I wanted to make a nap mat that would be fluffier than just using batting.
Make a sleeping mat.
I made a combo duvet cover with an attached pillow and blanket.
Make the loops loose with a little space between each one.
To make the nap mat easy to carry around cut a 30 inch long piece of 2 inch wide ribbon.
Yoga mats have a firm foundation with extra cushioning to make it an ideal sleeping mat for the floor.
The goal is a 3 by 6 size plastic yarn mat.
Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags.
Yoga mats aren t just for performing fancy poses.
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It is a single crochet with a size p or q hook.
Make a chain 36 inches long which is about 66 chains.
How to sleep on the floor properly 1.
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.
I plan on making another cover for back up for my 3 1 2 year old and another set for my 17 month old.
Make sure to leave about 2 inches of extra.
Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags knitting needles size 10 or higher or crochet needles o or p recommended scissors.
Crochet the mat into a 6 foot by 3 foot mat.
The news reports always make it sound desperately exotic sleeping mats.
Out of plastic bags but the truth is that it s totally do able.
Knitters and crocheters will use their experience to test the gauge which will determine the number of plarn stitches.
If you re first starting to begin sleeping on the floor definitely consider yoga mats as an open option.
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.
Kristi august 22 2012 11 07.
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.
Thank you so much.
Use a yoga mat as a sleeping pad.