Just for the record, I knitted openly on Lufthansa flights from Heathrow to Munich and back again on Monday and Wednesday last week, and nobody confiscated my needles or paid the slightest attention.
I was using 4mm/40cm bamboo circulars to knit a long thin swatch, testing some patterns in Rowan Wool Cotton. I had taken the precaution of knitting a good few centimetres of swatch beforehand, so that the knitting would be unmistakably knitting, and not just yarn and needles. Going through security, I put the knitting in the outer pocket of my hand luggage, where it protruded slightly and was clearly visible to anyone who looked, but I didn't draw attention to it or make any enquiries as to whether it was OK. The bag also contained my business laptop - which I had to leave in at Heathrow, but take out at Munich.
I was travelling with hand luggage only, wearing a pencil skirt (stretch denim, no belt), a warm woollie and heels. My experience of business travel suggests that this attire attracts the minimum interest from Security.
Hi mshedgehog. Up until very recently Lufthansa still serve their food in metal forks and knives...
ReplyDeleteThese days they give you half a cheese sandwich which you are tempted to beat on the plastic table, just to see if it makes a bell-like noise. There's also a fun-sized Mars Bar.
ReplyDeleteAnd don't bother trying the tea.
I have best luck if I stick to non-metal knitting items. When something flashes up on the xray they seem honour bound to try to remove it.
ReplyDeleteOh, yes. Bamboo only. I wouldn't risk anything metal. And circulars.
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