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Plastic Bag Yarn ("shortcut")

Plastic Bag Yarn (\"shortcut\")
Crocheting with plarn (plastic yarn) is fun to do, and, the rustling sound the plastic makes while crocheting, brings a kind of peace, as if you hear the weaves on the sea  :-)
But of course, you first have to have plarn, don't you.
Find yourself a thin, rustling plastic bag (in fact, the worst quality of plastic bag, gives you the best quality of plarn, really),
and scissors, and follow the instructions  ;-)

(NL) met plastiwol (plastiek wol) haken is leuk om te doen, en, het ritselende geluid dat de plastiek tijdens het haken maakt, geeft je een soort rust, alsof je de golven van de zee hoort  :-)
Maar uiteraard heb je eerst plastiwol nodig, nietwaar.
Vind eerst een dunne ritselende plastieken zak (in feite geven de zakken van de slechtste kwaliteit, de beste kwaliteit van plastiwol, echt waar),
en een schaar, en volg de instrukties  ;-)


 
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Step 1Bottom off

bottom off
flatten the bag, and cut off the bottom.
(NL) leg de zak plat en knip de bodem er af.
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28 comments
Jan 30, 2011. 11:33 AMladybgood says:
I'm in love with the crocheted slippers you've shown made from plarn. Is it possible to get the pattern?
Jan 31, 2011. 1:31 PMladybgood says:
that would be great, thank you very much. I can hardly wait.
Nov 12, 2011. 2:46 PMClareSelina says:
Brilliant! This is even better than my method, thanks very much.
Feb 22, 2011. 9:56 PMmslaynie says:
This is a wonderful tutorial! I once wanted to make plarn but I quickly said to heck with it, because joining up all those loops was just too annoying for me. This completely skips that step, which means I could actually do something with this!

Also, don't worry about whether it was clear or not. I think this was incredibly well written, and your photographs perfectly show what needs to be done. You did a great job! :D
Apr 13, 2010. 8:29 PMgserrano701 says:
Great instructable.  I've tried twisting with a spindle I made with an old CD and works very nice.  Ive even stretched the plastic to remove some of the elasticity and, eventhoug it's not very easy, I´ve managed to make nice strong thin 2 ply, 3 ply and 4 ply ropes.  Maybe one day I´ll post pictures or even a video, too busy at work right now.

Keep up with such good ideas to reduce plastic waste, this is not a joke, your contribution is highly appreciated now and in the future, thanks. 
Nov 11, 2010. 9:40 AMDrPeper says:
Just in case you are interested, I've made plarn rope and wrote it up here.
May 10, 2010. 12:02 AMWeaveKiller says:
I crochet with plarn as well as other alternative fibers...  I Like:  VHS tape, cassette tape, curling ribbon for gift wrapping, fishing line, floss, hemp, marking tape, and even the heavy duty plastic twine twine you find outside of Home Depot to use for securing your purchases to the vehicle.  We use plastic table cloths from the party supply to make the plarn when the color is important for the piece,   hooklinestinker.blogspot.com

This is a good instructable.  I use this method for my plarn as opposed to the loop linking method., 

Good Job.
Apr 17, 2010. 5:01 PMdrknitwit says:
Thank you Shirley for your instructions.  I am moving to Nome, Alaska and I know they have trouble with too many plastic bags in their landfill.  This is a great idea - I am looking for more ideas for those and plastic soda bottles.
Jul 9, 2009. 7:31 AMwendyleevaught says:
What a great way to recycle all those plastic bags I have accumulated! I never thought to use them for yarn. Thanks for the awesome tip!
Apr 23, 2009. 4:45 PMpeaceplzcr says:
Very easy to follow! Thanks... Now if I could only learn how to crochet haha
Mar 15, 2009. 4:21 PMweezie putman says:
Very good instructions. Thank you!
Mar 9, 2009. 9:02 PMShut Up Now says:
awsome instructable and english. i wonder what would happen if you took the long cord and twisted it up and then heated it with a hair drier. then maybe it will be just like twine.
Mar 9, 2009. 3:51 PMscoochmaroo says:
I think you did a great job with it!
Mar 9, 2009. 3:51 PMLuminousObject says:
Awesome. So then can you make this long thread longer by melting the ends of different strands together? I'm gonna go do this now.
Mar 9, 2009. 3:46 PMlemonie says:
You need more "twist" on this - if only you had a spinning-wheel? (nice) L
Mar 9, 2009. 3:38 PMartquilter says:
AWESOME! I do this with technique with fabric when weaving rugs...great application for the plastic bags! Thanks!

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