by Silva Payne

Created on: January 24, 2011

Once knitting has become a part of your life, it is likely that you will begin to accumulate a number of different sized knitting needles. These usually have their own individual slip cases, but often knitters prefer to have all of their needles in a single knitting needle holder. If you have basic sewing skills, you can make your own knitting needle holder from a few scraps of fabric.

There are two basic types of knitting needle holder. The first is a long thin bag, and the second is similar to a tool roll used by any number of crafts people to hold a variety of equipment.

To make a knitting needle bag you will need a piece of fabric that is longer than your longest knitting needle by around 2 inches (5 cm), and approximately 10 inches (25 cm) wide. You will also need 2 smaller pieces of the same fabric, approximately 2 inches by 2 inches (5 cm by 5 cm) square, sewing thread, and a zipper.

Press the long edges of the rectangle of fabric, wrong sides together, to form a seam allowance of approximately 1 inch (2 cm). With the right sides of the fabric together, pin and sew the short ends of your rectangle of fabric to the squares of fabric, so that the long edges of the rectangle meet in the centre of one side of the square. Mitre the corners of the seams and press with right sides facing.

Pin and sew the zipper in place. This will be easier to sew by hand rather than by using a sewing machine. You can now fill your bag with your knitting needles and keep them tidy in a single location.

To make a knitting needle holder in the style of a tool roll, you will need 2 rectangles of fabric with one side longer than your longest knitting needle plus at least 4 inches (10 cm). The other edge of the rectangles should be at least 24 inches (60 cm) wide. You will also need a further fabric rectangle, approximately 10 inches (25cm) wide and as long as the width of your main fabric rectangles, a length of ribbon, and sewing thread.

Take one of the large rectangles and lay it on your work surface right side facing you. Take the narrow fabric rectangle and press the edges wrong sides together with a ¼ inch (1 cm) seam allowance.

Measure from the bottom of the large rectangle up approximately 2 inches (5 cm). Mark this with tailor's tack stitches across the large rectangle. Lay the small rectangle of fabric on top of the large rectangle, with right sides facing you. Line up the bottom of the small rectangle with the tailor's tack stitches.

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