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I have always loved the holidays. I love cold weather, I love snow (when I’m lucky enough to be in it), and I love celebrating in every way. I think it’s the cheeriness of the lights and decorations when everything else can seem a bit drab. I’ll take cheer wherever I can get it, and I think a holiday project bag is a great place to start.

My new collection of holiday bags features some really lovely prints and lots of festive touches like jingle-bell zippers that actually jingle! I have bags that are both Christmas-themed as well as ones that are more generally winter themed, in the traditional “Ho ho ho!” colors as well as more subtle palettes. I hope there’s something for everyone, and especially something for you! One would make the sweetest gift for your crafty bestie, or the sweetest celebration of the time you take out for yourself this season to breathe, relax, and create.

Happy making, and happy holidays.

I’d like to pretend that summers are lazy and full of time for knitting and crocheting. More often, though, I’m squeezing it in whenever I can — a few minutes in the dentist’s waiting room, picking the kids up from day camp or, if I’m really lucky, an hour on a beach or by a pool. These little moments make a grab-and-go bag the perfect size for my summer knitting. I can stash a ball or two of yarn and work on socks, the start of a sweater or sleeve, or that breezy summer shawl I’ve been meaning to cast on. They’re great for granny squares, and my spinning friends tell me these bags are also perfect for a drop spindle. In addition to these pretty Dumplings, I have a new batch of sockses boxed coming soon. My subscribers always get first access to new bags, so if you’d like to join, please sign up using the link on my website. Subscribers also get first access to sales as well as subscriber-only offers and bags.

I love a bag that can change purpose with your changing needs. These sweet frame bags have been very popular with my customers, who tell me that they use them as project bags one day and a handbag the next. The shape is a classic handbag style. It comes from the metal frame in the top of the bag that also holds it open when unzipped, making them excellent project bags. They’ve been flying away this month, but I still have several gorgeous options to choose from. Each one is unique!

Dumpling pouches are also great multipurpose bags. They’re perfect for a sock project, but equally great to use for makeup, cords and chargers, or any little things you need to organize in a larger bag. Several feature fabrics talking about home and family and combined with the fresh spring colors they make sweet Mother’s Day gifts.

And my large project bags are perfect for your next sweater project or for anything you need to tote from one place to another. Quilted fabric collages and heavy waxed canvas make these extra sturdy, while inside pockets, stitch marker rings, and magnetic snap closures keep your project — or anything you need to carry — safe and clean. Like all of my bags, these are also one of a kind so please don’t wait to choose your favorite.

I’ve been knitting almost all my life, and that’s a long time. I started making project bags because I couldn’t find what I wanted in a bag. First, it has to be big enough to fit my project but not so big that people start saying, “Can you just put this in *your* bag?” My small project bags are perfect for sock knitting, and my large bags are just right for a sweater knitting project. Second, I wanted it to have the features I need in a bag. I knit in alllll the places — waiting rooms, pick-up lines, coffee shops — and I want my precious project safe and protected wherever I am. Waxed canvas bases and sturdy fabric exteriors keep everything safe. Inside, there are pockets for all my things: my needles, a pen, a little snack, and a ring to clip my stitch markers and little scissors. Finally, I want it to be just for me. Every project we create is one of a kind. Your bag could be, too. It could be handmade from a gorgeous fabric that makes your heart sing every time you see it. It could be beautiful and useful, just like the sweaters, hats, socks, and toys you create. If that sounds nice, I’d be honored if you had a look at my project bags. Please consider joining my email list, too. Subscribers get first access to new products and weekly subscriber-only sales.

Don’t get me wrong — I love winter. Cozy knitting opportunities abound, and I actually get to wear my sweaters. January is tough, though, and I can’t help looking forward to spring. So I’ve made a new batch of project bags with a eye toward bluer skies and budding flowers.

The large project bags are the perfect size for a sweater project. Each features a heavy cotton denim print with a water-resistant waxed canvas base, four inside pockets, and a ring for stitch markers and small tools. The zipper pouches are so sweet, and feature either pretty unicorns in a magical pastel meadow or warm honey colors and cute bumble bee zipper pulls. They’re perfect for a sock or accessory project. Each has a wide footprint for staying open while you work, and these are machine washable, too. They’re also great bags for makeup, organizing your cords and chargers, or any other bits and pieces that could use organizing.

Are you one of those magical people who can walk and knit at the same time? You might like one of my sockses boxes. Loop the handle over your wrist for knitting on the go. Like everything I make, they’re fully finished inside and out and handmade entirely by me.