Sister Kathy Roberg makes sleeping bags for the homeless
Sister Kathy Roberg demonstrates using a Q hook to crochet plastic bags into mats for the homeless on March 25, 2021. (Libby Kamrowski/ THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
Sustainability, humanitarian efforts and a sizeable amount of personal time are all rolled into one for Sister Kathy Roberg’s pandemic project. Here, Roberg is seen surrounded by samples of her handiwork at her Spokane home on March 25, 2021. (Libby Kamrowski/ THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
Sister Kathy Roberg uses a Q crochet hook to weave a mat. (Libby Kamrowski/ THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
A hand-crocheted recycled plastic bag sleeping mat is rolled up to be given away. (Libby Kamrowski/ THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
Sister Kathy Roberg demonstrates how to crochet the recycled plastic bags to form a sleeping mat at her home in Spokane on March 25, 2021. A finished mat is rolled up on the floor. (Libby Kamrowski/ THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
A sample of some of Sister Kathy Roberg’s crocheted handiwork is shown at her home. Roberg says the items are durable and relatively weather-proof items. (Libby Kamrowski/ THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)
Sister Kathy Roberg has made sleeping mats for the homeless out of plastic bags now since 2015 (not on a steady basis,) but during this pandemic she has been serious about this endeavor.