How To Make

55 STITCHES ACROSS APPROX 45 - 50”, SINGLE CROCHET LOOSELY, WITH A SIZE Q HOOK

KNIT LOOSELY, WITH SIZE 19 KNITTING NEEDLES

100 - 110 ROWS APPROX 5'5" - 6’ long

WHEN COMPLETE, CHAIN AROUND THE OUTER EDGE WITH THICKER GAGE PLARN.

USE THE SAME GAGE PLARN TO CROCHET TIES ONTO THE END OF THE MAT.

1. FOLD/ STRAIGHTEN OUT PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS SO THEY LOOK AS THEY DID WHEN THEY WERE NEW.

2. FOLD IT TOGETHER, WIDTH WISE IN HALF AND THEN IN HALF AGAIN.

3. CUT OFF THE BOTTOM SEAM AND THEN CUT STRIPS 1 ½ - 2” WIDE UP TO THE NOTCH/ HANDLES.

4. OPEN THE STRIPS AND THEY SHOULD BE A CONTINUOUS CIRCLE.

5. TAKE TWO STRIPS, LOOP THEM TOGETHER, END OF 2ND STRIP GOING

THROUGH 1ST AND THEN BACK THROUGH THE 2ND'S END (BOX KNOT).

6. PULL STRIPS APART GENTLY.

7. CONTINUE TO CONNECT YOUR STRIPS.

8. WIND LOOSELY AS TO NOT SQUISH THE "PLARN"