I am a beginning knitter, all the little stitch markers, blocking pins, needles, scissors , small things were out of hand.  I had a lot of trouble locating what I was looking for.  I really like this because I can open it and everything is in it's place.  It has a specific place on my project table.  I think the handle maybe misleading.  I haven't tried it but I think if you carried it with the handle whatever was inside would fall out of their spaces.  I am unwilling to test it.  It was larger than I realized when ordering but that is a good thing because even my long needles fit in it.