ArtBin Needleworks Project Bag, Portable Craft Tote, Grey

The large size is perfect for multiple large skeins, books, tool case and project pieces. Happy me. Gray color is beautiful! Best bag! Kept inner skein holder for smaller skein projects. Worth every penny! Strong.

I bought this yarn drum to help transport all of my knitting and crochet items, and it has been a game changer. I love that it holds multiple rolls of yarn with plenty of room left over. Even when I packed it full, it stayed lightweight and easy to carry. The zipper is heavy duty and held up well as I moved it from place to place. One of my favorite features is the opening at the top. It lets me work on a crochet project without taking the yarn out of the bag, which keeps everything neat and tangle free. The structure of the bag keeps the yarn organized and easy to pull while working. The design is practical, the size is generous, and the periwinkle color is very pretty. For anyone who crochets or knits on the go, this bag is a must have. It makes traveling with projects simple and convenient, and I am very happy with this purchase.

I got this bag for my crochet supplies and it perfectly fit the bill. It looks nice, holds lots of yarn and the external pockets are perfect for holding crochet needles. When it's at home, it's storing all kinds of extra yarn, because it's big! I'm glad I bought it!

I am BRAND new to crocheting, and I have a tiny yarn stash (about six skeins) plus a few hooks and other accessories. I wanted a case to store my yarns, plus my other crochet stuff so I ordered this. The pros are that it's large enough to hold several skeins of yarn but still very portable (about the size of a larger purse), VERY light weight, and has different compartments for storing different items like scissors, knitting needles/crochet hooks, stitch markers, patterns, etc. The only thing I don't like about this is the color (BRIGHT hot pink) and the fact that it's sort of easy to lose things inside the giant yarn part of the bag. Along with this, I also ordered a Snapware Yarn Tainer Small Storage Container, Small and I like that better because you can see through it and easily access what you need without digging through the bag. HOWEVER, this is much more portable and stowable. I'd actually love one of these made out of the flexible clear plastic fabric that they use to make the bags that sheets and curtains come in, if that makes any sense at all. Overall, it's a great case. I'm so glad I got it. Now if they'd make a slightly smaller one that held only one or two skeins of yarn so I could take it with me in the car and when I go to meetings, etc. that would be fabulous.

I have both dogs and a cat. More than once, they've gotten into a knitting project and tangled themselves up in it or run off with it. This bin holds yarn and lets you pay it out through the top. You can actually have more than one project going it it. And the zip accessory bag keeps crochet hook, darning needles, tubes of beads, needle gauge, counter right at hand and neatly together. I can move around the house (from den, to office, to bedroom) with the tote and continue my knitting or bring it along to work for lunch time break or to a doctor's office. The yarn is dispensed through the top of the bag. There are two slits, with rounded eyelets on the ends, all edges covered with a smooth tape for snag-free flow of your yarn. The slits let you insert your hand without zipping open the top. There is a mesh pocket on the side, where you could keep a pattern handy. The bottom is made of a plastic that looks waterproof to keep the bag dry inside, in case you place it on a damp deck or table outside. There is a zip case that hangs from the side and this is handy for needles, especially double point needles, and all the small accessories that are hard to keep track of, like a row counter, measuring tape, stitch markers and beads in ziploc bags. This way, you don't have to rummage around the big bag for small items. The periwinkle color is cheerful. To keep it from collapsing when I am using small balls of yarn (for lace or socks) I put in a sleeve of some cardboard to keep it rigid. That's the only flaw--the empty bag tends to collapse, but it stays up with lots of contents or just insert a cardboard sleeve. If you knit on a deck or with pets around, or like to take along projects in the car or on trips, this is a very well-designed project bag.

