Do you have a bag for your knitting needles? / myLot

my knitting needle bag - A very simple hand-sew knitting needle bag

Malaysia

September 28, 2012 10:13am CST

I have finally made a very simple bag to keep my knitting needles. I just use a unwanted cloth that is big enough to keep the long knitting needles, and hand sew it. If I know how to use sewing machine, it'll be much faster and easier. Though it is not a fancy bag, at least it helps me to keep my knitting needles, and make it easier for me to carry the needles out. Do you have a bag for your knitting needles? How do you keep them?

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fashionfever

@fashionfever (2200)

• Indonesia

30 Sep 12

Hello, I like knitting and crocheting and I kept my crochet hooks in a handmade bag. I have different type of crochet hooks, and I like to put it in a transparent plastic according to the size and the type then I put the plastic in the handmade bag. I have bamboo knitting needles and I put it in plastic, I havent made the bag for the needles. Wow I cant believe that your handmade is handsewing made, it is a nice bag it looks as sewing machine made. I made my crochet hooks bag by sewing machine but I tell you it doesnt look as good as yours, I will try to upload the picture hopefully it will work out.

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14916)

• Malaysia

2 Oct 12

my needle pouch - This is my needle pouch made by felt - this is to keep my crochet needles

Hi fashionfever, thanks for the compliment. Actually I am always not patient enough to hand sew something, I always "tried" to sew nicely and evenly, but I am just too lazy and impatient to make it nice, so I usually just sew it quickly and get my job done.

I don't know how to use a sewing machine, and I wish to learn it some time later. I have made a simple pouch to keep my crochet needles too. I like to put them in the compartment one by one, well, I only have 3 crochet needles, so I can easily sew the compartments.

fashionfever

@fashionfever (2200)

• Indonesia

30 Sep 12

handmade crochet hooks case - handmade bag for crochet hooks

the picture

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fashionfever

@fashionfever (2200)

• Indonesia

5 Oct 12

this is another needles case that I made - This is another needles case I made, after reading your post I decided to make a case for my knitting needles.

That is a nice crochet hooks pouch I never made anything with felt but I would like to try later. I get inspiration from your knitting needles case so I make another needles case. My hand sewing is really ugly, I cant sew straight and neat like yours. Even my machine sewing isnt neat but Im happy at least I dont have to spend money to buy needles case. I learn how to use sewing machine from my sister and then I keep practicing and sometime use youtube or browse on internet when I find trouble. I learn how to use elastic thread to make ruffle dress from a Malaysian blogger, maybe you can find tutorial how to sew using sewing machine on internet or youtube.

Ifamous

@ifa225 (14364)

• Indonesia

29 Sep 12

Hi kaka I love to sew too, it is become my hobby when i have a spare time I keep it in a little box or can needles are easy to fall and it is hard to track it since they are so little It is necessary to keep them in one bag or box

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14916)

• Malaysia

2 Oct 12

My needle pouch - This is a simple needle pouch made by felt

Hi ifa, I meant knitting needles, those are quite big and long. As for those sewing needles, I have also made a simple "needle pouch". I used a few pieces of felt to make a little pouch, one of them are for needles, and others are for crochet needles, scissors, etc.

Ifamous

@ifa225 (14364)

• Indonesia

2 Oct 12

Hi kaka i see the pictur that you had upload in this discussion Those needles are cute have a nice knitting

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14916)

• Malaysia

12 Oct 12

thanks. Those are sewing needles, I just simply poke them in.

cutepenguin

@cutepenguin (6431)

• Canada

30 Sep 12

I usually just put my knitting needles in a drawer. If I'm knitting something, I take the project with me in whatever bag I'm carrying that day. I guess I could sew a project bag that would keep everything together more neatly but I haven't gotten around to it. I think a simple bag would work fine - no point in having anything more.

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14916)

• Malaysia

2 Oct 12

hi cutepenguin, Yeah, I used to carry my knitting needles just like that. But I always use a cloth to cover the sharp ends, so that it won't accidentally poke on my fingers, and especially my 3 year old boy's fingers.

leeloo

@leeloo (1492)

• Portugal

2 Oct 12

I do which I would be more handy with crafts. I know how to knit, embroider and crochet and none of them too well, I always have projects in various phases of progress so I have a hamper with all the various things together. I have a tube just basically a long tube which I made using thick cardboard tube and covered in wrapping paper with two lids on either end from flasks tied on with ribbon made the lids, that keep all the needles together as they kept on getting lost, I did that years ago so it is a little worse off from wear and tear. Talking about that I really need to finish embroidering a table cloth that has been there at least 2 years which I never seem to be able to finish.

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14916)

• Malaysia

2 Oct 12

hi leeloo, I don't know about embroider. Well, I didn't have the motivation to learn crafts making. I started to do all these crafts because of my son, I want to make some simple toys for him, and this keeps me working and working.

leeloo

@leeloo (1492)

• Portugal

5 Oct 12

I embroidered a few squares in cross stitching a while back as gifts, but for some reason I have had a tough time finishing this table cloth. Been sitting there staring at me for ages can't seem to finish it.

jillhill

@jillhill (37354)

• United States

30 Sep 12

I don't knit but have a bag for my crochet hooks which are much shorter...but the bag is easy to tote and I can also put several small skiens of yarn in with it...love having it so convient!

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14916)

• Malaysia

2 Oct 12

hi jillhill, I wish to see your bag, wondering how you keep the yarn in.

bretay61

@bretay61 (722)

• United States

29 Sep 12

Some are in a bag and my dpns are not.And I keep saying I am gonna make one.Just keep making everything else instead.Glad yours came out good.I use a notebook with clear protector sheets for my circs.Need something for my dpn's though.At the moment I have apiece of velcro cut to across the needles with the size wrote in magic marker.It's ok,but need a bag.

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14916)

• Malaysia

2 Oct 12

hi bretay, Yeah, I understand what you meant. I am more keen to make other stuffs instead of the "tools" itself too.

cher913

@cher913 (25782)

• Canada

2 Oct 12

i used to have a slotted bag for my crochet hooks (each hook went into its own slot) but i ended up giving the bag to my daughter for her markers. now i have my hooks in a pencil jar.

jugsjugs

@jugsjugs (12967)

•

2 Oct 12

I still have the bag of knitting needles that I have had for twenty years or more now and they are in my mums loft, as we do not have a loft any more where we live.I think that it is great to be able to keep all the knitting things all together as that way they are easier to find when you want them.