Thing-a-ma-jig:

The one item you can knit for everyone for any occasion!!  Who doesn't need places to tuck things in the car, using the baby stroller, hiking, beside your sock machine, near the bedside, by your favorite chair, on the refrigerator.  Here's the do-all organizer for the four items you might want with you the most and to be the handiest.  (Cell phone, Tootsie Rolls, flashlight, business cards, appointment reminders, ear pods or plugs, umbrella, hand sanitizer, nail file, lint roller, ipod, bug repellent, compass, remote, id, doggie poo bags, pacifier, lunch money, pen and paper, snacks, tissues, tampon, lipstick, coupons, receipts, recipes, pills, eye drops, glasses, sunscreen, comb--you get the idea.)  Right now I am kicking myself for not thinking of this sooner.  I need 3 or 4 of these.

Version 1: (any cylinder set up in scrap yarn, starting at right side hash mark with working yarn)
1.  Knit 10 rounds.  Move every other needle over to form picot edge.  Knit 10 more rounds.  Rehang hem.  Knit one round.  Pull up front needles on half of cylinder (side to side).  

 2.   On REAR of cylinder, knit back and forth as if forming a heel or toe going down to the last 3 or 4 needles and back again to form top point.  (Skip that part if you don't want a pointed top.)  Put front needles back into work.  (Or, start at #2 if you don't want a pocket in the back.)

3.  Knit 10 rounds.  *Raise REAR needles out of work.  Attach tension spring.  You will need to keep tension on both sides of the knitting for the next section.  Two heel forks are helpful, and you will need to move them every 5 to 10 rows to retain adequate tension, especially at the edges.

4.  On FRONT needles only, knit back and forth 100 rows.  Remove tension spring.

5.  Put rear needles back into work.  Knit 40 rounds**.  Attach tension spring.

6.  Repeat from *in #3 through 5 TWO more times which will give you a total of three sections of smallish pockets as well as a larger one toward the back.

7.  After last 40 rounds, knit a toe (or portion of one) if you want the bottom rounded.  If you want it square, knit an additional 10 rounds.

8.  Turn item inside out.  Sew raw edges of the 100 row sections to close the pocket sides in all three sections.  Turn item back right side out.

9.  Tack across the bottom of the pointed section at the base of the rehung hem***.  (optional)

10.  Decide how deep you want the rear pocket.  (I used the bottom of the first pocket as the base because it was perfect for my smart phone or sun glasses.  Tack across the mesh at the base of either the top or second pocket, depending on how deep you want the rear one to be.  (For a flashlight or umbrella, you might want it deeper as an example.  If this pocket needs to be secured in some way, you can sew snaps or velcro at the top edge.

11.  For ties, hang top of pointed section on 4 needles with other needles up out of work.  Using tension spring, knit back and forth for as many rows as you need to make first half of the tie.  Repeat again for second half of tie.  If you used a square top, just hang 4 needles from the side of the top edge and knit each half of the ties that way.  Or, use a suitable shoe lace threaded through the ends.  Another option might be to create a belt loop at the top.  For leg use, I would add ties at the bottom and maybe even at the sides in the middle so it wouldn't slop around when walking (like a holster).

12.  For a handy holder in the car, you might want to sew a clip near the bottom in order to easily hold a trash bag.  You might also want a clip at the top in order to hang reminders like coupons, grocery list, appointment cards, kid's permission slips, etc.

**If you leave tension spring on throughout, knit 60 rounds instead of 40.
***If this is to hang on the refrigerator, you can enclose a couple earth magnets inside before closing this section and tack them in place so they don't stick together.

Alternate versions:
Knit fewer (or more) pocket sections.
Omit the point and knit a loop to run belt through.
Knit alternating pockets on both sides.
Add embellishments (beads, buttons, clips, ribbon flowers, rhinestones, etc.).
Use velcro, buttons, or zippers to close top of pocket(s).
Knit two or three and tack them together down the side edge(s).  Great purse or tote organizer.