Jordana Paige bag

I celebrated a birthday over the weekend, my new husband got me the perfect gift.  A Jordana Paige bag.  I had heard about the company through various knitting magazines, then most recently on the podcast The KnitGirllls.  I liked supporting a company that is run by a young woman, with a great design esthetic.  

The knitting bags I previously owned all looked the same, quilted fabric, usually with a floral pattern, not something I want to take out in public. 

The bag I chose was the Rio in blue Vegan leather.  The bag is technically a knitting bag, but no one but me or someone in the knitting community would know that, the bag is so stylish.  It’s a larger bag, the interior is divided in half, the idea being that one side is to hold your knitting, and the other is to function like a normal purse.  My problem with regular purses is there are no divisions, no pockets, this bag solves all that and more.  The center divider has a zipper, turning it into a pocket, then there are zippered pockets sewn into the sides.  

The coolest part is a zippered pouch that is snapped on  the inside, to hold knitting notions like stitch markers.  There are pockets that can hold needles, lip balm or scissors sewn into the side of the bag.  To make knitting easier, there are 2 tabs that can be snapped around the yarn from your current knitting project, so the yarn can stay in the bag and not get tangled.  I was surprised that there were two, you could have two projects at once!  The bag is definitely large enough to hold them.  There is another tab that you can snap around your keys.  There are 2 pockets on the outside, perfect to hold keys and a cell phone.  The flap that closes the bag has two snaps so if you fill the bag all the way, you can close the flap on the outer snap.  There are metal feet on the bottom of the bag so I can put it down and not worry about the bottom getting damaged.  The handles are the perfect length, it sits on my shoulder very nicely.  

I love the idea of everything I need to knit can be stored in this bag, and I can take it with me where ever I go.