Pattern For Plarn Mats

One way is to make plarn mats for the homeless so that the freezing cold of the street earth is less penetrating when they attempt to sleep out in the open.

Pattern for plarn mats. This is the width of your mat minus 2 st and should be approximately 2 1 2 feet wide. Make plarn using the above episode of ask me monday as a guide. The sleeping mats are intended for people who are less fortunate be that the homeless refugees in camps or people in the third world. Basic knit sleep mat recipe.

Now check that your mat is indeed about 2 5 feet wide. 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. You will find many crochet patterns for plarn sleeping mats as a result. Plarn crochets up into tote bags which is the.

Sc into the 40th st and sc all the way across. Gauge 12 sts x 24 rows 4 10 cm in garter stitch. See article video. They re also lightweight easy to wash and unlikely to harbor pests.

The plarn sleeping mats provide an extra layer between the sleeper and the ground and should aid the sleeper s comfort by being water resistant and somewhat insulating. Plarn gained popularity as the best yarn to use to crochet sleeping mats for the homeless. Cast on 72 stitches. Approx 140 plastic bags or 1260 yds of plarn size us 11 8mm scissors.

Of course you can use recycled plarn to create a wide range of other projects as well.