Are you a sock-knitter who knits on the bus, in the car, in line-ups or anywhere when there is a spare moment? Do you carry your knitting with you wherever you go and notice the needles slipping out of the knitting? Then this is the product you want to try and be delighted by the cute designs.

My friend Janka in Australia and owner of ThedaThreads on Etsy has created these fabulous, leather DPN-covers. She started to make coin purses, handbags and shopping bags with playful and fun designs. To help a fellow sock knitter with her needles falling out during transport, poking through my project bags and sometimes pricking my skin – Signature Needle Arts DPNs have stiletto points and are very sharp! – she designed these two cute and practical DPN-needle protectors. They measure 24 cm by 5 cm from edge to edge and fit a set of needles up to 20 cm length.

I was so excited to receive them that I wanted to try their practicality right away. Plus, I had been working on a number of knit, crochet and spin-projects since the beginning of the year that all seem to take a lot of time to finish. So, an easy, fast pair of socks would just fit my need to have finally something to show in less than a month time. My yarn stash is slowly thinning, but a half ball of sock yarn was quickly found and is now on my needles.

knitting needles aligned to be packed

Slide needles and top of knitting into protector

Fasten the press buttons

The DPN protector made of sturdy, but flexible leather not only prevents the needles from sticking out, it helps keeping my knitting organised and the needles in the stitches. Being flat makes for easy packing into project bags and the extra 2 cm of leather can be folded over if a smaller space (e.g. my purse) may require it.

The photos above show how easily the knitting is put away in three little steps or removed when work commences. The fasteners work really well and close tightly. Little hearts add a bit of beauty to the protectors and give me a little, happy jolt every time I see them. The black, structured leather surface reminiscent of snake skin adds to the classy look of my new tools. I love them so much another pair socks will be on the needles as soon as possible.

ankle socks

Enjoy making! Maike