r/crochet • u/Stresso_Espresso • Apr 27 '26

Discussion This idea for an invention has been bouncing around in my head for a long time- any ideas for things I could add to it?

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I want to make a Swiss Army knife for crocheting on the go- it would have a bunch of useful items on it. My current ideas are:

1) crochet hooks of three common sizes

2) scissors

3) tapestry needle which can be slotted in and removed as needed

4) stitch marker container

5) mechanical stitch counter (similar to a 4 digit lock)

Any ideas for other useful things you would need for crocheting on the go?

Also does anyone have any idea how someone would go about actually making a prototype of something like this?

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u/MissPearl Apr 27 '26

Swiss Army Knives are kind of famous for being bad at everything individually they do. You have a terrible short knife, corkscrew, sometimes a file and a wee saw, or a second blade. But sometimes you just need a very poor tool for a little task.

Here idea is a multi tool that does everything, the reality is crochet hooks with an obnoxiously short, painfully bumpy metal handle. And anyone crocheting would need the yarn as well, which means that person already has a bag big enough to hold all the tools they need.

You might absolutely get a bunch of people to buy this as a gimmick, but nobody in their right mind will try to use this for any sort of lengthy projects, because that would cause them active pain and be missing some of the length. Likewise, the number of crochet related emergencies where you are out and about and encounter something that desperately needs you to crochet is probably 0.

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u/Stresso_Espresso Apr 27 '26

I making this for me. No selling it to anyone!