My sweet Bella

I bet you all thought this was some sort of wacked out Twilight post.

It is not, it is a bag post/review!

You all know I’m nuts about bags.  I love bags.  Handmade, knitting, leather, designer, I just love them all.

I’ve definitely taken a liking to Lexie Barnes bags, I love my Lady B and I love the retired pattern I have it in.  Definitely looking forward to seeing what the spring patterns will be.  I’ll likely have to purchase another but that’s a post for a different day.

I decided though to try to get into some bags marketed as “knitting purses”.  I’ve purchased some in the past but they never really spoke to me.  Recently, I took home a charcoal Namaste Newport bag which I’ve been carrying ever since and love, but it is quite large.  I definitely feel like I’m toting around a duffel bag.  It’s fine for going places like work where I want to bring a lot of stuff and can keep it stashed away but for a shopping trip or whatnot, it’s just a bit large.

Enter Jordana Paige and her little Bella bag.  I had one in black on my wish list this year and Mom got it for me for Christmas!  I love this bag.

It allows me to carry exactly what I need for my life, plus a small knitting project.  The bag is deep so it all fits very nicely.  It’s a nice modern looking bag and definitely one I’ll enjoy using for some time.

Take a look…

Outside

Inside View 1

Inside View 2

It’s also been pretty cool to see this bag designer active on Ravelry.  Someone had posted looking for a discontinued color in one of her bags and she responded that it was most recently discontinued and provided links to shops that they could try contacting as they may still have stock.

I just thought that her level of involvement in the knitting community was nice.  She also designs patterns and I’ve got a couple queued up to knit.

So chalk this one up to a rave for the Jordana Paige Bella bag.