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I am enthused with the early results of  my latest project, a crocheted outdoor mat made solely from recycled plastic bags cut into strips (plarn).

I’ve seen various instructions online for these types of projects, but I opted to be stubborn and begin this do-it-yourself project without a set pattern. You know how it is, instructions tend to confuse me. You too?

Materials needed:

• plastic bags (grocery, bread, or shopping bags of fairly equal thickness)
• scissors
• aluminum crochet hook size N  – 9.000 MM

Steps:

1. Cut the bottom off of bags
2. Cut the bags into strips  (plastic yarn = plarn) 3/4” wide medium-thin plastic, up to 1 1/4” wide very thin plastic (cut one continuous strip from each bag  – picture an apple peeled in one spiral strip)
3. Chain plarn (to desired length or width of rug)
4. Single crochet in each chain
5. Chain one
6. Single crochet in each single crochet
7. Repeat steps 5 -6 until desired length (or width) of rug is obtained

I plan to single crochet around the outer edges of the finished rug, and I might add a decorative fringe.

I’ll post updates as the rug progresses.

What do you think? Do you like it too?

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