Leudes vs LTINVECK Knitting Bag: Which Yarn Backpack Carries More?

If you crochet from a bag the way I do, you know the problem. You pack for a long car ride or a church craft night, and by the time you arrive, the yarn is a knot, the hooks have slid to the bottom, and the pattern you printed is crumpled against your water bottle. I have used the same canvas tote for years, and I finally got tired of it. So I ordered the Leudes Crochet Bag Backpack and the LTINVECK Knitting Bag, loaded both with the same worsted weight yarn, and carried them around for a few weeks to see which one actually holds more.

The short answer: the Leudes carries more, and it is the one I reach for every day. But the LTINVECK is lighter, and for someone who only carries one small project, it might be the better fit. Here is the honest breakdown.

Some background on why I tested these two. For years I carried my crochet in a canvas tote from a bookstore. It held plenty, but everything sank to the bottom in one tangle, hooks poked through the fabric, and finding the right skein meant dumping the whole thing out on the couch. When I finally went looking for a real yarn bag, the Leudes backpack and the LTINVECK knitting bag were the two that kept showing up in my crochet group and in the reviews I trust. I bought both, and for several weeks I switched between them depending on what I was working on and where I was going.

	Leudes Crochet Bag Backpack	LTINVECK Knitting Bag
Capacity	Holds 8 to 10 worsted weight skeins plus hooks, scissors, and a pattern	Holds 4 to 5 worsted weight skeins comfortably
Pockets	Multiple exterior and interior pockets, including a dedicated hook pocket	One main compartment and a small front pocket
Weight	Heavier, with padded straps and a structured bottom	Lighter and more flexible, easy to fold flat
Structure	Stands up on its own, so yarn feeds out while the bag sits on the floor	Collapses when set down, so you hold it or prop it against something
Best for	Big projects, travel, and anyone who carries more than one project at a time	One small project, quick trips, and minimal carry

Where Leudes Wins

The Leudes wins on capacity, and that is the whole reason I bought it. I packed it with eight skeins of worsted weight yarn for a weekend trip, plus my size H hook, a small pair of scissors, and a printed pattern. Everything fit with room to spare. The LTINVECK held five skeins before the top started to strain, and I had to leave the pattern in the car.

To put numbers on it, I packed both bags for the same weekend. Into the Leudes went eight skeins of worsted weight, a half finished baby blanket, my hook case, a pair of scissors, a tape measure, a box of stitch markers and a paperback for the drive. It zipped closed without a struggle. The LTINVECK took four of those skeins, the blanket and the hook case, and then I had to start choosing. If you are the kind of crocheter who likes to bring a second project in case the first one gets boring, that difference in capacity is the whole story.

The pockets are the other big difference. The Leudes has a dedicated hook pocket on the outside, which sounds like a small thing until you have dug through a bag for ten minutes looking for a hook. The LTINVECK has one main compartment and a small front pocket, so everything ends up in one pile. For a person who likes to know exactly where her hook is, the Leudes is the clear winner.

I also like that the Leudes stands up on its own. I set it on the floor next to my recliner in the living room, and I can pull yarn out of the top without the whole bag tipping over. With the LTINVECK, I had to prop it against the leg of the chair or hold it with one hand while I worked. That sounds like a small thing, but when my right thumb is stiff from the cold, I do not want to wrestle a floppy bag every time I switch colors.

The Leudes also handled a real trip better than I expected. I took it to my sister's house for a long weekend in March, packed with a baby blanket I was making for the church donation drive. The bag sat on the passenger seat, then on her kitchen floor, then in the back of the car on the way home. Nothing spilled, nothing got tangled, and the yarn came out of the top the same way it went in. That is the test that matters to me, and the Leudes passed it.

Inside, the Leudes keeps things separated the way my old tote never could. Yarn goes in the main compartment, hooks go into their own slots, and the small notions, markers, scissors, a tapestry needle and my tape measure, each have a pocket. At my church craft group I can open the Leudes, take out exactly what I need, and close it again without anything spilling onto the floor. With a tote, half the evening used to go to finding things. The difference is not glamorous, but it is the reason I actually crochet more when I am away from home.

