[Nfb-krafters-korner] plarn call in chat

[Henrietta Brewer]

Hi Cathy and all,
I used the second from the largest loom. I made two rows of one strand of cotton yarn then used three plastic bags to make my plarn. I have a bit less then two inches of project with those three bags. So not as many as we might think. I almost cheated. I had three plastic bags that were new leftover from our cafe. OH, we retired six years ago so those bags that were nice and flat and new were a bit old and dusty. lol I can see that nice new smooth bags will be easier to cut. Of course, recycling doesn't mean new bags. lol 

Carol says my explanation was far from clear. so I will try again to let you know what I did.

I wanted a round dish cloth. so I started with the cotton yarn to have a base that would be easy to draw closed at the end. I used the plarn to make the next two inches of my cloth. Then I used two strands of cotton to make the cloth large enough to close up in the center. 

Now, if you can crochet, I would take the yarn off the loom by crocheting a large open pattern to keep the cloth laying down. That bind off tightens things up on the loom. I can't crochet, so I put the loops on a knitting needle and did a loose pattern. I wrapped twice for each stich and then again for the next row letting the second stich fall off the needle. Then I knitted a couple of rows in garter. The cloth still didn't lay the way I wanted. When I looked at the looming part I realized that if I just drew those last stitches closed like in a toe of a slipper I could have a round cloth with cotton on one side and plarn for scrubbing on the other. I tried it and it isn't as flat as I would like but it is very useful for scrubbing. 

I have to get right on a project that uses free stuff. So this was fun for me.
Henrietta
On Apr 2, 2013, at 9:14 PM, Cathy wrote:

> hi Henrietta,
> 
> wow, sounds like you may be the first one of us to try plarn on the loom! good for you to branch out and try something new.good going  my friend!
> I also  enjoyed the chat myself, but admittedly have not   created any plarn yet.
> 
> however, in my defense, I did undo the baby blanket I was struggling with on the 1/2 inch gauge loom and have begun it once again on the largest long KK loom and hope this will be easier for me. so I have not given up yet. !
> meanwhile my plastic bags will either wait for me or be used for other useful purposes discussed in the chat. <smile>
> 
> wonder how much plarn will be needed to be made for this beach bag? meaning how many bags much be collected, assuming they are the average sized plastic handle bag?
> 
> 
> Cathy
> 
> 
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