Mats For Homeless Knitting

Plarn is slightly different so i suggest a swatch to get a feel for the size of needles which works well with plarn and if one knits loosely or tightly.

Mats for homeless knitting.

How to yarn resources in nh social resources in nh books. Homelessness contact us 2015 2016 2017. Years later i applied her method to create a crocheted lunch bag for the book awareknits knit purl save the world in the uk which i co wrote with adrienne armstrong. Sleeping mats for the homeless are made totally out of recycled plastic grocery bags making them light weight and waterproof.

See more ideas about plastic bag crochet blessing bags homeless. Knit the mat using size 19 knitting needles. More recently however a childhood friend told me about how her mom s church group was using plarn to crochet sleep mats for the homeless. How to make mats for the homeless by joni staples.

A rolled mat with a carrying strap makes the mat much more user friendly for those carrying them. We quickly learned that while many of our mats go to shelters which serve those who are homeless many are also distributed directly to homeless individuals living on the streets. Homelessness poverty in the news. For knitting the mat you can knit a swatch to calculate the gauge and then calculate the number of stitches to size desired.

Jul 22 2015 explore mary long s board mats for the homeless on pinterest. Volunteers crochet sleeping mats from plastic bags may 30 to give to the homeless during a knit happens meeting at parkway church in victoria. Hfth in the news. Local groups are knitting mats collecting supplies for the homeless kevin griffin jan 12 2020 jan 12 2020 updated jan.

Knit approximately 50 stitches until it reaches about 2 feet wide. The advantages the plarn mats provide to a homeless person are critical she said. If you knit or crochet that is great and if not it s easy to learn by looking at the directions below or contacting wose for assistance.