I've been wanting to make a felt crayon roll for months. For some reason I can't explain, I find them irresistibly cute. What is a felt crayon roll, you ask? It's fabric with slots in it, and a tie. You put your crayons in the slots, then roll it up and tie it. It's super cute... just look at the pictures below. You know you want one too.

Evan is almost ready for crayons... he only takes small bites now.. I decided that's close enough. There are lots of tutorials on how to make these. I liked the Skip to My Lou instructions the best --m concise and easy to follow. I just needed some wool felt to get started. Fortunately JoAnn Fabrics had it on sale that week, so I got two colors.

My first attempt was an 8 crayon version for Evan:



It's really not as crooked as it looks in this picture. It does curl up a little on either end when the crayons are in it though. He has the jumbo crayons, which are a little snug in the 1" pockets. Evan can get them out, but he doesn't have the dexterity to slide them back in (or draw with them really; he still likes to eat them...)

Next, I made a 16 crayon roll for a 3 year old's birthday.



The regular size crayons are easy to get in and out. Maybe too easy. Somehow red violet didn't make it into the birthday wrapping... oops!

Now that I've made a couple, I want to try something different for the closure. It's going to be awhile before Evan can tie a bow, so I'm going to try making a tab with some velcro on it.