As the hubby and I are slowly preparing to embark on our next adventure, of course I have to wonder - can I take my knitting with me on the plane? Knitting is a perfect time-killer for me and it makes definitely makes time fly by faster. But the biggest question is - can I take knitting needles on a plane?
I've been doing some research, and on the TSA website, it says knitting needles are allowed on flights, but cutters are not allowed. But it fails to describe of what type of needles are allowed (circulars, metal vs. bamboo vs. plastic...). And this applies to American destinations only.
Now this is purely based on my own personal experience, and it may depend on which airport you fly out of, which airline you fly with or where you are flying to. Or even which security guard you get. I usually fly out of Toronto Pearson and I've never had a problem with my wood/bamboo 3/4mm DPNs. I've also flown out of various American cities, Paris and Lima with my needles in tow without any issues. But this time around, I want to take the socks I've been working on with me on my flight. Because I've been knitting using the magic-loop method, the circulars I've been using are quite long, and they're metal.
I've read a few websites and I haven't heard anyone having major issues with circulars. Some say keep the circulars to less than 30" and make sure they are not metal. Others say to bring with you a self addressed envelope with postage so that you can ship your project back to yourself just in case you get turned away from security. And always have your project started before your trip!
So now I'm debating whether I should bring my long-ass 2mm circulars - if they get confiscated I don't know what I'll do!
... I'll risk it. Stay tuned for what happens :D
March 31, 2011
March 10, 2011
TtV-ing
I finally got a chance to give TtV photography a go!
I had the hubby build a contraption that blocked the light between my DSLR lens and the TLR viewfinder. I was going to build it, being the engineer that I am, but I know how much my hubs likes building stuff - so I had him build it :) The viewfinder is located at the top of the camrea, so I have to shoot downwards with my DSLR, meaning he had to build a tunnel-like contraption up from the viewfinder. And this is what he came up with:
He built it out of some black foam board he got from work. Right now it's held together with elastics - a bit dodgy looking but it serves its' purpose! He was going to tape it up, but if he did that I wouldn't be able to remove the camera. I guess I'm not planning to the TLR for anything else huh? I wonder if I can make a collapsable one so I can take it with me on trips. hm... :)
Here are a few TtV photos I took:
I'm loving it so far! I can't wait to go outside and start taking photos :D
I had the hubby build a contraption that blocked the light between my DSLR lens and the TLR viewfinder. I was going to build it, being the engineer that I am, but I know how much my hubs likes building stuff - so I had him build it :) The viewfinder is located at the top of the camrea, so I have to shoot downwards with my DSLR, meaning he had to build a tunnel-like contraption up from the viewfinder. And this is what he came up with:
Here are a few TtV photos I took:
I'm loving it so far! I can't wait to go outside and start taking photos :D
March 6, 2011
Hobby Hopping
In my last post, I mentioned that you need to try new things in order to find hobbies that you enjoy. This week has been that sort of week :) I've begun my adventure into 3 new hobbies that all have the potential to become my next big obsession!
TtV Photography
I did mentioned TtV (through-the-viewfinder) photography in my last post - I finally got the TLR (Twin Lens Reflex) camera. Introducing my new baby: the Argus Argoflex Seventy-Five.
*loves* I can't wait to give TtV a go!
Crocheting
My crocheting adventure began on Wednesday night, when I attempted to learn how to crochet via YouTube vids and how-to websites. It might have been the yarn was I was using, or my lack of understanding of the instructions but it did not go well at all! That's when I threw up my arms and said "I give up", tossed the needles aside and vegged on the couch.
On Thursday night I had a wicked case of insomnia. I went to bed around 12am, woke up at 3am and couldn't go back to sleep. After tossing and turning for 2 hours (my poor hubby! I'm sure I woke him up a few times) I finally got out of bed and headed downstairs and decided to give crocheting another shot. This time I was successful :) I got the basics stitch I think - I've been just making small squares with my left-over yarn from my wrist warmers. I figure I can stitch the squares together later and make a blanket or something!
