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First, collect all the plastic bags you want to use. I used lots of different colored bags, but if you want your yarn to be monochromatic, stick to one color bag. It's easiest to use bags of all the same material.
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Next, straighten out the bag so that its basically a rectangle. It should look like this picture. Don't worry about it being perfect, it doesn't really matter in the end.
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Now fold the bag vertically. I folded mine into fourths. Again, it doesn't really matter, it just makes it easier for you to cut it.
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Cut off the handles...
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... and the bottom of the bag
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Next cut the bag horizontally into strips of about an inch. The thinner the bag, the fatter the strip should be.
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When you unfold the strip, it should look like this.
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Repeat steps 2-6 until you have a lot of strips.
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Loop the strips together and tighten them
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Once you loop a bunch of them together, you'll get a long string of plastic yarn. Use it the same way you would regular yarn. Example: playing with your cat =]
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michelle G.
13 May 23:52
wow, great idea.
Creativemind
14 May 13:34
Yeah, I have a mess of plarn balls, but you're a little late with this how-to. One just like it has been posted already. But still a cool great idea.
Spender
28 May 02:27
Awsome! I'm gonna make a scarf.