What is Plarn and how to make it?

I was having a look at the various crafts on Pinterest and came across something called Plarn. Plarn is made out of carrier bags cut a certain way and joined together to make plastic yarn. It is easy to make and quite addictive. All you need is a hard work surface, carrier bags, measuring tape, pen and scissors. Once the plarn is make you could either knit or crochet it.

First of all flatten the carrier bag on to a hard service.

Fold the bag in half

Fold the bag in half again

Cut the handles off at the top of the bag and cut the bottom of the bag off.

I then measured and marked the bag at one inch intervals and cut them into strips.

Now to join them together, open two strips up and lay one on top of the other.

Take the bottom loop and bring it through the top loop and then bring it through itself.

Gently pull them together and they will form a knot, carry on doing this until you have the length of plarn you want.

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