Are you looking for free patterns to use recycled plastic bags? Maybe you already know that you can make plarn by cutting plastic bags into strips to create yarn that you can craft with. Whether you are new to crafting with recycled materials or a veteran who has made recycled tote bags, plarn purses, plastic bag rugs, or any of the other many items that can be made from recycled plastic, I hope you will enjoy seeing this roundup of plastic creations.

Recycled Plastic Fat Bottom Purse

Recycled Plastic Trash Rug

Plarn Reusable Produce Bag

Gingham Plarn Purse

Round Recycled Plastic Bag Rug

Striped Plastic Bag Shell Purse

Crocheted Mini Recycled Plastic Shoulder Bag

Barbie Yellow Plarn Dress

Plarn Crocheted Backpack

Plarn Soap Dish and Plastic Bag Scrubber

Variegated Plarn Tote Bag

Recycled Plastic Bag Holder Keeper

Crocheted Plastic Messenger Bag

Here is the link to all my free recycled plastic bag plarn patterns. For those knitters out there, here is a link to a list of some free knitted plarn patterns.

These different plarn-making tutorials have picture tutorials on how to make plarn from plastic including retail bags to newspaper sacks. You can use all kinds of plastic trash to make plarn. You can recycle bread bags, retails bags, hamburger and hotdog bun packages, toilet paper and paper towel packaging, just to mention a few of the many plastic sources you can use to craft with.

As you can see there are many useful and pretty things that can be made from recycled plastic trash. I hope that you will check out all the free plarn pattern projects and try your hand at a new idea that you may have discovered in this roundup of free plastic bag “plarn” patterns.