LEFT HOLDING THOSE HOOKS

My friend Ronnie has crocheted several hook holders. So has DJ. So has, I think, everyone else in the St. Louis Crochet Club. I keep my hooks in a variety of holders – the one I carry around is a zipped leather purse, just the right size to hold a bunch of ‘regulation’ size hooks, scissors, markers, a ruler, etc. The overflow, if one can call my mess of hooks that, are contained in a variety of flower pots, Crystal Lite cylinders, and ceramic mugs missing their handles. In other words, not very well contained at all.

So, I decided I’d find me a pattern to crochet the definitive hook holder. I can create my own pattern, but might be easier to use that of someone else – someone who has already made the mistakes and correct them. LOL. Here’s what I found online – mostly free.

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http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/crochet_hook_holder_2

Now, I think even I can make this one without a pattern. The project looks straightforward enough. BTW, the blog this came from is pretty interesting. Go there and browse around, especially if you enjoy other crafts too. Note: this site loads slowly on my DSL.

This one is cute:

http://www.crochetspot.com/free-crochet-pattern-crochet-hook-case/

This next one is really pretty. It won’t hold ALL my hooks, but I might make it anyway. Scroll down just past half way for the picture and pattern. Lots of other eyecandy on this blog too.

http://athena.libraries.claremont.edu/~jez/jezmynne/archives/crochet/index.html

Isn’t this one a beauty? Don’t know if I have spare wall area for it. My craft room is jammed FULL of ’stuff’. This one is for steel hooks. There’s a similar pattern for aluminum hooks too.

NOTE – not a free pattern.

http://www.crochetmemories.com/patterns/crafterscorner.php

Felted! I love felted crochet fabric. It’s so lovely and has a nice ‘hand’. Maybe I’ll make one like this. No need for a pattern. In fact, one of the fun things about felting is never knowing exactly what size the finished project will be!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/79141756@N00/484779436/

Maybe there are just too many choices. Anyone else have a link to a great hook holder pattern, free or otherwise??

As if Diwali weren’t colorful and fun enough, The Festival of Lights: A Lift-the-flap Diwali Celebration by Namita Moolani Mehra, illustrated by Darshika Varm, makes it even more fun to read about with flaps and things to lift and pull to see more information or details in the illustrations.

The book is a story about a family getting ready for Diwali and what happens on the different days of the five-day celebration. There’s cleaning, shopping, crafting, food preparation and getting the home altar ready for the big day.

It covers decorating the outside of the house with rangoli, diyas and lanterns, buying sweets to share with family and friends, the sights and scents of the mandir (home temple), getting dressed up in new fancy clothes, the story of Diwali and celebrations with relatives.

Flaps (there are more than 140 in all) give you vocabulary words for different foods and definitions, as well as fun things like what’s inside the shopping basket or where the cat is hanging out. They also help illuminate the story of Diwali, which is the triumph of good over evil as Lord Ram defeated the demon Ravana to save his wife, Sita.

This pretty and colorful book helps kids understand what Diwali is and how it is celebrated, regardless of whether they practice it at home. This would be a nice book to keep in a classroom (it’s rated for kids ages 3-7) or to have at home to teach kids about Diwali even if it’s not something you celebrate. Where I live there are a lot of people from India so we are probably exposed to Diwali more than some other regions of America, but it’s a nice holiday to know about wherever you live.

Combine with the book Diwali and check out some fun lantern crafts and printables for kids to round out your experience.

About the book: 24 pages, hardcover, published 2025 by Wide Eyed Editions. Suggested retail prices $22.99.

Have you read?