Sticks... On a Plane

This is an informational post.

Did you know that on British Airways** you are now permitted to take on board your knitting needles? I didn't, but apparently you are. On a recent transatlantic route I sat adjacent to a woman with nimble Roadrunner-fast fingers knitting up a gorgeous cabled sweater. She was using tiny US 3 metal circulars - the kind that once might have been presumed dangerous in a poke-your-eye-out / pop-the-life-raft / aspirate-an-injured-castaway's lung kind of way. But no one questioned her, and she knit happily on, finishing about three-quarters of the piece in-flight in between meals and chatting with her husband.

I confirmed the revised regs with the cabin crew, that yes, knitting needles are now allowed on board. So, spread the word!

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**Previously, the TSA in the US had lifted its ban on knitting needles, but BA has been slow to follow.

Because I can't resist spring...

There is no human being alive who can possibly resist the charms of spring. The crisp, clean air, the light breeze, the warm sun gently caressing your face, the bright bursts of colour at every turn...



I'm a sucker for spring, as well as for pics of my goddaughters M -- here again in the sweater from this post -- and her sister A.

Since there has been some interest, if I find the time this year I might make this a single-size pattern. No promises because I'm too swamped at the moment to breathe, but I'll think about it. :)