Something a little new ~

A friend of mine had a special request.

She has inherited her grandmother's crochet needles

and wanted a "book" similar to my needle books

but larger to keep them in.

So....this is what I made!!!

It measures about 7" wide x about 8" high when it is closed.

It really does look like one of my needle keeps!!!

I so hope she loves it ~

Here's an in-progress photo, with pins and lace all over the place.

I made my own pattern using a few crochet hooks that I had.

And yes, I dipped into my yummy stash of lace!!!

It's so much easier to find what I need now that

I've organized it. I have two suitcases full of these treasures...

you can NEVER have enough!

I always say, you can't make beautiful things

if you don't have beautiful supplies ~

The inside first page. Each page has a flap so the crochet hooks don't slide out.

Thank you Vee of A Haven for Vee for sharing that little tip with me!!

I pulled the hooks out a little bit to hold the flap up so you can see the skinny pockets.

The inside center ~

And back page. It will hold sixteen crochet hooks!!

I ended up taking apart a beautiful pair of vintage clip-on earrings and sewed

them to the front. Since this book was bigger, the adornments needed to be larger too.

So there you have it.

I hope she loves it!!!

Thank you always for stopping by to see what I'm up to dear friends ~

Wishing you a great Tuesday!

hugs and love,

Dawn