I've recently discovered the Must Stash Podcast. If you're not already familiar with it, check it out. Steph and Stacie are highly entertaining. With summer TV on hiatus, I have found myself going back and watching their previous podcasts while I knit in the evenings. I'm warning you, though—watching this podcast will likely lead to some sort of stash enhancement. In each episode, they discuss WIPs, FOs, yarn and fiber purchases, among other things. And nearly every time they pull out a WIP to show it off, they show off their project bags.
I have been known to be a bit of a project bag hoarder myself. But I'm not accepting personal responsibility for the fact that I bought three more project bags yesterday. These ladies are serious enablers.
Steph and Stacie are doing a "Stash Flash" this month over in their Ravelry group, encouraging people to set goals for organizing their stashes (not only of yarn, but also of fiber, tools, books, and yes, BAGS). I am not up for a full stash flash right now, but I am inspired to do a bag stash flash. Here goes!
I have been known to be a bit of a project bag hoarder myself. But I'm not accepting personal responsibility for the fact that I bought three more project bags yesterday. These ladies are serious enablers.
Steph and Stacie are doing a "Stash Flash" this month over in their Ravelry group, encouraging people to set goals for organizing their stashes (not only of yarn, but also of fiber, tools, books, and yes, BAGS). I am not up for a full stash flash right now, but I am inspired to do a bag stash flash. Here goes!
Sock Monkey Tote from Midnight Creations. Love the fabric on this one. Look at this sock monkey's expression:
I'm pretty sure that's what I look like when I have to rip something back because I wasn't paying attention.
The problem I have with this bag is that it's a tote. It's a great size, big enough for a large shawl or the beginnings of a sweater, but I rarely use it. I wish it were a wedge bag. I wonder if there's a way to remove the straps and install a zipper in the top?
The problem I have with this bag is that it's a tote. It's a great size, big enough for a large shawl or the beginnings of a sweater, but I rarely use it. I wish it were a wedge bag. I wonder if there's a way to remove the straps and install a zipper in the top?
Sheep Box Bag by ZigZagStitches. I can't remember now if the little needle case came with it or if it was extra. I bought this back when I was still knitting socks on DPNs. Now that I'm a magic looper, the needle case is housing a crochet hook I like to have around for picking up any dropped stitches. This one is perfect for a single 100-gram skein of sock yarn, but it won't hold much more than that.
These see-through sock bags from Creative Couture are pretty nifty. I bought a bunch of them at Michael's on sale. I think they were being discontinued (or Michael's stopped carrying them).
I love that you can see what's in there without having to open up the bag. They are perfectly designed for a 100-gram skein of sock yarn that has been made into a cake. They all have a carabiner so you can attach them to another bag or attach a keyring to it—handy if you are knitting in public and don't have your full-size knitting bag with you.
Now for some drawstring bags.
Now for some drawstring bags.
From time to time, I like to purchase something from the Ravelry Mini-Mart. Ravelry is 100% free for us knitters—the only people who pay are those who sell patterns or advertise on the site. It's pretty well-funded now, but in its infancy, donations and merchandise sales were important means of revenue for Ravelry. The bag on the right was created for Sock Summit and the one on the left was created to honor Ravelry's five-year anniversary. Who can resist a bag with Bob on it? Ravelry's bags are super affordable, and a bonus is that their designs are printed on EcoBags, which are made of 100% organic cotton. EcoBags is also a certified Fair Wage and Fair Labor company.
More drawstring bags. I bought all four of these at separate times, but I like how they sort of go together. I am a fan of the matchy-matchy. The one on the left in the top photo is my favorite drawstring bag. It's from Erin Lane Bags. If you only ever buy a single drawstring bag, it should be from Erin Lane. They are super well-made. That drawstring cinches very tightly, but I never feel as if I might break the strings from tugging on them too hard. They are lined, and that double layer of fabric prevents needles from poking through. While I like the Della Q ones, they are a single layer of fabric, so they are not really suited for holding sock projects because the small-gauge needles poke right through. (You can see a needle hole on one of the green flower's petals in the bottom photo.) The Della Q bags are better suited for a hat or mittens project, something where the needle will be larger and therefore not as likely to poke through the fabric.
I LOVE this one, account of the owls. This is a from Good to Be Girl. Andi of My Sister's Knitter had posted about this bag and I ran over to the Etsy shop to get one, only to discover that they were sold out. I contacted the shop owner to see if she could make another one like it. She didn't have any more fabric, but she acquired some and had the bag sewn the next day! How is that for awesome customer service? This bag is also very well made, with a double layer of fabric, and it also has a carabiner on it. This is the medium-size bag, which is large enough to hold a large shawl project.
I'm going to save my new bag purchases for another post. In the meantime, I hope that this post may have inspired you to flash your bag stash. If it does, leave me a comment and link to your blog!
I'm going to save my new bag purchases for another post. In the meantime, I hope that this post may have inspired you to flash your bag stash. If it does, leave me a comment and link to your blog!