Sunday 10 November 2013

What's in my bag?

Rachel left a comment on my last blog post which led me over to her blog, and to cut a long story short, I discovered Nicsknots lovely blog. Nic makes beautiful project bags and other accessories any knitter would love to own and she is currently hosting a giveaway. All you have to do to be in with a chance to win a project bag is to spill the beans on what's in one of your own knitting bags. So I took the bag I'm currently carrying about, a cute hedgehog print (very autumnal!) from ThreeBagsFull ......
 
 
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and took a look inside. Here, can you spot anything familiar?!


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Then I took everything out and spread it out to show you! It's amazing how much you can fit in really!

 
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I bet you would like a closer look, wouldn't you? It's always fun to snoop through someone else's knitting notions. I like finding new things to try out. So first, there's my current knitting project, some baby socks knit with a baby Regia ball of sock yarn. First sock finished bar the grafting, I hope to get the second one done today.
 
 
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A second ball of baby Regia to knit another pair of socks.


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A LoLo bar and some lip balm. I suffer from dry hands and find these LoLo bars very moisturising. They also smell divine. It's a shame you have to get them from the USA, I wish someone like Loop would stock them!

 
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Highlighter tape, a needle gauge and knitting needle conversion chart. I was sent some tape in a swap once and always use it now when I am working on anything remotely complicated to mark my place!


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Some reading glasses for when I am knitting wearing my contact lenses. I have reached 'that age' where I cannot see close up!! Blergh!! Plus a bit of handspun yarn. (Not quite sure how/why that's in there!)

 
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Some mini skeins and key ring chains from The Skein Queen, destined to be Christmas stocking filler gifts, fingers crossed!!
 
 
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A little notions purse, again from ThreeBagsFull.


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And inside this, a few essentials for knitting - stitch markers from Atomic Knitting, scissors, a funky robot tape measure, a selection of sewing needles, a row counter and a broken dpn (I wondered where that had got to!)


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So now it's your turn! What's in your knitting bag?! Please share! xxx

6 comments:

busybusybeejay said...

Mine is Cath Kidston knitting bag bought for me by my daughter in law a couple of years ago.So here goes(obviously no photos).

A Leaf Lace scarf(Cayli Harris free pattern) that I am knitting in Posh Yarn Eva lace weight for my sister in law for Xmas.It is already 29 inches long.

Some gloves in Araucania yarn on 4 dpns.Those are for me.I have to make gloves that actually fit.

A knitting gauge.

Stylecraft shade card,

Tape measure,needles,safety pins.

Size 4 crochet hook plus DK to make hexagons for my next blanket for my granddaughter.

A free crochet coaster kit from a magazine.

A loading tag for P and O Ferries in October!!(This knitting bag goes everywhere with me).

Plus a sock pattern,a scarf pattern and various bits of rubbish.

Off to sort it all out now.I promise.

Have a good week.Barbarax

snoopydogknits said...

Ha ha! Looks pretty much a replica of mine!!!! Except.... mine doesn't seem to have opened very much of late :-( Ros x

Celia said...

That's a great idea as I am not exactly sure what's in mine.

Lynne said...

Your sewing bag is lovely, and so organised! Mine is, um, not! In my defence my bag is really a small pencil case, but it's amazing how much stuff is in it! There are a few crochet hooks, loads of stitch markers, some ends of yarn to use as lifelines, safety pins, a few pens/pencils, cable needles, sewing needles, a needle threader, a tape measure and some scissors. The zip won't close though!

Anonymous said...

i love that hedgehog print!! so adorable!!

my knitting bag has turned into a knitting trail that wanders though my house! now that i mention it, i really should go tidy that up :)
-melissa

Claire said...

I don't really have a knitting bag as such, it's more a knitting sitting room. And as we have only just moved, it's a complete mess and almost impossible to find anything. Although I have located a lot of stuff I had forgotten about. :)