packing to go to Bristol

I have decided to go and visit Martha in Bristol. It really is very easy. You just press the buttons and before you know it you have a flight booked. I can't wait!! Friday!
I am wondering if Easyjet will let me knit? I may have to phone? The sock needles are wooden and about 5 inches long but still very pointy. And in reality, I will only be flying for about 55 minutes so I think I may be able to manage not to knit for 55 minutes. But does anyone know?

I finished the zebra socks and they are very disappointingly not like zebra, but , as Geoff has decided - bar code. So here are my bar code socks

and I love them and wear them all the time.

I am knitting more socks because I always thought they were really hard and now I find that they are not. This is a wonderful revelation to me. I will take my latest sock to knitting today. Hooray for knitting!

Two of my three children have exams today, Owen has started his GCSE's and as I write this he is sitting in the huge exam hall eight miles away, and this afternoon, Martha will be doing the same thing in Bristol. So happy thoughts to them. John is blissfully unaware in some remote bit of South Africa on his Outward Bound Gap Year. And the next plane we get on will be in July to visit HIM!

Comments

[wendy]

Bar code socks sounds great. Good luck for the exam takers. Have a great flight. Not sure about pointy things on planes.

[Zoe]

Socks look good. I'm not sure either about knitting needles on planes, I think circulars are O.K. Probably best to check. Have a lovely time in Bristol. My son is doing AS exams this week and after Whitsun.

[martha]

hello motherio, I hope the rain clears up in Bristol for your most anticipated visit. I am very much excited lovely love. I have just made some banana cake and im going to look at my verbs. like the socks, wear them here for protection against the western damp. love you an exceeding ammount xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[michele]

Can't imagine you being allowed knitting needles on the plane as I had a pair of deadly tweezers confiscated! You will have to put them in your suitcase and catch up in the west country!

[katie]

http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,10295-1555048,00.html

I found this link about knitting on planes - there is hope for me yet!

[weirdbunny]

cool photo, don't think they will allow the knitting needles on the plane. Maybe you could try knitting with pencils!!!!! I don't think pencils are banned!!!!!

[Hannah]

your socks look great,and nice and cosy, were they the first pair you have knitted???

[tania]

oooh that poppy field picture is so pretty!
i am very heartened to hear socks are not that hard. i always thought they were too! i can't wait to try!
:)