Where LTINVECK Wins

I will be honest: the LTINVECK is the lighter bag, and there are days when that matters. When I only need one skein for a hat or a dishcloth, the Leudes feels like more bag than I need. The LTINVECK folds flat, tucks into a tote, and does not announce itself. If you are the kind of crocheter who carries one small project and nothing else, the LTINVECK is the more practical choice.

On a short errand that lighter weight really shows. I took the LTINVECK to a doctor's appointment with one hat in progress, and it sat on my lap in the waiting room without getting in anyone's way. I could crochet straight out of the open top, with the ball of yarn feeding up from inside the bag so it never rolled onto the floor. For that kind of outing, where one small project and a hook are all you need, carrying the bigger Leudes would have been more bag than the job called for.

The LTINVECK also wins on price, if you are comparing the two at their usual Amazon prices. It is the more affordable bag, and for a beginner who is not sure how much they will actually carry, that lower price is a reasonable reason to start there. The Leudes costs more, but you are paying for the structure, the pockets, and the capacity.

There is one more thing the LTINVECK does well: it disappears. I took it to a Wednesday night craft group at church, carrying one skein of worsted weight yarn and a size G hook for a dishcloth. The bag sat in my lap the whole evening, and I barely noticed it. The Leudes, with its padded straps and structured bottom, is a bag you know you are carrying. That is not a bad thing, but it is a real difference.

I also found the LTINVECK easier to pack into a suitcase. On the same weekend trip, I folded it flat and slid it into the outside pocket of my suitcase, where it took up almost no room. The Leudes kept its shape in the middle of the suitcase, which was fine, but it did take up space. If you are the kind of traveler who packs a spare bag just in case, the LTINVECK is the one that earns its place.

The LTINVECK is also a little easier to get into quickly. It opens wide at the top, so if you are working on one project and just want to reach in for the ball of yarn, it is one motion. The Leudes takes a zipper and a moment to find the right compartment. On a short car ride or in a waiting room, where you want to pull out one small project and start, that quick access is a real point in favor of the LTINVECK, and I do not want to pretend otherwise just because I prefer the bigger bag.

The Leudes carries eight skeins without complaint. The LTINVECK carries five and calls it a day. For my projects, that difference is everything.

Who Should Buy Which

Buy the Leudes if you carry more than one project at a time, if you travel with yarn, or if you are tired of digging for your hook. It is the bag I reach for when I pack for a weekend at my sister's house or a long afternoon at the kitchen table. The structure means it stands up on its own, so you can set it on the floor next to your chair and pull yarn out without the whole bag collapsing.

Buy the LTINVECK if you only ever carry one small project, if you want a bag that disappears into a tote, or if you are on a tight budget. It is a perfectly good bag for a single skein and a hook. It just is not the bag for a woman who packs like she is moving in.

And if you are buying for someone else, a beginner or a friend who is just picking crochet back up, think about how they work today rather than how you hope they will work. A new crocheter usually has one project and a couple of hooks, and a smaller bag is less intimidating to fill. A long time crocheter almost always has more yarn than projects, and a backpack with real compartments will get used every day.

One way to decide is to empty out your current crochet bag on the kitchen table and look at it honestly. Count the skeins, the hooks, and the little things you always carry. If it all fits in two hands, the LTINVECK will hold it and save you some weight. If it covers the table, the way mine does when I am working on a blanket and two baby gifts at the same time, the Leudes is the one with room for all of it. I did that exercise myself before writing this, and it made the choice obvious for the way I work.

One more note from my kitchen table, where I do most of my blocking. I laid both bags flat on the table and measured the opening of each one. The Leudes opening is wide enough that I can reach in with both hands and pull out a skein without catching it on the zipper. The LTINVECK opening is narrower, and I had to angle the skein to get it out. That is the kind of detail that does not show up in the product photos, but it shows up every single time you use the bag.