Knitting on a Flight?

[MinnieMe2]

We fly down on Delta in a couple of weeks. Does anyone know whether or not they'll allow me to knit on circular needles?

Thanks!

 

[Bobb-O]

Knitting needles are allowed both carry-on and packed

see

http://www.tsa.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/Permitted_Prohibited_8_23_2004.pdf

 

[Cantw8]

you can bring on knitting needles but I had my tweezers confiscated LOL I guess the odds of being fatally stabbed with a knitting needle or lower than being tweezed to death

 

[pumpkinboy]

Well, I think the caveat on the knitting needles is that you can bring them on unless you're planning to knit an Afghan.

 

[MaryJ]

I am also planning on knitting on my way to FL. I had no problem with this when I flew to ME at the end of the summer. Just a reminder though. If you need to bring scissors, they MUST be the type with the rounded ends. No pointed scissors allowed! When we flew to ME the security agents both going and coming wanted to see my scissors to be sure that they were blunt.

 

[bopeep9207]

Originally posted by Cantw8
you can bring on knitting needles but I had my tweezers confiscated LOL I guess the odds of being fatally stabbed with a knitting needle or lower than being tweezed to death

LOL, and that is on the list of ok items to bring aboard. Cannot have scissors but can have a corkscrew, hmmm, no danger will ever come from a corkscrew.....ah ha, right.

 

[MinnieMe2]

This is very helpful -- thank you!

I always carry tweezers in my purse -- I'll put them in my suitcase. I've seen 'scissors' in my knitting supply store that are a little circular cutting thing. No points, very small.

Crikey -- it used to be easy!

 

[Cantw8]

knit an Afghan!!!!! Too funny, very humorous

 

[bavaria]

me me me me!!! My question! I travel a LOT and knit even more.

Even pre 9/11, Air Ontario would not let me knit. (This on a Dash8 over the Maritimes, and no knitting to calm me down as the plane bumped its way along)

Air Canada STILL has knitting on it's 'banned' sign. On Air Canada flights from the US TO Canada, the ground crew are definitely ok with knitting - I stared enviously as other knitters asked while I had nothing to do as the knitting was back home - I originate out of Canada on my flights, therefore cannot take any knitting along.

I have however mailed my circulars to myself so that they are there at my destination when I arrive.

When everyone at home heard that I was stuck in my room for 2 days at POR during Hurricane Jeanne, they asked if I got lots of knitting done. Uh, no, didn't get a chance to mail my needles since my trip was planned very short term.

And ask me why I have about 60 circular needles, mostly in the same size? Because I often have to buy a new set on the road so that I can knit!!!

So happy knitting, and remember your poor Canadian knitters who sit in boredom on Air Canada flights.

 

[bavaria]

Oh, and earlier this year I had to unpack EVERYTHING in my carryon for security in MCO to find my suspicious item - turns out it was a pair of Mickey decorative scrapbooking scissors which a friend had requested!