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can crochet hook be taken on a plane in the us at all?

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Jackson on January 29, 2010 at 5:39pm

I don't think it can anymore. You can always check with the airline, but I'm pretty sure they can only go in checked baggage.

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Permalink Reply by Deborah Fleet on January 29, 2010 at 5:44pm

The last time I looked, you could, but it may depend on the airline. The best bet is to go online and check the regulations for the airline as to what can and cannot be taken on the plane. I checked when I traveled last June, and I could.

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Permalink Reply by Brenda Piatz on February 9, 2010 at 7:25am

Yes, you can take crochet hooks on the plane. I do it all the time. I haven't had any problems with taking knitting needles either. Last month I flew and had my little box of needles and safety pins with me in my carry on, and they had no problem with that either.

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Permalink Reply by Melissa Burnett on February 9, 2010 at 2:07pm

The way I have heard it is that travellers have been able to take needles and hooks here in the states (check your airline!) and have had them taken when returning on flights that aren't US originating because the regulations can be different. If you are travelling within the US and the airline regulations online do not rule it out, you should be fine. In the end, it is up to the security personnel. Bring an envelope and mail them home to yourself if they won't let you take them!

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Permalink Reply by Stacie Sager on June 4, 2010 at 9:51am

Maybe this is a late reply, but I just joined so I apologize. YES, you can take crochet needles along with you, I did so for my last domestic flight. You can also take child safe scizzors with you - the kid size ones with the rounded safety edges. One of the flight attendants noticed I was crocheting to pass the time and asked about my project - if the needles and scizzors in plain sight were not allowed I'm sure she would have asked me to hand them over and wouldn't have been so pleasant about inquiring about my creation. Good luck & happy crocheting!

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Permalink Reply by Lorraine Insco on June 4, 2010 at 1:58pm

They let me. I carried a plastic needle. They didn't say anything...

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Permalink Reply by DeeAnna Manning on June 20, 2010 at 12:57am

You can take crochet hooks and knitting needles on planes. Don't take a whole bunch in your carry-on, of course. And put your scissors in your checked bag. Hopefully you have a pair of those tiny scissors or, better yet, one of those necklace things that you can use for cutting yarn (I still want to get one of those sometime). If you're in a pinch, just use your nail clippers to cut the yarn end if you need to!

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Permalink Reply by kim butterbaugh on June 20, 2010 at 8:27am

to the best of my knowledge only the plastic ones

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Permalink Reply by DeeAnna Manning on June 20, 2010 at 10:03am

Not true, actually. I've taken the metal ones on a plane too. I double-checked the government's site (http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/editorial_1252.shtm) and it says:

"Transporting Knitting Needles & Needlepoint
Traveling with Special Items

Knitting needles are permitted in your carry-on baggage or checked baggage.

Items needed to pursue a Needlepoint project are permitted in your carry-on baggage or checked baggage with the exception of circular thread cutters or any cutter with a blade contained inside which cannot go through the checkpoint and must go in your checked baggage."

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Permalink Reply by Joan LaGrew on June 23, 2010 at 11:51am

I take my crochet hook on the plane -- they look at it but no problems!

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Permalink Reply by Irish Creme on April 18, 2011 at 3:27pm

My friend is a TSA inspector and as of March 2011, when I asked him last, there are no restrictions on crochet hooks or knitting needles in carryon luggage. Scissors are still restricted which is why I wear a clover thread cutter around my neck on a length of yarn.

You can see cutter here: https://www.yarn.com/webs-knitting-accessories-knitting-tools/webs-...

It looks like a Victorian pendant to the uninitiated.

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Permalink Reply by Melissa Burnett on April 18, 2011 at 7:06pm

I have one of these and they are SO convenient. I have small children and am always afraid of leaving scissors around but the pendant is PERFECT! Except when my son puts it on and runs off with it...