ideas about homeless plastic bag crochet blessing bags. One of the recipients of a plarn sleeping mat remarked how grateful he was that he would not have to look for cardboard to sleep on and try to stay warm when he found out that the plarn sleeping mats were made by volunteers he said he felt it was a gift from the heart which made it so very special. Nov 2 2014 explore lori haussy s board plarn mats for homeless to sleep on made out of recycled shop.

Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. Back in 2013 we wrote about new life for old bags a chicago group that crochets plarn sleeping mats for the homeless. Bugs don t like them.

You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat. Last year one of our sister sites wrote about a guy who makes them in louisiana. The crochet plastic makes for a very lightweight mat. They are portable as well.

With the accompanying strap these crochet mats can easily be carried over a homeless person s shoulder. The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag. And now this week my facebook feed has been full of posts about the bag ladies who are crocheting plarn sleeping mats in tennessee.