What's in my knitting bag.

I've mentioned before that I'm currently participating in the Summer Sweater Knit Along over at luvinthemommyhood. I've been struggling with my sweater turning out huge because I can't get gauge, but I'll write more about that when it's finished because I think I've sort of got it back on track now. :)

 

Anyway, when I saw Shannon's "What's in your knitting bag?" post yesterday, I thought I'd join in, too. :) I'm the sort of nosy person who likes to see what other people carry in their bag.

 

I usually carry my knitting stuff in a tote bag (I'm currently using this one). Soon I'd like to sew myself a bag devoted to knitting, but I'm still looking for the right pattern. :) I do have the small bag shown below (blogged here) to hold sock knitting. Inside my tote is a clipboard to hold the pattern I'm using, my current project (my first sweater), and a pouch to hold all my other stuff.

 

I got this pouch on clearance at Target sometime over the past year or two. I think it was like 40 cents? It's cute, but because I sew, there's really no excuse for me to be using some cheapo Target pouch. :)

Did you see that little TARDIS peeking around the corner? :) That's my WPI tool for spinning.

When I ordered from that Etsy shop, she also sent me this little button. :)

Here's the mess of what's inside the pouch...

Two sets of DPNs that I'll need eventually for my sweater, two random DPNs from my current neglected sock knitting, a couple of stitch holders and cable needles, a crochet hook for catching any accidentally dropped stitches, and my scissors.

Clover locking stitch markers, other cheap ones from Hobby Lobby, and those big awkward plastic ones that I promptly threw away after taking these pictures. Because I've never used them...they came in some beginner's knitting kit I got a couple of years ago.

A measuring tape...I really should invest a few dollars in one of those retractable ones because this one is always coming unwound and getting tangled up in my bag. Tapestry needles. I never use those light blue ones. I used to have some green hard plastic ones that I loved, but they both snapped in half recently. Now I'm a fan of metal ones. Leftover buttons from baby knitting projects. :)

My awesome TARDIS needle gauge! I could finally justify buying one after I lost my metal one earlier this year. I couldn't have planned that better myself...and no, I did not "lose" my other one on purpose. :) A ball of white handspun singles that I sometimes use to tie skeins of handspun yarn. A ball of purple scrap yarn that I've been using to hold stitches on my sweater. And a random little badger paw from these mitts that I decided not to attach.

A couple of random yarn tags and sloppy instructions for knitting dishrags. Because simple as they are, sometimes I need a bit of help when I haven't knitted one in a while. :)

And lastly, several row counters. These didn't make it into the group photo because I have three and they're all currently being used in projects.

And here's a peek inside my sock bag...I haven't worked on these socks in forever.

What's in your knitting bag? :)

Until next time,