I've returned from Africa with no problems with taking my knitting needles on any flights. We spent alot of time in flight or driving so I ending up finishing a pair of socks for each of my sisters (that generously took great care of my cats while I was away). Both of the drivers we had during our trip had newborn babies at home so I knitted booties for each of them -- a first for babies in Africa but they both said the babies moms would love them.
