Plastic bag crochet

How to make Plarn. What is plarn you may ask? It's short for plastic yarn. How cool! It's a unique way to recycle your plastic shopping bags. Yes, that's right ladies, go round up all your plastic bags shoved in your pantry to make your next crochet or knit project.

Plarn (or plastic yarn) is an eco-friendly way to turn excess plastic shopping bags into other useful items like this plarn coaster.

Make plastic yarn ("plarn") out of grocery bags & crochet them into mats for the homeless. (Project idea for next fall!).

This lovely and useful crochet plastic bag pattern is made by folding and joining together as like origami, rather than making it separately

Hey guys!!! I’ve got something awesome for yall today!! I know I’ve been talking about it on my facebook for a while, building up that anticipation, but here it is!! My first plarn mark…

Got plastic bags to upcycle? Why not make a new reusable shopping bag out of hundreds of old ones? Making plarn is the easy first step (there are several pins on how to do that), then the linked video will show you how to crochet this simple tote. Have fun!

Making roll-up mats for the homeless using recycled materials, such as plastic shopping bags, can be a rewarding and meaningful way to give back to your community. These mats can provide a comforta…

In celebration of Earth Day, I thought I'd do some kind of upcycle craft using the hundreds of plastic bags I have around the house, and s...

Even if you use reusable shopping bags, there's a good chance you have some plastic grocery bags somewhere in your home. In addition to using the bags for trash, storage and even picking up after the dog, here are 15 brilliant ways to reuse those plastic grocery bags.