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
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. Ch 2, Hdc in sm st, and you don't have it listed in your abbreviations. Thank you for your pattern and your response to me.
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.
I have a picture tutorial here http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/ ... bags-creating-recycled-plastic-yarn/ on how to cut the plastic bags to create plarn. I use the loop method. Another tip is to cut your bags on a paper cutter as it really speeds up the prep time for creating the yarn to make these recycled projects.
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 wasn't sad to see it go.
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Request: Craft: Crocheted Plarn Rug (11/07/2009)
Crochet yourself a round plarn rug. If you are not familiar with the term plarn, it's plastic bags cut into strips to create yarn. You then crochet with it.
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Crocheted Plarn Rug
Crochet yourself a round plarn rug. If you are not familiar with the term plarn, it's plastic bags cut into strips to create yarn. You then crochet with it. I have a free crochet pattern available if you want to make this rug. These plastic rugs are really handy for boots and doormats. You can just rinse them off and hang to dry. Here is the free pattern link:
