UPCYCLED “YARN” YOU CAN USE TO KNIT OR CROCHET! FROM BAGS! HOORAY!

making plastic bag yarn: a slightly sloppy tutorial

by allison @ practicallyplasticless.wordpress.com

step 1: lay your bag out on a flat surface. flatten.

step 2: cut off the handles and very bottom of your bag. I like to save these parts and put them in homemade cat toys, but you can recycle them instead.

step 3: cut bag

into 1-1.5” strips

horizontally. STOP

about 2” from the edge. DO NOT cut

into loops.

please note the not cutting through!

it’s like a little hula skirt!

Step 4: rotate the bag so that you can see the uncut part of the bag. Cut diagonal lines between your strips. For example, to get to your first horizontal cut, cut diagonally from the uncut edge of the bag. It’s confusing to write out. Look at the picture.

… notice the lines that I drew on the bag to diagonally connect the strips. This is helpful when you’re learning but unnecessary later.

Keep cutting…

You should end up with

one long strip of

plastic bag. It’ll look

something like this.

Then, wrap it around your hand to make a skein or ball.

CUTTING MORE BAGS AS NECESSARY!

and now, knit/crochet away!