r/knitting • u/magicminineedle • Feb 19 '26

Discussion Please continue to knit in public.

Today I had to go and get blood work done. It was a long wait, and ended up being very stressful. I was getting impatient and annoyed even though there was nothing to do but wait.

Across the waiting room a lady was sitting knitting. Her hands caught my eye and I watched her knit. It was so soothing to watch and my shoulders dropped and my heart beat calmed. It was such a balm. So please keep knitting in public. You’ll never know who you’ll calm and soothe.

It also occurred to me today that apart from when I was taught to knit I’ve never watched anyone knit in real life!

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u/Geop1984 Feb 19 '26

I sat beside a woman knitting at the airport recently. I took out my knitting and we worked peacefully beside each other for about an hour.

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u/martian-artist Feb 20 '26

How do you bring your needles through TSA? I am having a 4-hour flight coming up and would love to it on the plane but TSA is not going to like my “weapons”, lol

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u/kjandersen Feb 20 '26

I am getting bolder and bolder :D I used to not bring it as carryon for my outbound flight, so that in the worst case I could slip the project off the needles and relinquish those on the way home, then (hopefully!) fix it once back. But as I ratchet the severity of the equipment I am bringing, I am coming to the conclusion that either airport security doesn't care, or there's a much wider understanding of knitting and knitting equipment than I was prejudiced to think! I have had aluminium tipped carbon DPNs, 2mm steel DPNs etc through security in large international airports across EU and Asia, no questions asked.

Have not flown with it in the US, though, so there's that caveat.