Cat tails Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I just did my first ever crochet with plarn! Plarn you ask? Well plarn is recycled plastic yarn, made from shopping bags. (Well mine is made from new bin bags since I do all my shopping with a bunch of (Omlet!!!) cotton bags.) I'm attempting an underwater scene with plarn fish and plants, in a large glass vase. It looks rather complicated but it's dead easy. Maybe even easier to crochet with than ordinary yarn. I really quite liked it. Here is the pattern! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinsk Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Wow that looks great, another one to go on the to do list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggasperated Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Goodness, I remember my mum learning to make a crocheted shopping bag from supermarket bags many years ago, didn't know it had a name though. I'm afraid we all laughed at her making one bag from loads of others . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimnpaula Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Hopefully your bin bags won't biodegrade like shopping bags are designed to these days. I've never used plarn but I have made 'yarn' from old t-shirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 Hopefully your bin bags won't biodegrade like shopping bags are designed to these days. I've never used plarn but I have made 'yarn' from old t-shirts. These are the sturdy non biodegradeble plastic type. makes for much cheaper yarn too! Now busy crocheting a base, from which I can build the underwater plants. The vase it will go under is rather large. My circle is now 150 dc round... And I still need to increase it at least a few cm in diameter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 That is a very beautiful fish I don't think crochet actually likes me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 that looks fab! Much better than the ones in the pattern as they look dead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 That's really cute! The fins and tail come out so well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
