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How to Make a Super-Simple Roll-Up for Organizing Your Crochet Hooks

August 27th, 2008 in sewing, patterns & designs, knitting, crochet

Linda Permann, contributor

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Your hook case is complete! Stash your hooks inside!

To get started, place the mat face down on your work surface. Fold the bottom (long) edge of the place mat up 5 inches so that the wrong sides are facing (and the right side shows).

Next, mark the lines of each hook compartment with a fabric pencil.

Your hook case is complete! Stash your hooks inside!

Photo: Linda Permann

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One of the most useful accessories for crocheters is a hook case. Whether you're hooking on the go or just want to keep everything together near your couch, the case is a perfect way to protect and contain your hooks. When I was shopping for yarn storage last week, I came upon some pretty place mats and realized that they'd be the perfect base for a hook case, especially for beginner sewers. The place mat allows you to skip a few piecing steps, and you can find some pretty elegant pieced place mats for not a lot of cash (I found this one on clearance at Target for $2.78). You only need to know how to sew a few straight lines to complete this project.

Materials

1 fabric place mat (approximately 14 inches x 19 inches)—stripes make it easy to keep your sewing lines straight
Ruler
22-inch length of rickrack or ribbon (for tie)
Sewing machine or hand-sewing needle and thread
Scissors
Iron

To get started, place the mat face down on your work surface. Fold the bottom (long) edge of the place mat up 5 inches, so that the wrong sides are facing (and the right side shows).

Press the fold. Fold the length of rickrack in half and place the folded rickrack in between the fold of the place mat, about 1 inch down from the top edge of the folded section (as shown above). Pin the rickrack in place so that it doesn't slide out while you sew. Sew the layers of the place mat together at the left and right edges, beginning the seam at the pressed fold and ending it at the edge of the folded section. Be sure to sew through all of the layers and through the rickrack on the left edge. Backstitch at the beginning and end of each line of stitching.

Next, mark the lines of each hook compartment with a fabric pencil.

Mark a line every 1-1/2 inches along the folded edge of the place mat. You will sew along these lines to make each hook compartment. I varied the width of my compartments slightly, following the stripes in the place mat. If you'd like your hook compartments to be wider or narrower, adjust the markings accordingly.

Sew down the marked lines to make each compartment.

To prevent puckering, start sewing each line at the folded edge. End each seam at the edge of the folded section. Be sure to backstitch at the beginning and end of each seam, and trim the threads after sewing each line.

Place your hooks in the case, and fold the top edge of the place mat down so that even the tallest hook fits underneath the fold.

Mark the fold. I made my fold 1-3/4 inches wide, which will accommodate standard crochet hooks.

Press the top fold.

Making stitches very close to the folded edge, sew along the length of the pressed fold. This fold will keep your hooks from falling out when the case is rolled up. You may want to skip the top fold altogether if you plan to store long hooks or if you make this case for your knitting needles.

Your hook case is complete! Stash your hooks inside.

Roll the case from the edge without the rickrack to the rickrack edge. Tie the rickrack around the roll.

Now you can carry your hooks in style and keep them all in one place.

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Comments (5)

SimplyLA writes: Linked!

http://www.simplemakes.com/2008/09/top-10-craft-tutorials.html Posted: 8:06 pm on September 21st

Craft_Crazy22 writes: I love the colors. It turned out really pretty. I think I might use this pattern to make a shorter version for my baby girl's crayons. She would love something like this, especially knowing her mommy made it for her. Posted: 11:38 pm on September 4th

beachgramma writes: Great idea, I actually did a similar one with a place mat to hold my watercolor brushes. Works great! Posted: 5:35 pm on September 2nd

LindaPermann writes: thanks Susan! Posted: 4:15 pm on August 29th