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In search of the perfect tote? Aren’t we all?
For your consideration, we offer three totes, each with its own distinct personality, all with staggering capacity.
OK that’s an overstatement.
They have excellent capacity. But more than that, we humbly suggest that they have a lot of style.
Up First: The Knitter’s Tote
A field report on my Knitter’s Tote, more than a year into daily use with this thing.
It is great. It looks pretty much like it did when I first started carrying it back in September 2017. It has been on sixteen plane flights. It comes to and from MDK World Headquarters every day, usually stuffed with yarn I’m supposed to take pictures of. It has served as a suitcase for two trips. It has had maybe ten pills that I have daintily removed. The leather handles have softened to a lovely floppiness.
We have had a lot of fun with Julia Hilbrandt’s elemental tote bag. If you are a Knitter’s Tote owner, please share your tote bag’s adventures at the Instagram hashtag #knitterstotedailycarry.
Here are a few of the posts from Knitter’s Toters.
If you’ve had your eye on a Knitter’s Tote, we do have a few in stock at the moment. They come and go as Julia can make them for us. Capacity: approximately ten skeins of worsted weight yarn or one medium housecat. Small terriers could fit but don’t seem to want to do that. Large pooches stand sentinel in a noble way.
Things look great in a Knitter’s Tote.
Our Knitter’s Totes even survived the sternest of tests: Vogue Knitting Live—mine on the left, Kay’s on the right. 
A New Tote in Town: The Revolution Tote
The new member of the MDK tote bag family is the Revolution Tote, made one at a time by Ellen Schiller of Hey Blue Handmade in Maine.
Ellen works in cotton cord, mostly. The idea here is simple: what would happen if you stitched one length of cord until it became a tote bag?
Well, in our opinion, it would be really beautiful and sturdy and bring joy whenever we look at it.
I love how it stands up so sturdily.
The Revolution Tote has quickly become my companion beside the old green sofa. It already feels like an integral part of my evening knitting extravaganzas. It echoes the round-and-round of my knitting. It is somehow inspiring to live with a thing that somebody thought up, then actually created.
Thanks to Julia and Ellen for giving us these magnificent totes of luv.
And One More!
A favorite easy gift, our canvas tote made by Baggu continues to provide ample capacity and also a smile. This is a classic shape, with a shoulder strap for arms-free toting.
It’s posts like this that I am sad I don’t live in the USA but the UK …..then saw prices feeling better out of my league!!
The beauty of the knitter’s tote is its portability. It’s a knitting basket with handles. I love mine.
Initially I too cringed at the price but finally gave in to my better shopping angels and bought one at the end of the first offer. Let me say that I haven’t looked back–it was totally worth it!
I have both the Knitter’s Tote and the Revolution Tote. I live in a very small house with my husband and two pups. I keep both totes next to my chair. The Knitter’s Tote holds all my needle sets and notions, while the Revolution Tote holds my current project. One of my dogs is a Cairn terrier who loves to play ball ALL THE TIME! Her new trick is to drop the ball into my totes so I have to fish it out for her and play catch. It is so cute because her legs are so short and she really has to reach to drop it over the top of the bag. I would have to say that both Ruby and I love our totes!
I received my Knitter’s Tote for Christmas and LOVE it. It really does hold a ton of items and goes with every outfit.
I’m like the original “bag lady” and have found the best knitting totes are the ones I make – zippers, pockets large and small, handles just the right length, … Plus I get to reduce my fabric stash.
Any plans to restock the navy version of “My Other Bag..”? (Since that sold out I’m guessing that I’m not the only one who feels challenged about keeping that natural color bag spotless.)
Julia Hilbrandt’s felt tote is just my cup of tea, and I think that every time I see a picture of one. Someday I will order one, and when it arrives I will photograph it with teacups because who does not enjoy a visual pun, I ask you?
Well, two out of three ain’t bad! My knitting bag stash is getting almost as bad as my yarn stash but I’m super glad I went for revolution. I love it and can see it being used for much more than knitting. One day I’ll probably spring for the knitters tote,I love it, but the lack of need plus the price have kept me from pulling the trigger. I did enjoy petting them in TN though!
I’ll take the dog, the cat and that splendid rug!
I saved up and splurged on the knitters tote and have been delighted with it. Perfect shape and size for my needles, notions, YARN and 1-2 projects. I’ve also transported snacks for my knitters group. It was worth every penny!
My New Year’s resolution is no new purchases until my credit card for Christmas gifts is paid off. But, these bags are so tempting. I think I will reinstate a coin jar to save for one or both. I have tons of bags but most don’t stand well. And, I knit in several places so I need a project by each chair.