Every volunteer in the plarn club deserves a round of applause for participating in a project that is saving the environment and people who are stuck sleeping outdoors on the frozen ground this winter.
Plarn sleeping mats for homeless.
Rather than throwing them out you can reuse them by crocheting them into multi purpose mats known as plarn plastic yarn.
Plastic yarn can be used to crochet shopping bags very easily.
You are now ready to begin knitting or crocheting your plarn mat.
Dawn has found her mats to be in high demand.
Every now and then i see the same news articles coming around again.
Plarn is simply yarn made from plastic bags and it s been around for a long time although it keeps being re discovered by the mainstream media apparently.
How to make plarn for crochet sleeping mats for homeless and crochet flowers december 13 2018 by rose fine crafts whether you are a humanist an avid camper an environmentalist counter culturalist or creative soul.
Since plastic bags have now been banned in my home city of austin tx to be honest i d completely abandoned plarn crafts.
Crochet plarn sleeping bag design.
More recently however a childhood friend told me about how her mom s church group was using plarn to crochet sleep mats for the homeless.
In particular plarn can be used as sleeping mats for people without access to shelter.
These plastic crochet sleeping mats for the homeless are a project by humanitarian and environmentally concerned dawn warmbold from arkansas that has warmed many hearts and bodies already.
The sleeping mats are intended for people who are less fortunate be that the homeless refugees in camps or people in the third world.
As sleeping mats they re more hygienic water proof easily transportable and provide protection from the cold concrete.
Making yarn out of plastic is a useful skill to have.
Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags.
Most seemed more novelty than not anyway.
Once the mats are completed they are given to the jeffco action center who distributes them to homeless individuals.
Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags.
These crochet mats are remarkable comfortable and offer just enough to create a barrier between the ground and the body to help retain body heat while sleeping.
The basic instructions are above and can be modified to the desired size of bag.