Once you have finished weaving the weft, it is time to complete the outside edge and secure the mat from unraveling.
- Pull the rods out of the sides of the frame.
- Lift the loops from the pegs on both ends of the frame. Photo 1 & 2
- Then you will finger crochet the end loops.
- Start on any corner, hold the 1st loop and pull the 2nd loop through the 1st loop. Photo 3
- Then take the 3rd loop and pull it through the 2nd loop. Photo 4
- Then take the 4th loop and pull it through the 3rd loop
- Continue to take the next loop and pull it through the previous loop until you have crocheted all the way along the bottom.
- When you reach the end, add another plarn loop to the last loop and pull this tail through the weft loops down the side.
Photo 2 - The mat is released from the frame.
How We Make Our "Plarn" Sleeping Mats
Photo 1 - Pull the loops off the end pegs.
Photo 4 - Pull the 3rd loop though the 2nd loop.
Step 4 - Completing the Mat
Photo 5 - Weaving the tail down the side.
Photo 3 - Pull the 2nd loop through the first loop.