Comments on: Needle and Pattern Storage

By: Project Organization: Introduction

Project Organization: Introduction — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:52:38 +0000

[...] as nicely stuffed, but maybe I just need to stuff more in there so it’s self-supporting. Here is Sheri’s post on needle storage. Read the comments, too: lots of good [...]

By: Sheri at The Loopy Ewe » New Year, New Yarn!

Sheri at The Loopy Ewe » New Year, New Yarn! — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:26:42 +0000

[...] – We’ve re-stocked the Circular Needle Cases (which I love and use), The Zuma’s, the Hermosa’s, the Mini Messengers, and we’ve added back some [...]

By: Lynne

Lynne — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:03:34 +0000

I store all my circulars and DP’s in a worm binder bag from Bass Pro. Plenty of room for other accessories as well. Heavy plastic bags are attached to a ring binder, which zips closed. Extra bags can be purchased. Several ladies in my knitting group have ordered it, and my daughter demanded one for Christmas.

http://www.bassproshops.com

Not being a fisherman (fisherperson?), I thought it was cruel to store worms like that because they would suffocate! After much laughter from my fishing friends, they said the bags are designed for PLASTIC worms.

By: The Mum’s Turbos | Socks-for-Mum

The Mum’s Turbos | Socks-for-Mum — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:27:12 +0000

[...] with the idea of purchasing a couple of Namaste Circular Needle cases. Sheri (The Loopy Ewe) wrote a post about needle and pattern storage not to long ago which got me thinking about organizing my [...]

By: Val

Val — Fri, 27 May 2011 12:31:08 +0000

I love the Namaste circular needle holder, what I am having trouble with is the dpns. I have so many in different brands and sizes, and there is a sizing issue with some of them. Some have a 3.5 mm size and they are almost the same size as 3.75 mm. Hard to keep them together as a set unless they are coloured.

Any advice?

For patterns, I am also finding that I have way too many and sometimes multiple copies. I have them sorted into children’s, sweaters, socks, shawls and misc..but am thinking that I see a trend towards designers and wonder if I shouldn’t sort all the same designs by designer? I use sheet protectors etc and write my changes in pencil on the sheets. Especially for socks as its always good if they end up as a true pair.

Great to read other people’s systems tho, each has something to offer.
Val

By: Barbara Lucas

Barbara Lucas — Thu, 26 May 2011 18:51:10 +0000

I store all my patterns on a 4GB thumb drive. I have a folder on the drive for each category-shawls, socks, etc. I don’t print a pattern untill I’m ready to use it. Then it goes into sheet protectors; then a 3-ring binder when I’ve finished using it.

By: Connie

Connie — Thu, 26 May 2011 13:41:23 +0000

I love order, so all my patterns are cataloged in notebooks according to type. For instance sock patterns have their own book and shawls are nearing that point. Then there are blankets, Infant and child, Adult and one book is for current patterns I am interested in knitting with the next month or so. I now have so many patterns that I am in the process of doing an index page in each book as well as an inventory folder for all the books. All the notebooks are kept in my knitting bookcase with all my other knitting books.

All patterns are in plastic sleeves inside the notebooks. Additionally when I have a pattern book that I use a lot, I take the book to a local printing shop and have the binder changed to a spiral. This helps with copying the patterns and graphs. I never take my books out of the house, rather print out the pattern and the graphs and keep them in the plastic sleeves easier to travel with.

By: Barb

Barb — Thu, 26 May 2011 01:41:54 +0000

If you have a kindle, how do you get your hard copy patterns or stored patterns on the computer onto your kindle?

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 26 May 2011 00:41:40 +0000

I store my straights in one of those decorative cardboard wine tubes–they fit perfectly and I keep it right in my knitting basket!
I put my patterns in plastic sleeves and put them in a ring binder that has those tab sections for the type of patterns—if I copy a pattern or shorten it I use note cards and store them in a note card box—

By: Laurey

Laurey — Wed, 25 May 2011 23:34:16 +0000

@Cindy, re: pattern storage

I had the same issue, I finally scanned all that weren’t already in pdf format, and now store them on my kindle as well (and on a USB hard drive as a backup). I have ALL my patterns in one place that I can take with me, organized into different categories. This does require a kindle (or other book-reader), but can also be done (with a much smaller screen) using a pdf viewer on near any smart phone these days.

I do prefer on the kindle however (bigger screen, yaay!) or iPad.

The current kindle holds approximately 3500 books. If used solely for pattern storage, you could likely hold 5,000 to 7,500 patterns easily.

(and for any considering digital means, cute writer is a free ‘print to pdf’ program to get any of those patterns on webpages themselves into pdf format)