Persistent Knitter

First we plan very carefully. Jill will pick me up at a pre-specified meeting spot, we will drive to the store (about a mile away) and then we will SHOP! We wanted to see what the new Swift knitting bag by Tom Bihn was like. Specifically we wanted to see the colors and fabrics up close before buying.

What’d I get? Here’s a sneak peek:

We start here:

Tom Bihn is on the second floor of this building, straight into that door in the center. if you go in the front (in the left on the picture) you’re in the Outdoor Research store, which was filled with so much great stuff, that I wish we had more time than the two seconds we went in to ask how to get to the Tom Bihn store.

We look around for a while and make some decisions. Here’s jill:

(Jill told me she didn’t like her picture either, so I made it small for her) :)

Here I am:

(Smaller version cuz it’s a terrible terrible picture of me). They have great bags there. Awesome awesome bags. So what’d I end up with?

This!!

This is the Utility Tote. I liked the larger size of it. I didn’t need any more stuff sacks and since the Swift comes with one (I have a bunch of the GoKnits pouches already and love them.) I opted for the Utility Tote instead. It holds a LOT. I won’t tell you what Jill bought because she bought some stuff as gifts, and I don’t want to spoil the surprise.

We asked to be shown the Swift in the Cordura fabric, and the Ballistic Nylon fabric bag. There was very little difference between the two fabrics. They both had the same texture on the outside, and were very sturdy. The Ballistic Nylon bag stood up on it’s own a slight bit more, but otherwise I don’t know that we would have noticed if it hadn’t been pointed out to us. Also we were told that the price on the Swift is probably going to go up at the end of the year. The $70 price is an introductory price. So get one now if you’re so inclined!