Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags knitting needles size 10 or higher or crochet needles o or p recommended scissors.
Make a sleeping mat.
I wanted to make a nap mat that would be fluffier than just using batting.
Yoga mats have a firm foundation with extra cushioning to make it an ideal sleeping mat for the floor.
Take the foam and fabric for your sleeping pad fold the fabric in half over the foam with the inside of the fabric facing out.
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Pin each end to the rolled up mat and sew the ends in place to create a shoulder strap for the nap mat.
To make the nap mat easy to carry around cut a 30 inch long piece of 2 inch wide ribbon.
I made a combo duvet cover with an attached pillow and blanket.
The goal is a 3 by 6 size plastic yarn mat.
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I plan on making another cover for back up for my 3 1 2 year old and another set for my 17 month old.
Knitters and crocheters will use their experience to test the gauge which will determine the number of plarn stitches.
Make a chain 36 inches long which is about 66 chains.
The news reports always make it sound desperately exotic sleeping mats.
Make the loops loose with a little space between each one.
It is a single crochet with a size p or q hook.
Out of plastic bags but the truth is that it s totally do able.
If you re first starting to begin sleeping on the floor definitely consider yoga mats as an open option.
How to sleep on the floor properly 1.
Use a yoga mat as a sleeping pad.
Here s one tutorial for making a plarn sleeping mat and here s another tutorial and if you re on ravelry here s another although you ll have to log in or create a free account to view it.
Crochet or knit the rows.
Crochet the mat into a 6 foot by 3 foot mat.
Thank you so much.
The possibilities for your sleeping pad are almost endless just make sure to purchase two and a half times the amount of fabric that would cover one side of the foam pad.
Make sure to leave about 2 inches of extra.