Knitting on a plane

Savvy_Sue

I spotted someone doing Tunisian crochet the other day. The hook is like a short knitting needle: hook at one end, 'stopper' at the other. The beauty of it was that she was wearing the scarf she was working on. She said you don't have to keep turning the work as you do with knitting - she'd work along the row adding stitches to the hook, then slip them all off on the next row. 

so that may be worth a google, but I'd avoid too fine a hook / needles because the fatter ones look less like an offensive weapon! 

poppysgranny

I would also suggest bamboo knitting needles, they are much lighter and less tiring and they don’t ‘click’ so won’t annoy anyone.

gardening_gertie

I know a few people who have taken circular needles on flights with no problem. Also circulars don't stick out like ordinary ones. I would go for wooden or bamboo ends too. Or short bamboo needles. I knit a lot but either read or listen to audio books on planes. Crochet with a wooden hook would be easier to rescue if they do take the hook away as only the one loop to save!

PipneyJane

gettingtheresometime said:

I've always found it amusing that I could take knitting needles on a plane when I went to the US without any trouble at all but having had my needles confiscated at a Spanish airport made me realise that this isn't always universally allowed!

I'll be flying again shortly and I doubt my knitting needles would get through security for my connecting flight so am looking for substitutes.

The only thing I can think of is using a loom but does anyone know if the hook would be allowed on the plane (again I was thinking of a crochet hook to use instead).

Other than that I think might be time I learnt to crochet!

Where are you travelling?

I knit on planes all the time, normally socks. I use wooden DPN's and carry my knitting in a small makeup bag.  Never had a problem with my needles, although I did get my scissors confiscated in Bali airport, even thought their blade was less than 2cm long and I hadn't been outside the international terminal.  (Oddly, they ignored my big, thick, darning needle.)  I've knitted my way though airports in Britain, Ireland, America, Canada, Oman, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Egypt, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, China and Bangkok without any issues.

HTH

Pip