Recycled Bags for Life
How to cut plastic bags into strips and loop together …
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How to cut a continuous strip of plastic
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How to knit a plastic bag out of plastic bags!
Cut plastic bags into strips
Wind into balls
If plastic is strong cut thinner strips
If plastic is pliable, cut and fold in half
To cut plastic – either do
o one continuous strip or
o cut into bands, loop together like you would a string of
elastic bands
o Cast on about 30 / 40 stitches
o Keep on going, knotting, changing colour until you’re happy
with size
o Knit 2
o Stitch together – use darning needle
o Can use t-shirt material and crochet sides together
o Or plait a handle
o Or chain stitch handle
o Or contrasting plastic or tape or cord.
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Tips on knitting plastic
Learn to knit link
www.craftyarncouncil.com/instructions
Recycled plastic bag crochet pattern
Patterns in Prima Magazine August 2004
Ideas in Simply Knitting August 2011
Learn to crochet www.craftyarncouncil.com/instructions
Crocheted bag made with plastic bags, lined with umbrella material, umbrella made into sun parasol out of Financial Times newspaper.
Crocheted bag is stitched together out of old t-shirt, jersey material.
Further details email
Bags made from ironing plastic between baking/parchment paper
enquiries Dee Fisher
