How to Prepare Plastic Bags for Knitting or Crochet

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Trim the bottom seam from the plastic bag.

   Flatten it out. , Let one of the edges stick out about 1 inch/2.5 cm.
   
   Fold the part you already folded in half, repeating until the folded part is also about 1 inch/2.5 cm wide. ,, Make sure you cut all the way through the folded part, but try not to cut into the unfolded part of the bag. , The folded part will unroll into a fringe. , It helps to slide in a piece of cardboard or a cardboard tube under the unfolded part so that you don't accidentally cut through the fringe area. ,,, You have just turned the plastic bag into a single long, thin, plastic ribbon. , Now you can knit something like a pencil holder.
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   Step 2: Unfold as much of the bag as possible.

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   Step 3: Fold the bag not quite in half width wise (with the fold perpendicular to the seam you cut off).

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   Step 4: Cut off the handles.

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   Step 5: About every inch or 2.5 cm

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   Step 6: cut the folded part of the bag with vertical slits.

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   Step 7: Grab the unfolded part of the bag

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   Step 8: and shake gently.

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   Step 9: Open up the unfolded part of the bag and spread flat.

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    Step 10: Make a cut from the center (width wise) of the unfolded part to the nearest cut

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    Step 11: diagonally.

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    Step 12: Keep cutting across the unfolded part

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    Step 13: diagonally

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    Step 14: connecting the different cuts.

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    Step 15: The last cut will be similar to the first

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    Step 16: finishing in the center

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    Step 17: width wise

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    Step 18: of the unfolded part.

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    Step 19: Roll the plastic ribbon into a ball.

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