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Knitting Needle Case Pattern

The cylindrical needle case is about 40 cm / 16" wide. It will hold lots of long knitting needles and still leave room for some wool. For a smaller version for pencils or crochet hooks simply cast on fewer stitches.

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Knitting Needle Case Pattern

The cylindrical needle case is about 40 cm / 16" wide. It will hold lots of long knitting needles and still leave room for some wool. For a smaller version for pencils or crochet hooks simply cast on fewer stitches.

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Frankies Knitted Stuff

Knitting Needle Case Case

This cylindrical case is about 40 cm / 16" wide so will hold lots of long knitting needles and still leave room for some wool. For a smaller version for pencils or crochet hooks simply cast on fewer stitches.

I knitted both my cases in Sirdar Escape Double Knitting (110m/50g) with 3.75mm / US size 5 needles. I worked to a tension of 23 sts and 31 rows to 10cm in stocking stitch and used one ball of yarn for the pencil case and two for the needle case.

The Needle Case The Main Part Cast on 85 sts. Work 6 rows in moss stitch as follows: Every row: K1, *P1, K1, repeat from * to end of row.

Now work 60 rows in stocking stitch. Work another 6 rows in moss stitch. Cast off purlwise. With the right side facing pick up and knit 50 sts down one side. Work 4 rows in stocking stitch. Cast off. Repeat for the other side. At this point you might like to block your knitting to make it easier to measure it for the lining material. This needs to be a bit smaller than the knitted fabric all round, remembering to allow extra so that you can turn under the raw edge on all sides.

Having got the lining ready, put it aside for now and get on with putting the zip in. You will need a 40cm / 16" zip for the needle case and a 20cm / 8" one for the pencil case.

The Zip This is not really that difficult. This is how I do it.

Working from the right side and with the zip closed, pin one side of the zip centrally to the top of the knitting. The teeth should line up with the edge of the knitting.

With the wrong side facing and the zip open sew the zip to the knitting with running stitches along the centre of the tape. Dont pull the stitches too tight and dont worry that this doesnt seem very secure! Repeat this for the other side of the zip. Now its time to sew on the lining. This is when the zip is attached more firmly.

Pin the lining to the bag with the top edges just covering the stitches on the zip. Now hem each of these edges down, going right through both the zip and the knitting on each stitch. This will attach the zip securely.

Finally allow the sides to roll just over the lining and hem them down in place. This time you dont need to sew right through the knitted fabric.

The Ends (make 2) Using the long tail method cast on 10 sts. Next row: Next row: Purl. K1, m1, K to last st, m1, K1.

Repeat these two rows until you have 18 sts on your needle. Beginning with a purl row work 4 rows in stocking stitch. Next row: Next row: Purl. SSK, K to last 2 sts, K2tog.

Repeat these two rows until you are back to 10 sts. Cast off purlwise.

These ends should also be lined. To do this cut a square larger than the knitted edge and, folding in the edges, pin it in place. Hem the lining to the knitting.

Working from the right side of the bag, pin the ends inside the ridges at each side. Using wool sew the ends to the inside of each ridge. It is easier to do this with the zip open. Join the top seam at the two ends beyond the end of the zip.

The Tabs (make 2) These give you something to hold on to when opening and closing the zip. Cast on 5 sts. Work 10 rows in moss stitch: Every row: K1, *P1, K1, repeat from * to end of row.

Cast off in moss stitch. Fold in half and sew to the end of the bag, just past the zip. All that remains is to add a bead or charm to the zip and youre finished. The Pencil Case This is made in exactly the same way as the needle case but the main part is worked on 45 rather than 85 sts. All other instructions are the same.
Abbreviations St / sts K P m1 SSK K2tog slip, slip, knit: stitch / stitches knit purl make 1 by lifting the thread before the next stitch and knitting into the back of it slip, slip, knit (see below) knit two stitches together Slip 2 stitches knitwise (or knitwise followed by purlwise) one at a time, insert tip of left needle into stitches from above, put yarn round right needle and knit both stitches together.

Frankie Brown, 2010. My patterns are for personal use only and should not be used to knit items for sale.

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