This is a rug we use for muddy shoes. It is easily rinsed clean and drip dried.
Approximate Time: Approx. 2 hours
Cut grocery bags so you have "loops" of the plastic. Attach the loops together to make "plarn" for your project.
Begin crocheting in an oval shape and continue until it is the desired size.
I wanted this rug for our shoes so it is long and narrow. I used single crochet for the first row, then moved into double crochet stitches.
By Monica from Cortez, CO
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there are you tube videos & other video sites probably have the how-to for cutting plarn !
After I watched a vid, cutting my bags down to roll up to crochet was a breeze !
This is hilarious. We had this stuff all over our house when I was growing up. My mom even made one of those floppy wide brim sun hats like they used to wear in the 70's out of bread wrappers. She wore it in our boat while we were water skiing and it flew off, unfortunately it weighed like 6 pounds and sunk to the bottom before we could get the boat turned around to try to get it.
I have a picture tutorial here www.myrecycledbags.com/
These really are very handy. My grandmother used to have them. I don't think she actually made them -- I think a friend made them. They are also warm on the feet , so great to put in places like an uninsulated porch or cement garage floor, so you can take your outside footwear off, and not freeze your toes.
Cindy,
I have crocheted with recycled plastic bags before, but love your rug idea. I don't know what your abbreviation " sm" means in Rnd 2.
The abbreviation "sm" means same. Another words crochet in the same stitch again. Sorry but that must have gotten dropped from my abbreviation list. I have added it now. Thanks for catching that.
Cindy
Plarn is very easy to make and use...one of the best sites I've found to show you to make it using clear instructions is owned by a young woman named Rachel...her site address is: www.crochetspot.com/
O.K. I love your rug, but here is the "BIG" question. About how many bags do you need? I would love to do this too. I have made the rag rugs for years using fabric. I've heard a large tote take 250 bags. That's a lot.
I agree that these are great and a wonderful way to recycle all those plastic bags. I've made several, but seem to have problems with circular ones, so I usually just crochet in rows. My husband keeps one in the back of his pick-up in case he has to get something that is near the cab, he says it saves his knees. My cats like to sleep on them on the porch. They make great scratching rugs and hold up to the claws really well. I use them to line/insulate the floor of my cat's "dog" house (I feed abandoned cats in the neighborhood and make beds in doghouses to keep them warm in the winter until I can find a home for them.
This looks like a great idea but I am not sure what you mean by "having loops of plastic". Is there a certain way of cutting the bags? I have so many and also have a dog so would sure like to put this to use. Thanks much and have a great day.
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