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 ;-)
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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flatten the bag, and cut off the bottom.
(NL) leg de zak plat en knip de bodem er af.
(NL) leg de zak plat en knip de bodem er af.
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Well, you can find it at http://shircraftalot.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-to-crochet-slippers.html
(for some reason I don't like the Instructable step by step way for a more complex crochet or knit pattern, though I love it for other crafting :-) )
But I promissed somebody the pattern of my draft stopper kitty, and I'm about to start that one.( http://shirleysimages.blogspot.com/2010/05/door-draft-stopper-kitten-tochtpoes.html )
But, the tutorial after that will be the slippery one, promissed :-)
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
I don't like the loop method either, it gives annoying bumps, and the yarn becomes double as bulky. In the meantime I even dared to make fringes of 5mm, which is about 1/4", wich allowed me to crochet with a 1,5mm hook, and to make a cute flower fairy finger puppet :-)
This method still needs some cutting preparation, but it's really worth trying it, it gives bright shiny colors :-)
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.
And now I understand the fuzz about twisting it. I use it to crochet, knit or sew, and if I want it thicker, I just cut larger fringes or work with double threads, and there's no need for twisting. I haven't thougt about using it as a rope on itself. It might be very strong too: one thread you can easily break, but after crocheting for example, it's amazingly strong. Great idea !
A pity you don't have time to post pictures or even better an instructable. People should have time to do what they like, and, as you can see in the other comments, there are more people who want to twist it. Plus, of course, I'm very curious to see how you did it, and how it turned out ;-)
I'm looking forward for you to have some spare time, but I'll bet you do too.
This is a good instructable. I use this method for my plarn as opposed to the loop linking method.,
Good Job.
I saw your blog, and it's a nice one, though I was a little bit dissapointed not to find any plarn stuff (but I fully understand, I just added some plarn ideas in the last step, and realised allmost all should become an instructable, some time :-S). Your photo of "heavens door" is real art, the giant granny is so lovely special, and the bookworm is so cute !
I like alternative fibres too:
- VHS tape: I can't try it yet (my hubby still wants to see the movies)
- casette tape: I used it for the hair of the soccer fellow, doesn't flow that smooth over the crochet, but I love the effect;
-curling gift wrap ribbon: I really want to try it, some day, and test how it behaves in rain: I want to make outside plarn flowers, but can't find enough flower-leaf-green plastic, and gift wrap comes in many colors :-)
-fishing line: ideal for crocheting a bead necklace
-floss: never thought of crocheting it, what can you make of it?
-hemp: natural materials make lovely retro decoration with macrame, I once tried to crochet it, but I couldn't think of what to make with it
-marking tape: how on earth do you crochet with tape? doesn't it stick to the hook?
You know, the possibillities with "plarn" (=plastic yarn) are allmost endless. The main difference with "normal" yarn is the softness. I shouldn't use it to make regular clothes, but it's ideal to make slippers, hats and belts and such.
I really have to work on my blog and instructables, there must be more under the "ReUse plastic" lable ( shirleyshobbylinks.blogspot.com/search/label/5%20ReUse%20plastic )
Anyway, you can take a surf at "Google images": you can find a lot under "reuse plastic" images.google.be/images and "plarn" images.google.be/images
Have fun ;-)