Now that I’ve got my DPNs squared away, it’s time I did something (anything) with my circulars.
Right now (and, honestly for the last 15+ years), they’ve lived in one big jumble in this shopping bag. It’s not pretty. From time to time, I go through and try to match them up with their envelopes. It’s a pain and I hate it, so mostly they’re just a big old rats nest hanging at the back of my closet. Don’t judge me.
In the back of my mind, I knew that there were circular needle holders out there- my mom even sells them. (She won’t let me buy anything from her shop, but you should buy from her. Her stuff is amazing.) So I pulled out the sewing machine and some fabric scraps and whipped up this bad boy myself.
It’s not the prettiest. (In my defense, I picked my fabrics at night when the light was not great, and I thought the yellow was a better match, but still. Also- rickrack? Really?) But it’s functional and has already saved me a bunch of time. It’s great seeing all the needles I have all laid out. Weirdly, I have a lot more US3s than I expected, and a lot fewer US8s. Funny how that goes. At least now I know, and won’t keep buying 3s…
How do you organize your needles?
On the Needles 
I just organized my as well. I thought about trying something like this but eventually decided on plastic boxes. They were an office supply item. They are brightly colored and also hold Velveeta size boxes perfectly for most sizes of my dpns. So both dpns & circulars are together, stacked randomly on a shelf in my ‘room’. I love how I can find what I need in a quick minute or two. And wonder why I waited so long to do this….
https://www.amazon.com/Whitmor-Plastic-Document-Boxes-Assorted/dp/B004S6QSB2
What a great idea! My circs are holed up in a bag as well. I should break out the sewing machine and try making one of these…or maybe I’ll just stick with hand-sewing! 😉