Make A Sleeping Mat

Out of plastic bags but the truth is that it s totally do able.

Make a sleeping mat.

Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags knitting needles size 10 or higher or crochet needles o or p recommended scissors. I plan on making another cover for back up for my 3 1 2 year old and another set for my 17 month old. If you re first starting to begin sleeping on the floor definitely consider yoga mats as an open option. To make the nap mat easy to carry around cut a 30 inch long piece of 2 inch wide ribbon.

How to sleep on the floor properly 1. Make the loops loose with a little space between each one. Thank you so much. The news reports always make it sound desperately exotic sleeping mats.

Make a chain 36 inches long which is about 66 chains. Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. Make sure to leave about 2 inches of extra. Part of the process of making the mats involves forming plarn plastic yarn.

It is a single crochet with a size p or q hook. Yoga mats have a firm foundation with extra cushioning to make it an ideal sleeping mat for the floor. Pin each end to the rolled up mat and sew the ends in place to create a shoulder strap for the nap mat. Kristi august 22 2012 11 07.

The goal is a 3 by 6 size plastic yarn mat. Here s one tutorial for making a plarn sleeping mat and here s another tutorial and if you re on ravelry here s another although you ll have to log in or create a free account to view it. Crochet or knit the rows. Take the foam and fabric for your sleeping pad fold the fabric in half over the foam with the inside of the fabric facing out.

Use a yoga mat as a sleeping pad. Knitters and crocheters will use their experience to test the gauge which will determine the number of plarn stitches. Yoga mats aren t just for performing fancy poses. I wanted to make a nap mat that would be fluffier than just using batting.

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