[Nfb-krafters-korner] plarn call in chat

[Theresa Taylor]

Fantastic idea! I am all there....On the round loom there is a draw string cast on that sounds like it would be perfect for making it flatter.
I am off to plarn some more...oh and since it is Sunday I am reminded that for those of us living in areas where they still bag newspapers.....they are so smooth and colorful.....I agree smooth is nice, but the shoppping bags work up to nice mats or totes.
On Apr 3, 2013, at 2:58 PM, Henrietta Brewer wrote:

> 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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Reverend Theresa C. Taylor
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