Make A Sleeping Mat

I wanted to make a nap mat that would be fluffier than just using batting.

Make a sleeping mat. Crochet or knit the rows. Kristi august 22 2012 11 07. To make the nap mat easy to carry around cut a 30 inch long piece of 2 inch wide ribbon. Here s one tutorial for making a plarn sleeping mat and here s another tutorial and if you re on ravelry here s another although you ll have to log in or create a free account to view it.

Use a yoga mat as a sleeping pad. Crochet the mat into a 6 foot by 3 foot mat. I made a combo duvet cover with an attached pillow and blanket. Take the foam and fabric for your sleeping pad fold the fabric in half over the foam with the inside of the fabric facing out.

Out of plastic bags but the truth is that it s totally do able. Knitters and crocheters will use their experience to test the gauge which will determine the number of plarn stitches. The goal is a 3 by 6 size plastic yarn mat. Part of the process of making the mats involves forming plarn plastic yarn.

I plan on making another cover for back up for my 3 1 2 year old and another set for my 17 month old. The news reports always make it sound desperately exotic sleeping mats. How to sleep on the floor properly 1. Yoga mats have a firm foundation with extra cushioning to make it an ideal sleeping mat for the floor.

Materials to make a sleep mat from plastic bags. The christian mama s guide to parenting a toddler. Yoga mats aren t just for performing fancy poses. It is a single crochet with a size p or q hook.

Make the loops loose with a little space between each one. If you re first starting to begin sleeping on the floor definitely consider yoga mats as an open option. Make sure to leave about 2 inches of extra. Make a chain 36 inches long which is about 66 chains.

The possibilities for your sleeping pad are almost endless just make sure to purchase two and a half times the amount of fabric that would cover one side of the foam pad.