Knitterly LOVE!!

Ahhh! Perfection--what you are looking at my pretties is a fantabulous Tom Bihn Swift knitting bag. Oh, sure, I know I'm a little behind the times in discussing this amazing bag but--hey--I have kids, I can't be out buying knitting bags every other second. I decided to give this bag a try and spent a fair amount of time gazing (longingly) at the "punch and cocoa" picture on the Tom Bihn website. However, much to my chagrin, Punch and Cocoa bags aren't being produced at the moment. So, being the take-charge kind of girl I am, I emailed the company and inquired as to the current color runs and what might be happening in the future. I wasn't really holding out a whole lot of hope for the "perfect" color combo but--rather--had resigned myself to the inevitability that if I wanted a bag I'd have to "settle" as far as color was concerned.
Enter Ms. SanGregory from the Tom Bihn company (intrepid customer service rep). Ms. SanGregory did a little looking around and told me there were. . . . wait for it. . . . PUNCH AND PURPLE swifts available from an older color run (apparently they have updated the design a bit to include heavier material at the bottoms of the bags--this color combo is pre-update) Well, as I have a serious sickness for pink and purple, I knew this bag just HAD to be mine.
I have to say, I've never (really--and I have a couple of AMAZING knitting bags)been more pleased with a knitting bag. Not only are the colors great but the bag does stand up nicely when it is full of all my stuff. It holds a TON (as in ALL the yarn for my current Dr. Who scarf project for the Knitting Olympics (and the ravelympics too). Not only that but this bag holds all my other knitting stuff too. I can easily put in the yarn, instructions, and all the other miscellaneous hoo-ha I need for any kitting project (short of a comforter or something). The clear pockets are awesome--largely due to my need to be able to see the 2$ I have with which to buy cheap coffee. Currently, my swift contains:
*SpectraTredz circ set
*Instructions for scarf
*Sushi Stitch markers
*Stitchdots
*my phone
*About 14 balls of KnitPicks Swish Worsted
*Scissors
*Tape Measure
*crochet hooks
*The Nefarious WIP
*KnitClips
*a small notebook
*ipod
*There's a bunch of other stuff too--you get the picture.

Seriously--I LOVE this bag. It is perfect.

Now, if only it could help me knit faster. . . . . .