Thursday, 14 July 2005

As I mentioned a while ago, I made some crochet hook storage rolls. I've been working on perfecting this pattern for a while. This purple one is the third one I've made for myself:

You can see the chalk lines I drew to guide my stitching. The little slots for the hooks vary from 0.25 inches to 0.75 inches. And when you roll it up, it looks like this:

I also made a second roll as a prize for a contest my knitting group was having. You can read more about the contest here. This roll is an improvement on mine in four ways: first, it has a 0.25 inch border that goes all the way around the two sides and the top (this allows the hook on the end to be fully covered when it is rolled up), second the largest slot is 1 inch wide (so it holds a P hook comfortably), third I sort of "quilted" the batting to the inside by pinning it to the contrast side while sewing the slots (this made the inside much more stable and less likely to wrinkle), and fourth I sewed the ties on the side that has the smallest slot (the ties on mine are on the side with the largest slot) -- this way the smallest hook is on the outside when it is rolled up and it lays much flatter.

This was a fun little project. I'm going to make an improved version for myself just as soon as I get my studio set up.