Crochet hook caddy

I've seen a lot of similar items online lately. I believe the first was on Moogly's blog. It was a bit large for what I needed though. I have a plastic zipper case with slots for my hooks and still they all manage to end up under my pc monitor in a pile.

 

 The center is a paper toilet paper roll with the top edge covered in a piece of blue material. The crochet it made from top to bottom and decreased with the change in colors. The light blue at the top doesn't extend all the way to the bottom to conserve bulk from being wrapped. The light blue was 19 rows to cover the roll with the last row being worked in the back stitch only. After adding the other colors the light blue is sewn snuggly around the roll, and the rest wrapped. And the end sewn in place.

 

Using H hook, ch 13, sc in scond ch from hook and across, 12 st. 18 rows of sc . 19th row of sc worked in back loops only. 2 rows of dec on top end, at end of row ch5, sc in second sc from hook, next 4 ch and row of sc. 2 more rows of dec on top end. (material should now extend to bottom of paper roll. 16 rows. 3 rows dec on top end. 16 rows, 2 rows of dec on top end. 15 rows.

 

The bottom is a magic circle with 8 sc in the loop and increase rounds. 4 rounds total and then sewn through all ends of wrap to attach bottom. Several stitches are sewn through the paper roll as well.

 

I considered making 2 circles for the bottom with a washer or something heavy between but then decided to just through pennies into the tube. It actually didn't need anything to weight it down though. With my pens in the center and hooks along the sides its just tall enough to remain nicely balanced.