Anyone knit up plastic bags

[Koolcrafts]

I started the project a while back using Morrison Carrier bags. I in midst of making a bag. Just wondered if anyone has tried this.

[Rudi]

Ive knitted with plastic bags before, nothing in particular just a few samples and its pretty simple. Stictches can get pretty tight though, and its hard to stretch them out but i really liked the finished look. Would take a while to produce a full bag though i reckon!
Rudi

[thebaglady]

Not knitting

I've crocheted little mats with the plastic bags but I'm not a good enough knitter to attempt that. I have a pattern for a shopping bag made with the plastic bags somewhere but I haven't tried that yet.

Are you having a hard time with it? I found the plastic slippery.

[jezzabell]

never tried yet but this is something in my mind now as I have collected so many of them...

I don`t know but I am almost sure I read somewhere that it is better to knit with some yarn... I have to find my resources and start finally!

[thelittlebeadhive]

I haven't yet but I wouldn't mind trying though. Years ago I used to knit for Penguin but I would get £20 and they would sell for £300! Some of jumpers ended up in Harrods but I was still poor! The things you do when you're young and foolish!

[The 8th Gem]

chair covers..knitted in plastic!

Funny you should mention this was looking at at one of the pics sites found a friend on there by accident she had knit covers for her wooden chairs in white plastic bags..looked brill in an almost all white kitchen

[thelittlebeadhive]

I hadn't thought of chair covers. That's a great idea! I need some too.

[two hoots]

I haven't knitted with it but I have croceted with it. It works quite well, I used the half treble stitch so it worked up quicker. Trying to think of things to make and seat covers seem a really good idea !

[Koolcrafts]

Chair covers, that is a good idea.

Yes I am finding hard to stretch the stitches. Also, if I leave it a few days, the stitches on the needles seem to harden. I have to put my hair dryer on them to soften them enough to continue knitting.

I can't crotchet, but I bet it looks good.


On my flickr page is about as much as I have achieved so far, although I have done a few more rows. Am hoping to make a bag from all the morrisons bags I have in the house

[The 8th Gem]

yep l thought so too here is a link to the photo of knitted plastic bag chair covers my friend made on Flickr....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/good-am...n/set-1761784/

Suz

[two hoots]

Wow I thought you meant just a seat cover ! they are great, they could make good out door covers for patio furniture too.

[janetdc]

Wow I thought you meant just a seat cover ! they are great, they could make good out door covers for patio furniture too.

Wouldn't they go a bit gunky in the sun?! Oh I forgot - we never get any sun.

[The 8th Gem]

hehe good isn't it?....she has always come up with lots of wonderful ideas

[Paulak]

Brilliant idea - never heard of knitting with plastic before - how is it done? Presumably cut into strips?? How do you join the strips?

[The 8th Gem]

2 methods...one long continuous strip or a double linked 'yarn'
method one...
http://cocoknits.com/info/tutorials/plasticbagknit.html

method two...
http://hellejorgensen.typepad.com/go...c_bag_yar.html

the second is the easier to cut l think but you have a choice
good luck
Suz