Need an easy way to keep track of all your crochet hooks? This easy DIY crochet hook organizer pattern can be made in less than an hour and allows you to easily sort your hooks by size and makes it easier to keep everything tidy.
Are you looking for a simple way to organize your crochet hooks? Like many types of crafters, crocheters are often joking about the hook that “disappears”, but today’s quick pattern offers a simple solution that, honestly, turned out to be even more useful than I expected.
This easy-to-follow DIY crochet hook organizer pattern will help you sort and store all of your crochet tools in one convenient place. With less than 20 yards of yarn and a canning jar, you can easily crochet this versatile helper for your crafting space.
Even if you have a LOT of hooks or traditionally store them in a different way, this handy organizer might just become an essential part of your craft space.
Ready to get started? Below you can find the free directions for this pattern and all the other information you need to know. Or if you want, just follow along with the video and make one with me!
About the Mason Jar Crochet Hook Organizer
Typically, a crochet hook case comes with slots for all of your hooks in a fabric panel that can be easily rolled up and tied. You can also re-create that kind of organizer with patterns like this one pattern. Often though, it’s easy to grab some kind of a mug to store different hooks in.
This pattern takes that kind of easy, vertical storage one step further. By crocheting a top for a jar with separate segments, you can quickly put a hook away while still keeping all of them arranged by size. No unrolling or untying required!
Having spaces of different sizes also means that you can store both large and small hooks in a variety of different ways, and have room for your scissors or other accessories, too.
In my organizer, I ended up using one section for the tiniest, steel hooks. Then for a lot of the most commonly used, medium sizes, I used two sections for each size to hold the multiple hooks that I have. The very biggest hooks each got a section to themselves, and my scissors got one of the larger sections on the outside.
While I knew this design would prove to be useful, it was so handy that I ended up making three for myself: one for traditional hooks, one for knitting needles and tunisian hooks, and one for the shorter double pointed knitting needles. They look so neat all lined up in my little corner studio.
Gauge
No gauge is listed for this project, as the entire organizer is very quick to make. However, the finished piece is designed to best fit on a wide-mouth canning jar.
Sizing
This project is made in one size, to fit a wide-mouth glass jar(which has a diameter of about 3″). I also personally put it on a repurposed salsa jar which also worked beautifully. Using the exact same finished organizer to top these kinds of jars makes it easy to store all manner of “standard” crochet hooks in the shorter jars(think pint-sized canning jars).
Materials Needed
To DIY one of these crochet organizers for yourself, you will need:
- 1 wide-mouth glass jar (pint sized jars work best)
- 1 elastic hair tie or rubber bank
- E sized crochet hook(3.5mm)
- 12 yards of dk(paintbox dk cotton is shown here in COLOR NAMES)
- Scissors
Skill Level
As a very quick and easy project, this crochet hook organizer pattern is best for any crochet at the level of advanced beginner or up. While we are working in the round, it’s not crucial to get your starting chain perfect.
The main challenge in this pattern comes in the round where we crochet all of the sections. There is a shorter repeat inside of a larger repeat, which can take a few tries to master if you’ve never done something like that before. On the other hand, this is probably a perfect project to learn with!
The main thing to know is that the smaller repeat is inside of asterisks in the directions below, and the larger repeat is shown inside of the brackets. Having the video tutorial below will go a long way toward helping you complete this, even if you don’t have years and years of experience.
How to get the Mason Jar Hook Organizer Pattern
There are a couple of different ways to get this nifty pattern for yourself:
- Follow the free directions below
- Become a member of the Crochet Maker’s Vault
Reasons to become a member of the Vault
“Okay” you might be saying “a downloadable pdf isn’t exactly new to me. But, what in the world is the Crochet Maker’s Vault?”
Well friend, the Crochet Maker’s Vault (also just known as “The Vault”) is simply where I put all of my patterns in one convenient place for members. That’s right, Vault members get access to ALL Amelia Makes Patterns. Every single one.
But, the Vault is also really neat because of exclusive content. For example, for the Julia Booties there is a full video tutorial available for members that is not published on Youtube or anywhere else. So, if you’re interested in the benefits of being a Vault member, you can learn more HERE and see if it’s right for you.
In the meantime though, here are more details that you need to know for our hook organizer!
Crochet Hook Organizer Pattern Directions
Pattern Notes
This Pattern is written in US terms.
Abbreviations Used
- CH – chain (yarn over, pull loop through)
- DC – double crochet (yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, draw a loop through *yarn over,
- SC – single crochet(insert hook, yarn over, draw up a loop, yarn over, and draw through two loops)
- SS-slip stitch(insert hook, yarn over, draw up a loop through the work and through the loop on your hook)
- ST/STS – stitch/stitches
Directions
Ch20. ss into the first ch to make a ring
Round 1: ch1. Sc32 around your loop of chains. Ss into the first sc to close the round. (32sts)
Round 2: ch2. [*dc, ch1 and skip a st* 3x. Dc, ch3 and skip a st.] 4x. Ss in the top of the first dc to close the round(40sts)
Round 3: ch1. Sc2 in every ch-space, and sc1 in every dc around the round. Ss in the top of the first sc to close the round. (48sts)
Rounds 4-5: ch1. sc into every st. Ss in the top of the first sc to close the round. (48sts)
Round 6: Working around the round, sc each stitch around your elastic hair tie or rubber band(working one sc into each st just as you did in rounds 4-5). Ss in the top of the first sc to close the round. (48sts)
Video Tutorial for Mason Jar Crochet Hook Organizer
Final Thoughts
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Keep the Crafting Delightful!
Amelia
Crafting doesn’t have to be difficult or complicated. With this DIY crochet hook organizer, you can quickly and easily store all of your hooks in one place for easy access!
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