Tatting to go

I went by the book store to get a new notebook today, and look what else I found! (Sorry about the quality of the pictures - I just used my poor old phone bacause I don't transfer pics from my camera unless I have at least 30 photos to upload, and I just emptied it yesterday...)

A pretty ordinary pencil case, you may think, made of black nylon canvas and (fake?) brown leather. But wait... These are not pencils!

Just look at all the stuff I can get in it!

Three balls of Lizbeth, a bigger ball of some other thread, and eleven shuttles of various shapes and sizes :) Now I can bring my tatting around easily, including WiPs that are attached to a ball, and I don't have to worry too much about squashing or breaking anything. I chose this because of the shape (wider at the bottom) and the fabric, plus it will be even sturdier if I don't remove the piece of cardboard that came with it. Now I am one happy tatter and ready to tat anywhere :)

I bought this for two reasons: one, I have seen some pretty tatting bags out there, and I've wanted one for a good while but can't really afford one; two, my precious tatting box is showing some signs of wear and tear on the lid, and I don't want to ruin it, so I've decided to leave it at home. Unless of course I'm going on a longer holiday - then I would have to bring my entire stash! Here's my dear tatting box, in case you haven't seen it before:

I love that little goblin so much, he's such a cutie :)