
Specs:
- Finished dimensions: 16w x 13h, totally unfolded, about 4w x 8h folded
- 8 pockets
Materials:
- Outer fabric: (1) 17w x 14 h
- Inner fabric:
- (1) 17w x 14h
- (1) 17w x 10h
- (1) 17w x 12h
- 2 feet of ribbon
- Matching thread
Instructions:
- Prepare pockets
- Fold both pockets in half the long way
- Iron
- Straight stitch as close as possible to the fold

- Attach the top pocket
- Turn in the unfinished edges on the long side of the pocket by 1/4" and iron
- Lay the pocket on the 17w x 14h piece of inner fabric. The straight-stitched side should be 7" from the bottom. Pin the bottom of the pocket in place. (see picture below)

- Stitch the bottom of the pocket to the inner fabric
- Baste the sides of the pocket to the sides of the inner fabric with a 1/4" seam allowance. Stitch from the bottom of the pocket to the top. (see picture below)

- Attach the bottom pocket
- Align the bottom (un-hemmed) edge of the bottom pocket with the bottom edge of the large inner piece.
- Baste both the sides and bottoms of the pockets to keep them in place with a 1/4" seam allowance. (see picture below)

- Sew inner and outer fabrics together
- Pin the inner and outer fabrics together, right sides together. Stitch with a 1/2" seam allowance, leaving a 4" opening
- Turn needlecase right-side out
- Iron
- Straight-stitch around entire needlecase, as close to the edge as possible
- Sew pocket separations
- With a chalk pencil mark 4" pockets on the needlecase
- Pin on both sides of the chalk lines
- Stitch along the chalk lines from the top of the pockets to the bottom

- Attach ribbon. Sew the middle of the ribbon to the outside of the needlecase, along one of the pocket separation seams.

Happy knitting!!
Nice tutorial! I found a pair of circular knitting needles in a box at my parents' house this weekend, so now I have an excuse to make this, and then to fill it up! I love the purple fabric as well.
ReplyDeleteI very much needed one of these for my circular needles. I have one for my straight needles, but need to make a new one so here's another excuse to spend some time sewing!
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