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Crochet Hook Pouch

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Crochet Hook Pouch

Are you a hooker?


I’ve been doing a lot of crocheting lately, but it seems like whenever I need a hook, I am constantly digging through crap my beautiful treasures. Seriously, it’s annoying. I am not new to crochet. I have used “hook” holders before, but they were things I purchased to make do, like pencil cases. I wasn’t happy with any of them. Their shapes or the materials they were made with just didn’t work for me. After finishing my heart pocket made from jute upholstery webbing, I began thinking of other creative uses for the webbing.

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I just can’t get enough of this stuff. I’m in love with everything I have created with it. It’s almost like the webbing is telling me thank you for not hiding it under a chair cushion. :)

I measured the length of my hooks. (This pouch can also be used for knitting needles.) Hooks are not all created equal. I had several hook lengths. I took the longest length, doubled it, and added about 2 1/2 inches. I cut one strip of jute web using this measurement, then sewed a zigzag stitch along each cut end.

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I cut a 1-inch length of 3/4-inch-wide Velcro and pulled the halves apart. I centered one half on one one end of the web, 1/2 inch from the short edge. The Velcro was then stitched to the web. I flipped the web over with the stitched Velcro facing down and attach the remaining half of Velcro to the opposite end of the web in the same way.

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I placed the web on my work surface with the side that had the fuzzy Velcro piece facing up. The fuzzy Velcro is the top of the pouch. Folded the bottom up with the short edge 2 1/2 inches from the top edge.

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Pinned the long edges together and stitched as close to the edge as possible. Back stitching at the top and bottom was a must to prevent the stitches from working loose.

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That’s it! Really!

Enjoy! I know I am!

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Places I’m partying this week:

Monday

creative corner blog hop Keeping It SimpleSumo's Sweet StuffMaking

Tuesday

PhotobuckethomeworkThe DIY Dreamer

Wednesday

The Fun In Functional @ Practically Functional - Wednesdays @ 8amAdorned From AboveWhite Lights on WednesdaysManic MotherFine Craft Guild{Primp}
Wow Us Wednesdays

Thursday

shabby creek cottageCatch a Glimpse ButtonPhotobucketSomewhat SimpleThe 36th AVENUEThe Taylor HousePhotobucketA Crafty SoireeBeyond The Picket FencePhotobucketThis Silly Girl's LifeDesigned Decor

Friday

The Shabby NestBlissful and DomesticHappy Hour ProjectsI'm Lovin' It at TidyMomRooted In ThymeLadies Holiday

Saturday

Too Much Time On My HandsFunky Junk's Sat Nite SpecialYour Homebased Mom

Sunday

The Girl CreativeUndertheTableandDreamingDIY Show Off

Weekend

Homespun Happenings Lovely Crafty Home

Sorority Craft Show

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I’ve been getting ready for the Sorority Craft Show in Arkansas City, Kansas tomorrow. It’s located in the Ag building (affectionately known as the pig palace), and is open from 10:00am – 3:00pm.

As usual, if a treasure wasn’t nailed down (and sometimes even when it was) I glued, painted or stitched it into a restyled treasure. The following are a few of my new projects I crafted for this show.

Timber Snowmen

I just love these frosty guys. I’m not sure why, but they remind me of little cowboy snowmen. Must be the log shaped bodies.

Reindeer Bed Springs

I try to come up with a new bed spring craft every year. This seems to be the year of the reindeer. In this picture they weren’t attached to the springs yet, but they have since been completed.

Star Santa Pillows

Another one of those projects that had my sewing machine beeping like a bomb.

Polka Dot Rocking Horse

Just a little peek at a restyled wooden rocking horse. I’ll have more on this transformation in a later post.

A bowl of glittered bulb ornaments. I never, never throw anything away.

Chenille Bedspread Candy Canes

Tobacco Can Snowmen

More Mini Rag Wrapped Candy Canes

These were made from the wire tent stakes I had mentioned before.

Shutter Snowmen


These chairs are just a sneaky peak at a project I will be posting about soon.

Most people would probably have tossed these old relics, but I am glad I didn’t. Can’t wait to show you what they became.

If you are in my neck of the woods tomorrow, come visit me at the show.

Making Chenille Candy Cane Bombs

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Okay, maybe not bombs, but by the time I finished this pile of chenille candy canes I felt like I had been disarming a bomb for hours.

The chenille bedspread I used was a hobnail chenille bedspread. That means the bumpy cord that makes the design isn’t fuzzy. It looks a lot more like candlewicking, and isn’t necessarily soft. But it looks really, really cool, so I just have to use it…no matter if doing so turns me into a nervous wreck.

The sewing on these requires each candy stripe to be top stitched to the chenille cane shape. Once completed, the striped candy cane is stitched to another layer of chenille.


As I am stitching along…minding my own business…my needle will stitch over one (or several) of those hobnail bumps causing the needle to freeze, as my machine screeches and begins beeping like a bomb that is getting ready to blow. Like a crazy person, I punch the appropriate buttons and adjust the needle to quiet my nerves the machine.

Once calmed, I continued sewing, only to have it happen again and again. It was so worth it! I just love the way a bunch of these look piled in a basket.

Fabric Tube Pumpkins

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I’ve posted many pics of these pumpkins, and have received very nice comments. I have also sold these at my last two craft shows and they turned out to be real bestsellers.

~But oops…I just realized I hadn’t posted the link to my tutorial yet.

Fabric Tube Pumpkins

This is also the tute I used for the chenille ones.

You can find the tutorial here.

Enjoy!

 

Crackle Painted Gourd

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Another finished tutorial.

Crackle Painted Gourd

You can find my tutorial here.