Cake Decorating
My friends Steph and Jenn approached me last week about taking a cake decorating class with them. I've taken a cupcake decorating class before at a local grocery store, and I was horrible at it! But I thought what the heck - the class was 50% off and it would be a great to do something fun with my friends :) Here's the thing though - although the class is 50%, all the materials that are needed for the class are crazy expensive! Luckily Ed took the class before and has a crapload of cake decorating stuff, so she's letting me borrow her tools :) I figure if I end up liking it I'll buy my own stuff.
So the first class we were told to bring 6 cookies to decorate for our first class. Saturday night Jenn and Steph both came over to have a mini baking party. We made a simple Empire cookie (it's a cross between a shortbread and sugar cookie). We decided to make big cookies because we thought the more decorating surface area, the better (makes sense right?). I'm guessing the lack of sleep from Thursday night was still lingering because I ended up throwing enough butter into the mixing bowl for 2 batches of cookies instead of 1. *slaps forehead* so we ended up making like 30 big cookies! LoL!
We get to our class today and most of the time was us just watching the instructor. It was only the last 15 minutes where we were decorating - so in reality we only really needed to make 3 cookies each because that's all we had time to decorate! And on top of that, our instructor took one look at our cookies and said "omg those are huge!" - meaning we didn't need to make huge-ass cookies. LoL oh too funny!
So here's one of my decorated cookies. meh... it's not very good... we'll see how it goes next week! haha
TtV Photography
I did mentioned TtV (through-the-viewfinder) photography in my last post - I finally got the TLR (Twin Lens Reflex) camera. Introducing my new baby: the Argus Argoflex Seventy-Five.
Crocheting
My crocheting adventure began on Wednesday night, when I attempted to learn how to crochet via YouTube vids and how-to websites. It might have been the yarn was I was using, or my lack of understanding of the instructions but it did not go well at all! That's when I threw up my arms and said "I give up", tossed the needles aside and vegged on the couch.
On Thursday night I had a wicked case of insomnia. I went to bed around 12am, woke up at 3am and couldn't go back to sleep. After tossing and turning for 2 hours (my poor hubby! I'm sure I woke him up a few times) I finally got out of bed and headed downstairs and decided to give crocheting another shot. This time I was successful :) I got the basics stitch I think - I've been just making small squares with my left-over yarn from my wrist warmers. I figure I can stitch the squares together later and make a blanket or something!
Cake Decorating
My friends Steph and Jenn approached me last week about taking a cake decorating class with them. I've taken a cupcake decorating class before at a local grocery store, and I was horrible at it! But I thought what the heck - the class was 50% off and it would be a great to do something fun with my friends :) Here's the thing though - although the class is 50%, all the materials that are needed for the class are crazy expensive! Luckily Ed took the class before and has a crapload of cake decorating stuff, so she's letting me borrow her tools :) I figure if I end up liking it I'll buy my own stuff.
So the first class we were told to bring 6 cookies to decorate for our first class. Saturday night Jenn and Steph both came over to have a mini baking party. We made a simple Empire cookie (it's a cross between a shortbread and sugar cookie). We decided to make big cookies because we thought the more decorating surface area, the better (makes sense right?). I'm guessing the lack of sleep from Thursday night was still lingering because I ended up throwing enough butter into the mixing bowl for 2 batches of cookies instead of 1. *slaps forehead* so we ended up making like 30 big cookies! LoL!
We get to our class today and most of the time was us just watching the instructor. It was only the last 15 minutes where we were decorating - so in reality we only really needed to make 3 cookies each because that's all we had time to decorate! And on top of that, our instructor took one look at our cookies and said "omg those are huge!" - meaning we didn't need to make huge-ass cookies. LoL oh too funny!
So here's one of my decorated cookies. meh... it's not very good... we'll see how it goes next week! haha
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