Comments on: Crochet Plastic Bag Pattern: Plarn Soap Dish

By: Anna-Kay

Anna-Kay — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:39:41 +0000

This was so simple and easy! I was so excited to make plarn! Thanks for sharing.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:16:11 +0000

Hi Gail, I do have a crochet rug pattern: Crochet Pattern: Rug with Ridges It's done in regular yarn in the photo, but you can definitely use plarn like in this soap dish pattern. I have seen folks make rugs and doormats with plarn.

By: Gail

Gail — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:28:49 +0000

Has anyone tried a throw rug or a doormat yet? Or is it too likely to curl and trip someone?

By: PAT

PAT — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:47:38 +0000

Hi, I haven’t made this but I do use plarn for my dishclothes for the first couple of rounds if I’m doing it in the round. I have used a fabric cutting wheel with the cutting pad to cut my plarn strips it works really well. I have made rectangels and connected them with a single crochet to a similar sized rectangle of cotton yarn to make a scrubber dishcloth for the kitchen it works well but next time I won’t make it as wide.
thanks for the pattern.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:51:56 +0000

I made this!!! It’s my very first plarn project!!! SO EASY!! Thanks for posting this and for also posting the “How to” in regards to MAKING the plarn!!! Mine isn’t perfect, but it PERFECTLY WORKED!

By: Kristine

Kristine — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:47:47 +0000

What a fine idea, I’ve been trying to figure out how to weave plastics bags because I always forget my crochet and knitted bags when I shop and then I get the guilts. I found “plarn” yesterday and made a little fish. Today I struck gold and found the soap dish. I recently remodeled my bathroom and hit budget so I don’t have soap dishes or towel racks, I had to buy pump soap, I like home made bar soap. I have a soap dish now and I see more soap dishes and plarn towel racks in the near future.

Thank You!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 21 May 2011 18:12:51 +0000

I love making things from plarn! I hated cutting all of the bags with a scissors, so now
I use a paper cutter. The type with the blade on the handle that you pull down to cut.
Just fold the bags over a few times and cut away! Much faster and you get straight cuts
The soap dish is awesome. I’ve made them for the bathrooms and kitchen. Great idea!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:33:03 +0000

Hi Ann, to single crochet around the bottom piece you will work around all 4 sides of it. You’ll singe crochet along one side, then turn and single crochet along the next side, until you reach the first single crochet you made. You’re crochet around in a circular fashion around the bottom piece. Let me know if you need more explanation.

By: ann

ann — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:14:31 +0000

Love this… Not sure what you mean by single around bottom piece.. I’m not sure how to make the sides by this wording. Please help

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:54:22 +0000

Tried this pattern today; love it! Here is a hint: I didn’t think the shape of my soapdish was rectangular enough so I placed a bar of soap in the dish to help me guage how I needed to re-shape the dish. I used a hair dryer to heat up the plastic enough for it to soften and allow me to reshape the dish into a better rectangle. Once it cooled it retained its shape very nicely.