New pattern!! A Hook Case

Hello friends!! 

I have had a very serviceable but really quite ugly hook case for a while now.  But given that you can crochet pretty much anything I thought why not make a hook case?!

So I set about creating this:

I present to you :

The Crochet Quiver!

I'd like to give a massive shout out to Kimberley of @kbated for coming up with such a great name!😘😘  I'm pretty sure that all of us hookers can hunt out yarn within a mile radius so we need a handy quiver to store our arrows, ahem crochet hooks, in right??!😊😂

You will need:

3 aran weight yarns – I used Drops Paris Cotton (I love the stitch definition and colours 😊):

Yarn A Light Turqouise

Yarn B Shocking Pink

Yarn C Medium Pink

4mm crochet hook

Tapestry needle and a sewing needle

20cm zip in same colour as Yarn C – please be aware that depending on your tension you may need a slightly shorter or longer zip.  It may be worth waiting until you have worked the main body of the case to then measure the circumference.  The finished dimensions of my Crochet Quiver is approximately 20cm long by 23cm around.

Cotton thread for attaching the zip in same colour as Yarn C (l used a strand of the yarn rather than buying a whole reel of thread but it was quite fragile and snapped a couple of times).

I worked each round individually and not in a continuous round like amigurumi to stop my stripes from going wonky!

The only stitch used is the half treble crochet (htr).  For step by step directions go here

At the start of each round ch 1 then continue with the pattern as below!! 

I hope you enjoy making this as much as I did!  Happy hooking!!

Method:

Bottom part of hook case:

Row 1 – Using Yarn A make a magic ring, make 7 htr into the magic ring. (7st)

Row 2 – make 2 htr into each stitch (14st)

Row 3 –  make 1 htr into the first stitch, 2 htr into the next.  Repeat to the end of the row – an increase in every other stitch to the end. (21 st)

Row 4 – make 1 htr into the next 2 stitches and 2htr into the next stitch – repeat this to the end of the row – an increase in every third stitch.  (28st)

Row 5 – make 1 htr into the next 3 stitches and 2 htr into the next st – repeat to the end of the row – an increase in every fourth stitch. (35st)

Row 6 – make 1 htr into the next 4 stitches and htr into the next st – repeat to the end of the row – an increase in every fifth stitch. (42st)

Rows 7-12 1 htr into each st for 6 rows.  At the end of row 12 snip yarn and fasten off.  (42 st)

Row 13 – join yarn b and make 1 htr into each st. at the end of the row snip yarn and fasten off.

Row 14 – rejoin yarn A and make 1 htr into each stitch, at the end of the row, snip yarn and fasten off.

Rows 15 – 20 – rejoin yarn B and make 1 htr into each stitch for 6 rows.  At the end of row 20 snip yarn and fasten off.

Row 21 – join yarn c and make 1 htr into each st. At the end of the row snip yarn and fasten off.

Row 22 – rejoin yarn b and make 1 htr into each stitch, at the end of the row, snip yarn and fasten off.

Rows 23-24 – rejoin yarn c and make 1 htr into each stitch for 2 rows.  At the end of row 24 snip yarn and fasten off.

Turn inside out to sew in ends.

Lid of hook case:

Row 1 – using Yarn C make a magic ring, make 7 htr into the magic ring (7st)

Row 2 – make 2 htr into each stitch (14st)

Row 3 –  make 1 htr into the first stitch, 2 htr into the next.  Repeat to the end of the round – an increase in every other stitch to the end. (21 st)

Row 4 – make1 htr into the next 2 stitches and 2htr into the next stitch – repeat this to the end of the round – an increase in every third stitch.  (28st)

Row 5 – make 1 htr into the next 3 stitches and 2 htr into the next st – repeat to the end of the round – an increase in every fourth stitch. (35st)

Row 6 – make 1 htr into the next 4 stitches and htr into the next st – repeat to the end of the round – an increase in every fifth stitch. (42st)

Rows 7-10, 1 htr into each st for 4 rows.  At the end of row 10 work 5 more stitches, snip yarn and fasten off leaving a long tail.  

Attach the lid to the base of the hook case (attach anywhere on the top of it) along the 5 extra stitches then sew in ends.

Sew zip on the hook case using the back loops only and using the 5 stitches where the base and lid join to put the ends of the zip.  This should give a nice clean finish.

Ta Dah!!  Fill with your crochet hooks (or pens, make-up brushes etc) and admire your lovely new case!!

As with all crochet patterns this is totally adaptable, you can use any colours, choose any aran yarn and you could make it bigger by adding some extra rows if your hooks are a bit longer! 

I’d love to see your finished hook cases or works in progress so please tag me in your pictures on instagram! @hookonepurlone or #hopohearts !😍😊

Love and hugs peeps!! H xx