Hook & Needles storage...

[Stacy25]

I have one of those rolling yarn totes, and I just keep all my hooks in one of the pockets.Thankfully my girls haven't figured out how to open it yet.

[BrianC]

I am working on making some cases of interesting woods. I have several that are in the works and several ideas for others. The one thing that I am quite sure I won't do is use camphor wood as that tends to cause rust on steel--I have some really nice woodworking tools that rusted when left under the shavings from a turning for a couple of days. Other nice dry woods work well. Check some of my other posts to see what I have posted and I believe that Kathy posted a case I made for her.

[funkyreporter]

For my wood hook sets, a set of 9 bamboo hooks and 8, uh, mystery wood I made a cloth holder with slots for each hook ~ it was very easy... be happy to post a couple pictures if you're intersted in making one, or I could make you one. I feared the wood might get scratched up just kicking around loose - and the cloth is really pretty and I feel very special getting them out, and proud of my 'cleverness' ... I even thought I might make some more and sell them on eBay... then I looked and found, like, a bunch of them already listed at very low prices... so I guess that leaves more time to crochet instead of making needle cases...

 

Anyway, for the 'regular' metal hooks and the humongo plastic hooks I use a cute clutch-style purse that my daughter used for her high school prom but it isn't really practical for every day use and she left it here when she went to college. It has a couple small pockets inside that I keep stitch markers in, and then the hooks just hang out at the bottom!

[jimbo]

wood hooks shouldn't be rubbing against metal hooks, in my view. In fact they should'nt be rubbing against other wood hooks either. Individual containers like Brian makes should work the best, especially they're lined. Or a fabric roll with the hook pockets spaced far enough apart that the hooks won't rub when the holder is rolled up.

[croaganey]

My children made some "vases" at Michael's Kids Club last fall by painting a canning jar with white glue and wrapping a variegated slubby fur yarn around. Two of the three vases have been given to me for hook storage, one on my nightstand and one in the living room. The third vase holds pens and pencils next to the hook vase in the living room.

 

All of my hooks are kept in my room - metal and wooden alike. The wood ones I am lucky enough to own are from Turn of the Century and I keep them inside their original cardboard tubes in the vase.

 

The living room hook vase holds all of the plastic and crystallite hooks that the kids own. And my daughter has a hard plastic case (looks like an eyeglass case) that she found at Michael's for carrying her hooks, scissors and yarn needles when we go camping or out for the day.

[Red883]

Jimbo is right about the care of wooden hooks. They shouldn't rub up against metal hooks or even each other...

A nice fabric case (bought a couple on eBay) for the longer hooks is great. I leave them open at home for display. If I dare take them out of the house, I put a soft cloth over them (fitted to the case);then roll and tie loosely.

[Redhead Deb]

I have two brightly colored rolls from po-ka-dot:

 

http://www.po-ka-dot.com/knitcrochet.html

 

One roll for aluminum and one roll for steel.

[CrazieJillie84]

 

I got the set from Michaels...its by Boye, I HATE those style hooks for some reason, so I just filled it with the Bates ones.

[BY&BH]

I keep my hooks in one of those fabric zip up containers that students use to hold their school pencils in.

 

Me too, except mine is canvas-like with mesh pockets on the inside. There's enough room for my needles, a sm. measuring tape, nail clippers and some stitch markers. My ToTC hooks are in their original containers in the pencil holder. I need to find something else for the ToTC hooks.

[Barbara in FL]

Wow Madamspinner: your sure do have your system worked out nicely. I would like to find a good wooden box to hold mine in. I kind of look around when I go anywhere. So far, I haven't seen anything I would like to buy. Keep up the good system.

 

 

 

My steel thread hooks are in a plastic cigar tube. ( These go everywhere ! )

My yarn hooks are in the second drawer of the jewelry case. (below)

The above tools are kept in a small 4 drawer velvet jewelry case beside my chair.

 

My 14 " knitting needles are kept in an antique cedar box ( under the velvet case);

My 10" knitting needles are in the same cedar box.;

My double points ( 4 sets each size) are in toothbrush holders ( Walmart) with the size marked on them. ( 8's & above need 1 holder for each 2 sets.) These take up 2 drawers in that velvet case. I can see at a glance what size I'm going after.

