Cherry Roll Needle Case, Definitely!
This time I'm definitely talking about my Cherry Roll Needle Case!
Thank you so much to everyone who commented on my last post! Such a pleasant surprise nice to know there are still people here and as kind as ever too. It was so nice to read your comments, thank you very much for taking the time to leave them! Well it seems that I have at least made it back again today, so on with my intended post from last time…
I've always liked to make cases for my knitting needles and especially my
interchangeable sets. Yes, they usually do come in some sort of case
to keep everything together but I so often find these to be ugly, cumbersome
or awkward to use and sometimes all three! Also they tend to be pretty
bulky and made from cheap or unpleasant materials. Not something that
is particularly joyful to use or generally enhances the making experience in
any way.
Hence my desire to change all that and make something that I do enjoy.
Something much nicer to look at, easier to use and quite frankly and
lot smaller and easier to pop in a project bag and have handy at all times.
Where my previous needle cases have fallen down is but not having adequate
or effective space to store all the necessary accruements one needs for
interchangeables. Yes I could tuck my needle ends in beautifully but
where would the cables and those multitude of end circles go? And
where, oh where did I put that blooming cable to needle tightening key
thingymajig!?
I've made the odd case with a pocket, but of course the smaller bits and
pieces can sneak out of those, so I was looking for something of an upgrade.
Something that would solve all of these problems and make the perfect
interchangeable needle case, and I think I've found it!
I made a couple of prototypes before the summer holidays, but I needed to
hone the process before I could release the pattern. Well, I'm glad to
say I've done that now and I have written up all the details so that I can
share the pattern today. Yay!
So this new case that I've come up with has plenty of space for the needles (of course) but I've also added an extra pouch area where all the cable and end caps can live quite happily out of the way until you need them. They'll be safe too as the pouch has a nice little flap closure to keep everything in place. To fix my other bugbear regarding the little cable key, that has a space of it's own. A little ribbon nestles inside the case with the cable key attached. Right there when you need it without having to root about through pockets and crevices - so much better! Honestly, this is my favourite feature. I've been using these cases while knitting for a few months now and I'm still finding it a wonderful and pleasing novelty to have it to hand in an instant!
I've taken my time with the pattern, as usual, to make sure I add lots of clear information and plenty of diagrams to guide you through step by step. I'm also putting in a template to show how to divide the sections up to fit the different needle tip sizes to make things as easy as possible. I've also included a variation for the slightly smaller needle sets that only have 10 tips instead of 12. In that version you also get a little pocket space. I keep my needle gauge and scissors in mine, so that's very handy too.
Looking online it seems that those two template versions should cover most of the needle sets that are on the market at the moment, but as there are so very many variations this days, it won't cover them all. Depending on your particular needle sizes you might need to customise it slightly, but I added the measurements for the different sizes on the templates too. So if you do need to make changes you've got that information too - I like to keep you covered! ;)
Well that's enough rambling on. I'll pop the pattern link
below in case you are interested in making your own. I think it makes
such a good little knitting companion and would be a fab gift too!
S x
♥
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