Mats For Homeless Knitting

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.

Mats for homeless knitting.

A rolled mat with a carrying strap makes the mat much more user friendly for those carrying them. How to yarn resources in nh social resources in nh books. For knitting the mat you can knit a swatch to calculate the gauge and then calculate the number of stitches to size desired. Homelessness poverty in the news.

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. For example the mats thicken the barrier separating the ground from a blanket or a sleeping bag with a person. Knit approximately 50 stitches until it reaches about 2 feet wide. 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.

See more ideas about plastic bag crochet blessing bags homeless. Keep knitting until it reaches 6 feet long. Sleeping mats for the homeless are made totally out of recycled plastic grocery bags making them light weight and waterproof. Hfth in the news.

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. Jul 22 2015 explore mary long s board mats for the homeless on pinterest. How to make mats for the homeless by joni staples. Volunteers crochet sleeping mats from plastic bags may 30 to give to the homeless during a knit happens meeting at parkway church in victoria.

Homelessness contact us 2015 2016 2017. Local groups are knitting mats collecting supplies for the homeless kevin griffin jan 12 2020 jan 12 2020 updated jan. 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.