Make A Sleeping Mat

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.

Make a sleeping mat.

If you re first starting to begin sleeping on the floor definitely consider yoga mats as an open option. Yoga mats aren t just for performing fancy poses. Out of plastic bags but the truth is that it s totally do able. Crochet or knit the rows.

The christian mama s guide to parenting a toddler. I made a combo duvet cover with an attached pillow and blanket. Knitters and crocheters will use their experience to test the gauge which will determine the number of plarn stitches. Use a yoga mat as a sleeping pad.

Make a chain 36 inches long which is about 66 chains. Thank you so much. Crochet the mat into a 6 foot by 3 foot mat. Pin each end to the rolled up mat and sew the ends in place to create a shoulder strap for the nap mat.

Plastic bags 500 700 grocery bags knitting needles size 10 or higher or crochet needles o or p recommended scissors. 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. Yoga mats have a firm foundation with extra cushioning to make it an ideal sleeping mat for the floor. How to sleep on the floor properly 1.

The goal is a 3 by 6 size plastic yarn mat. The news reports always make it sound desperately exotic sleeping mats. To make the nap mat easy to carry around cut a 30 inch long piece of 2 inch wide ribbon. Kristi august 22 2012 11 07.

Make the loops loose with a little space between each one. I plan on making another cover for back up for my 3 1 2 year old and another set for my 17 month old. It is a single crochet with a size p or q hook. Part of the process of making the mats involves forming plarn plastic yarn.

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