Thursday, February 22, 2007
In Search of ..... the Perfect Bag

Long time, no post.

And when I finally do post it's non-knitting content.

Okay a little bit of knitting content. The Epic Sweater (see below) is coming along nicely. The body is done. The neckband is done The button bands are done. I'm halfway down one sleeve. Maybe I'll post pictures someday.

The real purpose of this post is to moan about how I cannot find the perfect bag. Not a knitting bag, not a purse, but an all purpose whatever-I-need-it-to-be bag. To take with me to dog shows. To carry all the miscellaneous stuff that needs to be carried safely and in style.

It must have some pockets but not useless pcckets. I need pockets for:

Cellphone
iPod
PDA
My small camera

Then it need to hold a whole mess of other stuff. Up to something the size of an average magazine. Maybe a book. Altoids mints. Dog leashes. Poop bags. (yes, you read that right) A bottle of water. Right now I use a stiff leather totebag but it only has one pocket. It holds a lot but it's very disorganized.

The bag must have structure. (i.e. no floppy fabric bags)

It must be easily cleanable. Or at least not easily stainable.

It must be reasonably affordable (under $200) If it was REALLY erfect I might go higher.

No gloppy hardware or overdone topstitching. No big buckles. Not heavy zippers all over the place.

It must be "pretty", pink would be perfect :)

I'm not asking for much am I?

I have not seen anything online or in the stores that even comes close. I love a lot of the Dooney and Bourke bags but they have no or very few pockets. I looked at carry on luggage, too big and the fabrics are usually icky.

Any suggestions? Leave a comment.

Anne at 9:10 AM        
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