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How do you organize your knitting needles?

Especially, double-point needles.

Public Comments

1. from smallest to largest
2. I actually made a needle holder--it rolls up! if you can sew it is super easy! As for my dpn's- i hung on to the sleeve they came. just retape if it doesn't close!
3. I have too many to use needlerolls. I use zip-lock bags with size number HUGE with marking pen. They all fit into an old steel "lunch box". I had tried a nice rattan container of similar size, but the rabbit ate it.
4. Try using an empty paper towel roll. Put a small piece of fabric to cover each end and secure with a rubber band. You can write the needle size on the outside and they store easily. If the needles are shorter or longer, use toilet paper or gift wrap rolls. You can put double pointed and regular needles together as long as they are the same size.
5. HI: Hobby Lobby has a Knitting organizer box they sell, Also in the Fabric Section there are Patterns for a Knitting and crocheting Caddys and bags by Butterwick & Simplicity. Just look through those Pattern books, and other you can make Also E-bay sell Knitting and crochet organizers Just type Crochet or Knitting organizers or caddy in the search engine , I like the other answer's idea as well. Also I carry my spare knitting needles and crochet hooks in those clear plastic Show off boxes because I can put my Yarn, Hooks and Needles in them as well as the project I'm working on depending the box size , In fact I store all my yarns in them. I also made a Knitting and crochet Organizer out of a big Cardboard box and it still working out pretty well. Hope this helps.
6. My Dp ones...I try to hold onto the case they come in...But I have a few that I lost so I took a piece of plastic canvas and stick them in/out and in/out again...so they are all together and it only takes a small piece for each. I have a plastic tote box with little flaps that click down to hold onto the base. Its clear, it has a handle and easy to grab to find them or take it with me. I have used zip lock bags inside it as well...I usually keep my other supplies in case as well so its all together. (gauges,stitch holders, tip protectors, row counters, etc.)
7. i bought a needle case like this one. http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayProductPage?productNum=nw0393 with my dpn, i keep the case that they come in and then i put then on a loop and organize them from smallest to largest.
8. So far not very well, apparently! But I recently got some of that non-sticky stuff they wrap around your arm when you give blood or get a shot. I wrap a small piece around each pair or set, then I keep them all together (except my 2 beloved Lantern Moon pairs) in a basket with some of my other knitting notions.
9. I've tried many ways to keep my needles organized. I've found two that work really well for me. For circular and DP needles I use a 3" loose leaf binder, then take Zipper-zip lock freezer bags (you know the ones that have an actual zip tab for opening and closing) and punch two holes in the bottom of the bag, lining the holes up with the rings in the binder. Next I use a permanent marker and write the needles size, length of needled cord, and manufacturer in the space on the bag for labeling food. You may not want all this information but I like using different needles for different projects; I have several brands and lengths of each size needle. Once done, I can add several needles to each bag and at a glance see what style (wood, metal, plastic), and the cord length is in that bag without pulling everything out. I arrange the double-points the same way. If you alternate the bags by top two rings, then the bottom two rings, it makes the notebook easier to close flat and you can add additional baggies as you need them. For single pointed needles I use an artist's brush case. I found these at my local craft store several years ago and they work wonderfully. The cost is around $7.00 and included the brushes. (I have no need for the brushes, so gave them to a clerk who said she would use them.) The case is a zipper notebook style, tall enough to hold your long needles and the inside is divided into stitched off pockets that held different size brush handles, ideal for different sized needles. There is also a flat pocket behind the individual sized one that is great for holding a needle-sizer or additional needles. I can put a whole set of single points in one of these cases. Not long after I had shared my reason for buying the bag and not needing the brushes, I noticed some of the bags had been moved into the knitting accessories section of the store. Several of my knitting friends now use this method and find it easy to use as well as an easy way to carry multiple needles for whatever you may decide to work on. The original cases only came in black. Now I see they also come in red so you could use one for single points and a different color for double points, that way its not necessary to unzip the bag to see which type needle it holds. For my extra large and extra long needles I use a ceramic pitcher to hold them. It can be set in a place out of sight if need be although, I like showing off my needles.
10. I have a 'Tupperware' Spaghetti container that holds the few I own...........
11. I prefer using a needle roll for the double points.