hubby "surprised" me with a new knitting bag:
it's a tom bihn swift bag. i cheaped out and suggested the nylon bag instead of the cork or hemp, but i love it just the same.
these bags are quite popular with knitters (duh, it was designed by knitters!) and courtesy of the yarn harlot, i got the wants for one.
i like it. i like the inside pockets for my gear. the swift forced me to downsize quite a bit - remember my tool boxes? it's incredibly how much knitting crap i carry, and i don't even use it. the stuff i didn't put in my bag, i kept in my liberty bag.
on the other hand, i thought the bag would be bigger. the description says the bag will hold a sweater project and its yarn - i ask, is the sweater for a child? there's no way i can fit my ubatuba sweater in there. i wonder if my FLS will fit in there?
i also wonder - and i should ask this on ravelry i suppose - but can you fit a book in there? i have my big green folder, and sometimes a book - it doesn't seem to fit. i guess i need to spend more time getting to know my swift.
my bag came with a small project pouch. my march sock fits in there perfectly. knitters often buy extra pouches for their projects. since i already have a couple pouches at home (homemade sacks) i chose not to get an extra one. i usually knit one pair of socks at a time (with exception to zzzzooo, who's still hanging out).
a lot of knitters also use this for a travel bag. i think it'll make a fine one when we go on vacation - i can stuff a few diapers and sippies in there and keep my wallet and phone dry in one of the plastic pockets.
i like my new bag.
hubby was going to get me the blackthorn needles, except they were on backorder. i think i'll get more usage out of the bag.
it's a tom bihn swift bag. i cheaped out and suggested the nylon bag instead of the cork or hemp, but i love it just the same.
these bags are quite popular with knitters (duh, it was designed by knitters!) and courtesy of the yarn harlot, i got the wants for one.
i like it. i like the inside pockets for my gear. the swift forced me to downsize quite a bit - remember my tool boxes? it's incredibly how much knitting crap i carry, and i don't even use it. the stuff i didn't put in my bag, i kept in my liberty bag.
on the other hand, i thought the bag would be bigger. the description says the bag will hold a sweater project and its yarn - i ask, is the sweater for a child? there's no way i can fit my ubatuba sweater in there. i wonder if my FLS will fit in there?
i also wonder - and i should ask this on ravelry i suppose - but can you fit a book in there? i have my big green folder, and sometimes a book - it doesn't seem to fit. i guess i need to spend more time getting to know my swift.
my bag came with a small project pouch. my march sock fits in there perfectly. knitters often buy extra pouches for their projects. since i already have a couple pouches at home (homemade sacks) i chose not to get an extra one. i usually knit one pair of socks at a time (with exception to zzzzooo, who's still hanging out).
a lot of knitters also use this for a travel bag. i think it'll make a fine one when we go on vacation - i can stuff a few diapers and sippies in there and keep my wallet and phone dry in one of the plastic pockets.
i like my new bag.
hubby was going to get me the blackthorn needles, except they were on backorder. i think i'll get more usage out of the bag.
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