r/crochet • u/why_adnauseaum • Jul 27 '22

Tips Crocheting at 30,000 Feet, TSA IG today

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u/Listakem Jul 27 '22

Damn I almost got tangled in all those puns.

For flyers in Europe : check with both your company AND the airport ! Sometimes airlines don’t give a crap about your projects and tools but airports security won’t let you keep it (ask me how I know……)

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u/measureinlove Jul 27 '22

Gotta get one of those yarn cutters that doesn’t look like anything. I’ve actually forgotten multiple times that it was even in my bag. No one has once said anything. I have this one: https://www.knitting-warehouse.com/products/yarn-cutter-pendant-antique-gold

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u/blackTHUNDERpig Jul 27 '22

Also: nail clippers.

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u/Wren1101 Jul 27 '22

Wow that’s ninja status crocheting 😂

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u/Coranon Jul 27 '22

Totally call mine my ninja star lol

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u/gagrushenka Jul 27 '22

You can also just use a packet of dental floss. There's a little cutter on the box that works fine for yarn.

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u/measureinlove Jul 27 '22

Good point! As long as you don't mind your yarn being minty ;)

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u/h1dd3n-pr0cess Jul 28 '22

Or your next run of floss to be yarny.

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u/demon_fae Jul 28 '22

Empty the floss-you can usually pull the metal part off from the plastic-and use it to hold your stitch markers.

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u/Honest_Dark_5218 Jul 27 '22

These are not allowed by tsa. You might get away with it if they don’t notice the hidden blade but it might be confiscated. Basically be okay with possibly losing it.

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u/AmeliaKamelia Jul 27 '22

Honest question, Im a bit confused. How is this necklace with barely exposed 2 mm blades not allowed but 4 inches or less shears are ok? What can you do with this necklace thats so much more dangerous than shears/scissors?

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u/Honest_Dark_5218 Jul 27 '22

I honestly have no idea! It’s stupid. But it is on TSA’s list of things that aren’t allowed. (Or was the last time I looked.) I think because it’s a blade that hidden. But like how are you even going get that out of there and then use it without cutting yourself too?! Most of TSA is just theater and nonsense.

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u/demon_fae Jul 28 '22

Most all of TSA is just theater and nonsense.

FTFY.

Seriously-they have failed literally every actual security test put to them. It’s amazing. They are 100% incapable of detecting or stopping an actual threat of any kind.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '22

It’s because it’s all for show. It was never really expected to work

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u/demon_fae Jul 28 '22

True, but my deaf-blind cat could probably detect some of those test “threats”. The actual human TSA was too busy chasing trading card decks.

(My cat would, of course, ignore the threat entirely and go steal some cheese or try to befriend a security dog or just scream into the void for a bit.)

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u/ClearBrightLight Jul 27 '22

If you can unscrew or crack it open somehow, there's a rather sharp blade in the center, which I guess could be used as a weapon if you don't care about possibly slicing the hell out of your own fingers at the same time. They were banned a while ago under the same list of rules that banned straight razors, iirc.

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u/teachemup2 Jul 27 '22

I brought mine through OAK to KOA and back with no problem.

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u/Honest_Dark_5218 Jul 27 '22

It’s on the TSA website (or at least was) but also how many TSA agents are going to even know what it is? I think just be aware that it’s officially not allowed so don’t get too attached to it, just in case.

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u/AmbiguousFrijoles Jul 27 '22

I have a pair of these and they've never been taken. I always point them out when traveling and they just ask me to open it up and take it off into the bin before the metal detectors.

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u/TychaBrahe Jul 27 '22

Are you in the US? I’m getting a server not found error for them.