Travel Knitting Solutions

There is usually a lot of waiting while traveling, especially on road trips. Taking a big knitting project and bag isn’t very practical when you are trying to pack efficiently. Here are some great knitting products that are great for traveling.

1. The Knit Kit

The Knit Kit is a tiny container that holds just about everything you need for knitting. The 2010 version contains a tape measure, stitch counter, thread cutter, scissors, stitch holders, tip protectors, doubled ended crochet hook and a darning needle. This all in one compact device fits easy in a purse or suitcase, which makes it ideal for traveling.

2. Silk Wrap ‘n Roll Needle Case

The Silk Wrap ‘n Roll Needle Case is a stylish way to carry double pointed knitting needles and crochet hooks. This case has a turquoise taffeta outside with a green self tie. Store your needles and roll up the case for a compact storage. The case protects needles while making it easy for traveling.

3. Knit 1 for the Roadby Margaret Nock (Digital Edition)

Knit 1 for the Road is a great book for travel knitters. It is a portable guide to knitting. This book is great for beginners and intermediate knitters. It has 10 projects inside that make great gifts. The projects range from women’s and men’s scarves, wrist warmers, bags, and belts. Each of the easy to follow patterns use size eight knitting needles and the same type of yarn, so you don’t have to worry about packing multiple needles or yarn types. If you have an eReader or an Ipad, this digital edition makes it ideal for traveling.

4. Lion Brand’s Pattern Finder

The Lion Brand pattern finder makes find the perfect pattern easy. You can search by project, skill level, free or paid patterns, yarns you would like to use, and size of the project. Once you find a pattern that meets your needs print it out. Having a single page is much easier to pack that a knitting book or magazine. You can also store the PDF on your Ereader. You can put the Lion Brand Mobile on your iPhone for free. If you have another smart phone, visit their mobile website.

Travel Knitting Tips

1. Use circular needles rather than straight needles. They take up less space and you don’t need much elbow room.

2. Don’t try knitting something too challenging. You will have enough obstacles trying to knit with the occasional pothole.

3. Save the big projects like a one piece afghan for your home. They start getting too bulky to pack easily.

4. Pick a pattern that you don’t have to keep reading for every row. Repetitive patterns that you can easily learn are ideal. There is a lot of starting and stopping with travel knitting. Don’t frustrate yourself by getting lost in the pattern.

5. Airline security is usually more accepting of bamboo or plastic circular needles rather than metal.