Hook & Needle Notebook

The della Q Hook & Needle Notebook is a storage case shaped like a bound book, with pages of pockets inside. It's designed to hold crochet hooks, knitting needles, notions and even patterns in one place.

The idea suits makers who switch between knitting and crochet: rather than keeping hooks in a jar and needles in a drawer, everything lives in one book you can flip through. It comes in Plum, Teal, Maroon, Sage and Indigo.

It's a good home for a growing collection, and an easy gift for any knitter or crocheter, since nearly everyone has tools that need a better home.

Good for

• Makers who both knit and crochet
• Organizing straight needles, DPNs and hooks
• Keeping notions and pattern notes together
• A gift for anyone with a messy tool drawer

Using it

Sort by size as you fill it, so finding a 4mm needle or an H hook is a quick flip rather than a search. Put a small needle gauge in one of the pockets for the needles that have lost their labels. Keep a printed pattern or notes folded in the back so the whole project kit is in one place.

Looking after it

Spot-clean with a damp cloth. Don't overstuff the pockets, which can stretch them; and keep it closed when stored so dust stays out.