I ordered this in the periwinkle, which looks a little more purple than I thought it would. (But seriously, who doesn't love purple?) It is so roomy, the strap is adjustable and the pouch on the side is separate and removable. The removable pouch is not quite large enough to hold my longer knitting needles, but is perfect for my crochet hooks. I have found that my needles fit perfectly inside the bag, so it's still perfect. It's water proof, so it does have a little bit of a plastic smell, but I imagine that over time that will fade. (It reminds me of my childhood blow up wading pools, so I don't mind it.) I stuffed it full of yarn and my current project and there is still room. It doesn't stand on it's own, but doesn't collapse so far as to hinder my project. I guess if I wanted a yarn bin that only held one skein, than this wouldn't be ideal, but I like having the option to work on more than one project at a time (at work during lunch) and I am so pleased with the design. I can pull the yarn out of the top to work on a project and between the two yarn holes on each side is a slit that I can shove my project down inside when it's time to go back to work. It is perfect and I love it. You can even change the orientation of the strap so you can carry it vertically or more horizontally, which I would imagine is helpful if you like to walk and yarn at the same time. ;) All of my coworkers have complimented me on it, even the ones who don't craft or knit or draw, etc. So it has a cool factor outside of my geeky crafty opinion.

A handy way to store and transport yarn and projects. Yes the sides are soft and it can collapse when there aren't that many skeins/balls of yarn in it. However, that makes it perfect for space saving storing it when not in use. The pouch holds more than just my crochet needles. It can also hold several of my other notions as well. The periwinkle color is more beautiful in person than on the computer screen. It is more purple-ish than blue-ish in relation to the periwinkle color range. The outside of the fabric has a canvas like feel to it while the inside is a vinyl like surface which is great for keeping your yarn dry and clean no matter what surfaces you put the Yarn Drum down on. I would recommend this item to fellow crafters. UPDATE: After using this yarn drum for almost a month now. I can honestly say I love this drum! I have used it to take whatever crochet project I'm currently working on with me when I go to pick my oldest son from school. I can fit either 7 Lion Brand Homespun skeins vertically (standing on end) and 1 Lion Brand Homespun skein lying horizontally on top of the other vertical skeins. Or I can fit "The Big Book of Granny Squares: 365 Crochet Motifs" by Tracey Lord, "The Crochet Answer Book: Solutions to Every Problem You'll Ever Face, Answers to Every Question You'll Ever Ask" by Edie Eckman, a 6" x 9" 100 sheet notepad, Smencil in it's tube, a Caron One Pound skein in white, and in a pinch a couple of my toddler son's 9" tall stuffed animals. I can fit all of that and the yarn drum is still a comfortable weight to carry using the shoulder strap.

I'm a crocheter (just learning to knit too) and I've been looking for a good yarn storage solution for awhile. My stash is usually kept in plastic containers, but current project yarn usually got shoved into one of those reusable shopping bags. It just wasn't cutting it anymore. My cats love my yarn. I don't love that they love my yarn, though. :) The cats would dig into the bag and drag the yarn all over, tangling it. There'd be a lot of digging around for my hooks, scissors, stitch markers, etc. when they'd get tossed in, and when I'd take my yarn with me to my monthly crochet meet-up, it'd all roll around in the car or fall out at the meet-up. Then, I found this! It's a very generous size. I have about six or seven skeins stuffed in it right now with plenty of room. My hooks with their case slide nicely into the mesh pocket. It zips up very nicely so none of the yarn falls out or rolls around when I'm working with it, and the pocket on the side is perfect for keeping scissors, stitch markers, a yarn cutter, extra hooks that don't have their own case, stitch counters, and other odds and ends. It's very roomy. I also have room to stick a book or patterns in with the yarn often enough. I really like that it has four holes to pull the yarn through the drum. My husband also crochets off and on, and when he goes to the crochet meet-up with me, we can easily share this bag while working on our own projects. The strap makes it very nice to sling over your shoulder and carry around, and the little handle on top is also nice for picking it up and moving it around the house. I see a lot of project bags that go for a lot more money, but I think this one is truly the best value. It's very practical with sturdy and durable fabric. The plastic bottom is also a big benefit, because it's easy to just brush off clean if you set it in something yucky inadvertently. It helps keep me organized, and I haven't had a skein of yarn stolen by my kitties since I've started using it!