This is my first post on my new blog! I intend to post pictures of my crafts here, as well as occasional links and pictures of my pets. Mostly, I crochet, but I also do a few other things, as you’ll see on the blog.
To get things started, here is something I made yesterday. It is a crochet hook case made out of an issue of “Marvel Romance Redux” and packaging tape. I was almost sad to cut up the comic – it’s pretty funny. This is made out of a story called “Too Smart to Date!”
I’ve been looking for a crochet hook case that is both non-ugly and affordable for awhile now, and I’ve been unable to find one. I actually finished most of this Sunday night, but ran out of packaging tape. I bought some more tape and finished it yesterday. In total, it probably took me an hour and a half or so to complete, but only because I was also watching TV and was being kind of slow.
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- Case- front
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- Hook case – back
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- Hook case – opened
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- Close up of hooks
It’s a little bit larger than a CD case when it’s folded up. It folds into thirds and there’s a flap over the hooks to keep them from falling out of the folded case. All of my hooks fit into the little slots so far, except for my Brittany hook. The fancy handle makes it too long for the pockets I made. There is a large pocket to the left of the hooks to hold notions like scissors, tapestry needles, and a tape measure. The pocket extends to the area behind the hooks and makes a great spot for holding folded up patterns. Basically, I’m really happy with this little hook case.
I made it by covering the comic book pages in packaging tape, then arranging and attaching them together with more packaging tape to form pockets for hooks and the larger pocket. It doesn’t sound very durable, but I’ve been making wallets this way for years. I haven’t had one break yet and small rips can be easily repaired with more packaging tape. I figure my hooks are just as safe in here as they would be in a cloth case.
