Pocket Organiser | Keep Calm and Crochet On U.K

If you are a regular reader of Simply Crochet magazine then you may be familiar with their ‘Hook to Hook Challenges’ where two designers compete to come up with a unique pattern, to a given brief, using the same yarn. I was delighted to be asked to be one of the challengers again…

A wall pocket organiser hangs on a white brick wall. The pockets are made up to look like cute teddy bear faces. Inside the pockets there are some little toys. — © Our Media: Simply Crochet Issue 148

You may remember that I took part in one of these hook to hook challenges before (my first challenge was back in 2019 for Issue 81). The same rules applied, I didn’t know who I would be up against, just that we would both using the same yarn with the brief of creating a ‘pocket organiser’.

I was given five balls of Drops Muskat which is a mercerized DK (light worsted) 100% cotton that comes in 50g balls (100m / 109yds). The colours I received were Desert Rose (06), Light Mint (20), Light Orange (51), Pink Sand (86) and Pomegranate (87).

Close up of the Bear Pocket Organiser which show a cute orange bear face on a pocket with a little teddy bear peeking out. Pattern available in issue 148 of Simply Crochet Magazine — © Our Media: Simply Crochet Issue 148

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I think these challenges are particularly fun to see how different people’s minds work, I came up with the Bear-longs Pocket organiser. A sweet decorative wall hanging storage bag with three practical pockets perfect for sorting and organising small items.

The back of the hanger is worked in one panel in rows to create a striped background. Then some front pieces with cute ears were created and attached to the back panel to create pockets. The completed organiser was then attached to a length of dowel rod for hanging purposes.

Simply Crochet's hook to hook challenge for issue 148 - wall organisers as created by two different designers - vote for your favourite on Instagram now! — © Our Media: Simply Crochet Issue 148

It was really fun to see my competitor’s take on the challenge, I love Millie Masterson’s hanging basket version; perfect for keeping little treasures safe too!

One of the fun bits of the Hook to Hook Challenge is that YOU can vote for your favourite of the two designs on the Simply Crochet Instagram page. Just LIKE and COMMENT on your favourite (pick me 😉) to be in with a chance of winning a FREE digital edition of Simply Crochet.

A winner will be announced on 30 April at 1pm (GMT) on the Simply Crochet Instagram page, the competition is open to UK entrants only and T&C’s will apply.

So please, go check out the challenge, vote!

Issue 148 of Simply Crochet Magazine is on sale from 16 April 2024 and is available to order online or download as a digital issue now.

If you make up the Bear Pocket Organiser I hope you’ll share any finished photos with me on social media (facebook, twitter or instagram) or as a project on Ravelry – I love to see what you make! And finally you may wish to make sure you are signed up to blog (below) and / or my mailing list to get a reminder when new blog posts, discounts or new pattern releases are available.

Until next time folks! Happy hooking and keep calm and crochet on my friends xx