 

The top of that velvet case opens up and that's where I keep the yarn sewing needles, measuring tapes, markers, pins, scissors, etc

 

Also at my elbow, is a black plastic turn-around thingy; from Walmart; (Kitchen section) that's made for keeping stove tools in( forks, spatulas, etc). In this, I keep, pens, scrap paper, ruler, any stray needles,hooks., etc. Once a week, I put everything away in it's place.

 

Now the only things that aren't RIGHT THERE; are my circular knitting needles. These, I keep , by size, in nice, fabric, zipper pencil pouches; in 2 big notebooks, in the bookcase nearby.

 

Now, when the school supplies go on sale; I need alot more of these pencil bags; because of a casino windfall; ( yea ! ) I will be making a trip to the Yarn Barn for ALL the missing sizes of shorter, circular needles to complete my collection. !!

 

I have NO duplicates, now. I shipped those to Afghans 4 Afghans, to be shipped to the refugee camps. So, NOW, when I put a tool down, it makes me PUT IT AWAY in it's own place ! I finally got everything organized !!

 

And WOE TO HE WHO MESSES WITH MY SYSTEM !!

[CatsCradleCreations]

My aluminum and steel hooks are kept in crocheted book-type holders, both designed by Priscilla Hewitt. My TOTC hooks are kept in a TOTC walnut case--I have 8 hooks in a case made for 6.

 

My afghan hooks and knitting needles are just in drawers right now until I can come up with something to keep them safer. Most of them have a WIP hanging on them, though, so the drawers are good 'temporary' storage.

[Hummywinger]

Wow Veronica

What a neat question... It was fun reading everyones answers to how they store their crochet hooks. I don't have any wood hooks here. But good to knowhow to store them if I get any..But I do have more then 3 sets of crochet hooks and then some.. lol for some reason they don't always find their way back to their holder lol ... I have a very pretty hand carved and painted leather case with a snap on it my Mom made me that I keep my steel hooks in.. My aluminum hooks I have a zip case for crochet hooks I also covered a Crystal lite container to keep hooks in and my clear colored plastic hooks I keep in the package case the sets came it. Well when they get put away!!

Sure got lots of great ideas with your question.. Think when I go to the craft store I will be looking at things differently..

[theworm]

I bought a beautiful hook case on Ebay, but for home on the desk I'm using a toothbrush holder - you know - the cup with holes on top to hold toothbrushes.

[CLLinda]

Some of mine I keep in a pencil pouch that has a mesh pocket. I put the little things like stitch markers, scissors, etc in the mesh pocket and then the hooks go in the main pocket. It is very nice for travel.

 

I also have an open container to put the hooks I use around the house in it.

 

One thing I do every year, in September when school supplies are cheaper is to pick up a pair or two of kid size scissors for my crochet needs. I probably lose at least one pair a year, so I always have a spare.

 

Linda:manyheart

[Aunty Dana]

I keep my hooks in a cosmetic bag and my knitting needles in a rolled up case that I got at Joanns.

[pplcrochets]

I found the boye master set cases (sans hooks) for sale at WalMart for about $8 or 9 (Michael's and ACMoore have them too, at around $12); utilitarian, but useful for the regular length hooks steel 14-00 on left side, aluminum C-K (I think that's the lineup) on the right.

 

Also, ACMoore recently started selling knitting needle cases that work well for my 14" double-ended hooks; also inexpensive (around $7). They look like the folios that hold music CD's, except taller (15+") and not as wide (about 6"). zip up the side, and have separate skinny pockets on inside surfaces. forgot the brandname, though.

 

Good thing I haven't put all my hooks in them, though - I keep misplacing the big zip case (how on earth do you misplace something that large? )

 

Otherwise, my hooks just seem to migrate about the house - sometimes I find them in the large zip pocket on the outside of the yarn bags I got at ACMoore ($5 - on sale frequently)

 

But if I ever got one of those beautiful wood creations, I'd have to do something special....