If you can't or don't want to hand knit, but want to knit here are some alternatives.

Look no further the perfect knitting bag is made by Tom Bihn and called the Swift.

Completely giving yourself over to a full day or if you are lucky a full weekend or a blissful week of knitting is a gift to yourself I doubt you will regret. So to make the most of it there are a few things you can do to prepare.

Be sure to read your knitting pattern from beginning to end before you start your project.

Review of 101 Stitches to Knit by Interweave press. A great set of cards that have individual stitches on each cards with written and charted patterns.

There are many ways to knit socks, here is a discussion of three of the most common ways. Use double pointed needles, use two circular, and knit two at a time on circular needles.

Scan patterns you like into your computer so that when you want to find the pattern, you can find the pattern you are looking for quickly and easily.

When you knit a project unless it is a very plain pattern at some point you have to keep track of how far along you have come, where in the pattern you are, or what row you are on. This can be accomplished in a variety of ways and with a variety of tools.

A book review of Color Sense Creative Color Combinations for Crafters by Susan Levin. Learn to experiment with color using the handy tools in this book.

Knitting gadgets you can't live without happily.