Crafting with Plarn

Plarn.

What is that?

I learned about this from Suzie over at Suzie Button Creations.

Suzie is one of the first bloggers I met when I started blogging. She caught my eye because she is a live captioner. I was so surprised to meet someone who actually does captioning. As a hearing impaired person I rely on captioning to understand what is happening on the TV. If something is not captioned, then I am usually lost and out of the loop.

Anyway, Suzie is doing this new thing and posting about the interesting things she hears about while doing captioning. This week she told us about Plarn.

Plarn?

Using plastic bags as yarn. Suzie gives us a link on how to use plastic bags as yarn. I found a project I want to try. But first I need some plarn.

Here is a bag. I need to fold it lengthwise.
Here is the bag folded.

Then you cut off pieces about an inch wide or so. But discard the glued end at the bottom and the handles part at the top.

Oh uh, here comes Helmi! Jumping in to find out what I am doing now.

My plarn is growing. You have to loop it together like you would do two rubber bands to make a long string of rubber bands.

Helmi wants to help. So I give her my growing plarn ball and to keep it from rolling all over the place.

Uh....Neabear....I starting to get buried under this plarn ball.

That is ok Helmi. It is not heavy. Just keep holding it for me.