Crochet Needle Roll

A crochet needle roll is a fantastic organizer for all your crochet essentials! It's like a cozy home for your beloved crochet needles, hooks, and other supplies - keeping them safe, neat, and conveniently at your fingertips whenever the crafting mood strikes. With compartments and slots for easy organization, a needle roll makes it a breeze to find the right hook for your next crochet project without any hassle. Plus, they come in all sorts of fun designs and patterns, making them not just functional but also a stylish addition to your crafting corner. So, go ahead, treat your crochet tools to a roll of their own – they'll thank you with many hours of joyful crocheting ahead!

Materials: 

About 3 ounces of worsted weight acrylic yarn

Crochet hook size H or size needed for gauge

Three buttons or three 2’ lengths of ribbon, depending on the closure you choose.

Needle & thread to match yarn.

Gauge: 

5 sc = about 1 1/2 “

5 rows of sc = about 1 1/2 “

Finished size will depend on the number of “pockets” to hold hooks or needles.

Directions are for case that will hold 10” hooks or needles, and will be worked on 50 stitches. Changes for case that will hold 14” hooks or needles is in parenthesis, and will be worked on 62 stitches.

Ch 51 (63)

Row 1: Sc in the 2nd ch from hook and in each remaining ch across; ch 1,

turn.

Row 2: (Mark this as the right side.) Sc in each of the first 15 (21) sc, dc in

the back loops only of the next 20 sc, sc in each of the last 15 (21) sc; ch 1,

turn.

Row 3: Sc in each of the first 15 (21) sc, dc in the unworked loops only of

the next 20 sc on row 1, sc in each of the last 15 (21) sc; ch 1, turn.

Row 4: Sc in each of the first 15 (21) sc, sc through both thicknesses of the

next 20 dc to form a “pocket”, sc in each of the last 15 (21) sc; ch 1, turn.

Row 5: Sc in each sc across; ch 1, turn.

Rows 6-8: Repeat rows 2-4.

Additional “pockets”: Repeat rows 5-8 until you have the desired number of

hook “pockets” across your case. (I made mine with 8 hook pockets, so I

repeated rows 5-8 six times.) Fasten off after you have the desired number

of “pockets”.

Edging

With the right side facing you, fold the six stitches on either end toward the

center and pin in place.

Round 1: With wrong side facing you, attach yarn with a sc through both

thicknesses of any corner , sc in the same st, sc

along the side of the roll through both thicknesses of each of the next 5 sts,

sc in each of the next 26 (38) sts, sc through both thicknesses of the next 5

sts, 3 sc through both thicknesses of the next st; working along the end of

the roll, sc around the post of the sc along each row (along the fold);

continuing along the next side, 3 sc through both thicknesses of the next st,

sc through both thicknesses of each of the next 5 sts, sc in each of the next

26 (38) sts, sc through both thicknesses of the next 5 sts, 3 sc through both

thicknesses of the next st; working along the end of the roll, sc around the

post of the sc along each row (along the fold); sc through both thicknesses

of the same st as the first sc; join with a sl st to the first sc.

Work round 2 depending on the closure you choose.

Round 2 for button closure: Sl st in each sc around until you sl into the

center sc of the corner diagonally opposite of the first sl st; sl st in each of

the next 3 sc, ch 5 for button loop, sl st in each of the next 15 (21) sc, ch 5

for button loop; sl st in each of the next 15 (21) sc, ch 5 for button loop;

continue working a sl st in each sc around; join with a sl st to the first sl st.

Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Round 2 for ribbon closure: Sl st in each sc around; join with a sl st to the

first sl st. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Finishing

Button closure

Place hooks or needles in the “pockets”. Roll the case, beginning on the

opposite side from the button loops. Mark the placement for the buttons.

Sew buttons in place. Push buttons through loops to close the roll.

Ribbon closure

Place hooks or needles in the “pockets”. Roll the case to close. Pin the center

of each of the three pieces of ribbon (evenly spaced along the length of the

roll) to the outside of the roll, opposite the exposed open end of the roll.

Sew each ribbon in place where pinned. Wrap both ends of each ribbon to

the front of the case and tie in a bow.