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Knitting Patterns to Help Keep You Organized

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I’ve been thinking a lot about organization this month and I wondered if we could knit things to keep our knitting lives in order. Because any excuse for a knitting project, right? 

One of the most obvious things that knitters can knit for themselves to keep their knitting stuff organized is needle storage. You can make your own knit needle rolls like the Case in Point from Briney Deep Designs, which calls for sport-weight cotton. Reinforce the knitting with fabric (which keeps your needles from poking through as easily) with this pattern from DW Crochet Patterns, which uses three colors of DK weight yarn. 

How about storing circular needles? You can try the Memories of Aloha knitting needle holder from Bellaricka, which is a cool wall hanging even without needles woven through it. This one uses cables and lace to make holes through which to drape your needles, and it uses DK weight yarn. You can even use a knitting needle to hang it!

Another option is this Circularity needle organizer from Lark & Lupine, which is a free download on Ravelry. It has stripes and cables to help you keep your needles organized, and you can embroider the sizes and cable lengths on the side of the wall hanging so you always know what goes where and can find what you need. This one uses aran/worsted weight yarn and would be a great stash buster.

Cast on Calamity has an idea fr making little sleeves for needles that include bobbles and eyelets to indicate the measurement in millimeters for the needles (example: a 5.5 mm needle sleeve would have 5 bobbles and 2 eyelets). My cat would probably steal these but it’s a cool idea. 

Make a big felted wall hanging with pockets that can hold needles and other supplies with this free pattern from Berroco. Organiza uses bulky yarn and has six sleeves for needles and 14 pockets of various sizes that can hold needles, crochet hooks, scissors and other notions and supplies. 

And if you like to keep all your supplies literally close at hand you can stitch up a Pandemic Wrister. This free pattern from Claudia Krisniski is on Ravelry and is worked in worsted weight yarn. It gives you space for stitch markers, yarn needles, cable needles and more right where you need them. 

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Pencil Knitting Patterns

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns! 

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil. 

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn. 

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point. 

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up. 

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.