Knit Mats For Homeless

Crochet from front to back so that it does not pucker up.

Knit mats for homeless.

Knit approximately 50 stitches until it. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Continue until the mat is 6 feet long. We support over 300 shelters which are in every us state.

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. Women make mats for homeless by knitting plastic bag strips. Comfort for critters is a volunteer program that donates free handmade blankets to comfort homeless pets living in animal shelters across the us. Keep knitting until it reaches 6 feet long.

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. Cast off and you re done. Knitting project in victoria means plastic mats for homeless published june 7 2019 updated on june 7 2019 at 7 25 pm in recent years debra yencer has noticed an uptick of visible homeless.

The advantages the plarn mats provide to a homeless person are critical she said. 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. Knit the mat using size 19 knitting needles. While these pets await adoption the blankets provide a comfortable bed year round.

Horn is the dedicated organizer of a group of women who knit sleeping mats from plastic bags for the homeless. Knit happens group crochets mats for homeless. Ladies have been cutting strips and crocheting hundreds of bags together to form portable and comfortable sleeping mats for area homeless. Knit the mat using size 19 knitting needles.

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.