Free Pattern: Knitting Needle Case
All my needles needed a home and I decided to sew a needle case for them: One case for the normal needles and one for the circular knitting needles. There are several tutorials about needle cases on the Internet and I picked up ideas here and there to make my own. A needle roll would probably be to clumsy for all my needles, so I decided to make a case that can be folded.
Materials
0,5m Amy Butler fabric in green
0,5m Amy Butler fabric in matching green
0,5m interfacing (vlieseline)
5m ribbon band (skråbånd)
Tutorial
Cut the following pieces from the fabric:
For the outer fabric 54cm width x 52cm height
For the inner lining 54cm width x 52cm height
The interfacing is 54cm x 52cm
The big needle compartment is 54 x 31cm
The medium 20cm x 54cm
The small compartment is 15cm x 54 cm
Cut 2 x 25cm bands and 2 x 60cm bands. Fold the bands and sew them together, so they become narrow bands.
Sew the upper edges of each compartment.
Sew the big compartment onto the lining, then the medium compartment and at last the small compartment. Make as many pockets as you need and keep in mind the big needles need more space. When sewing the medium and small compartment, sew exactly on the same seams as you did with the big compartment. This way you will have enough space for the big needles in the big compartment.
Make sure when you sew the pockets, that you divide the needle case in 3 equally sized parts, so it is easy to fold the case when you want to tie it with the ribbon band.
Place lining, interfacing and outer fabric on top of each other and pin together with pins. Sew all 3 fabrics together with the band (skråbånd). Place 4 ribbon bands at the right side and sew together with the band.
With upper flap folded, so the needles don’t fall out when handling the needle case:
Pattern as PDF
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See also my selfmade knitting bag and circular needle case.
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Thanks for sharing the very convenient needle case pattern. It’s convenient because you can find all the sizes and types of needles when you require them, in one place.
Kind of you t o share the pattern.
Annol
Great you can use the pattern. I just couldn’t find my way through all my knitting needles anymore, so I had to find a better way to organize them.
What’s the deal? I posted with a tweet and when redirected to the page it said URL not found, how do I get the pattern?????
Hi Gail,
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Birgit
Oh fantastic! I can’t wait to make this! I’ve been keeping my needles in a binder with my needles organized by size in those plastic page protector thingys, but the page protectors with the bigger needles in them kept ripping. I’s so excited to have a new way to store them!
Hi Heidi,
I made these a while ago, but there is enough info in the blog post, so you can sew one yourself.
I love your needle case. It’s beautiful and perfect. Thank you so much for sharing your pattern. I can’t wait to get started on it.
Carla
Hi Carla,
I’m glad you like it and hope the pattern is a good help for you!