This leaves me with a mountain of reusable and non-reusable bags! |
How to Make Plarn
Materials:
- Plastic bags, the more the merrier
- Scissors
- A ruler or large coin
Procedure:
- Lay your plastic bag out flat. Tuck in the sides, fix the handles, smooth out any air.
- Fold it in half, lining up the handles. Smooth out any air.
- Fold it in half again. Smooth out any air.
- Cut off the handles and bottom seam completely. Toss these scraps or keep for embellishments.
- Measure out approx. one inch wide pieces and cut. Bigger is better than smaller but try to keep them even.
- Take two of your pieces and undo them to reveal the loops you've created.
- Lay out your first loop in an oval
- Lay your second loop over the first loop, slightly skewed to the right.
- Take the right edge of the inside (first) loop and bring it to the outside, to the right of the second loop.
- Take the right edge of the inside (second) loop and bring it to the outside, to the right of the first loop.
- Pull on the far ends of each loop
- Adjust the knot if necessary.
This is between one and two bags worth of plarn. |
- Beyond just sorting plarn by bag type, you can sort each bag type into two balls: printed and non printed. This way you can crochet with solid or mixed colors as your heart desires!
- Hold the plastic bag against the floor close to where you're cutting to keep the bag from slipping
- If your knot doesn't tighten all the way, just loosen it up and tug at it again.
- If it looks too small, it is! Toss these before they break in the middle of your masterpiece.
Let me know how your plarn turns out, I'd love to see pictures. I hear some areas even get bright colored bags like reds. I wonder how nice it would look to use pure white or black garbage bags, or if they'll stretch too much and break.
Next up, making a rug for the back patio with my new supplies.
Next up, making a rug for the back patio with my new supplies.
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