I got word today that my numero uno mug survived the first firing! Hallelujah! The Pomatomus sock is on hold until I can find some time, some quiet , and some brain power to actually focus on the next, somewhat complex, step. (That last requirement is probably the most elusive.) So, my project for today, and for many days to come (as it is somewhat time consuming), is PLARN. That, my friends, is short for…plastic yarn. Yes, I am actually cutting up plastic bags to make plastic yarn. And what, you might ask, will I be creating with this plastic yarn? Why, a plastic bag, of course. Lest you think, as my sweet hubby and my mom both think, that I have taken leave of my senses, I have some perfectly intelligent, well thought out, practical, and noble reasons for making a plastic bag out of plastic bags. Um, let’s see, what were they…… Ah, yes….. the first one is the most obvious and politically correct reason…
Many, many, many strips of plastic bags
1. Recycling! I am saving all that energy used to recycle these bags by recycling them into something useful myself.
2. Instead of wasting time just watching movies, I can make good use of my hands and make plarn at the same time.
3. It’s a great way to annoy my hubby while watching movies. (Crinkle, crinkle, crinkle, crinkle.) I wouldn’t advise trying this in a movie theater, however. It could be potentially life-threatening. This reason probably does not fall under the intelligent, well thought out, practical or noble category, either.
4. Since I have a very limited (read, non-existent) yarn budget at the moment, I can still knit for FREE.
Plarn to be plyed
5. And last, but certainly not least, at the end of it all , I will own not just a “plastic bag”, but a very cute, strong market bag/conversation piece that cost me nothing except the time it took to create it. Well, okay, my hubby did have to put up with a few crinkly movie nights, but he is ever so patient and enduring.
Who knows how many movies I will have to watch before I actually have enough plarn to knit the bag of my dreams, but I’m guessing three or four more. And since hubby will be working out of town for a few days, you can bet they will all be chic flicks!
Ready to knit!
If you are interested in doing something creative and useful with all those plastic bags spilling out from under your sink, here is a great plarn tutorial and some nifty patterns.
Happy Plarning!
