There are three shapes in our range and a good reason to own each of them. This guide walks through the decision in the order it actually matters: size, then how you carry it, then the closure.
Decide the size from your project
Measure the tallest thing you carry — needle tips, usually — and add three centimetres. Sock and hat projects live happily in the compact 5-litre bag; a sweater needs the standard 9 litres at minimum, and if you carry spare skeins and a notebook, the 16-litre weekender or the 18-litre tote is the honest answer.
If you are between sizes, take the larger one. Fabric folds; a bag that is two centimetres too short does not get used, and an unused bag is the most expensive thing in this catalogue.
Then decide how you carry it
Tote handles are for moving a project between rooms and for people who like to hang a bag on a chair back. If you commute with a project, or carry it on a walk, you want a shoulder strap; if you carry it for more than twenty minutes at a time, you want the crossbody option. This is the single biggest comfort decision in the range.
Finally, the closure
Zip if the bag will be tipped into a larger bag or a car boot, because it keeps everything in. Drawstring if you want speed and do not mind the bag holding no shape of its own. Snap if the bag is small enough that nothing can escape anyway. All three are on the Weekend Project Bag, which is why it is the one we recommend when somebody genuinely cannot decide.
The short answers
- Socks and hats, one skein, in a handbag: the Little Skein Bag or the compact Weekend Project Bag.
- A sweater, carried around the house and to a café: the Standard Weekend Project Bag or the Everyday Project Tote.
- Everything, all the time, with pockets and a detachable pouch: the Everyday Project Tote.