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By Sarah E. White, About.com Guide to Knitting

Outfitting Your Knitting Bag

Wednesday July 8, 2009
knitting tool bagSome options for a knitting tool bag, (c) Sarah E. White.
If you're planning knitting adventures outside the home, or just want to keep your knitting essentials corralled neatly, there's nothing better than building yourself a little knitting tool bag to take with you or have by your side when you're home.

As I mentioned yesterday, I don't consider a lot of extras perfectly essential when I'm out with my knitting (mostly just a tape measure, scissors and a crochet hook), but for people who don't want to travel that light or are working on projects that require more tools, there are a lot of options for things you can bring along.

One must have that I think is important for any knitter to have is a hand-knit tool bag; mine is the knit pencil bag, lined with fabric to ensure that everything stays inside where it needs to be.

Comments

July 8, 2009 at 7:57 pm
(1) DeeLee says:

One thing I have to have in my knitting bag, right there along with my tape measure, scissors and row counter, is a nail file. Nothing more irritating than a rough fingernail that keeps catching on the yarn!

July 10, 2009 at 10:10 pm
(2) Sue says:

Living in New England, winter can wreck havoc on hands. I carry a small tube of hand cream to ensure I can knit without dry hands catching on the yarn. Makes life so much more pleasant.

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