The dedicated knitter will invariably want to maximise their knitting time by knitting 'on the go'. Whether you have a 10 hr flight or a 10 min doctors wait - it pays to be prepared.

1. Always take a photo or a screenshot of your pattern. Just in case you lose your paper copy or you don't have wifi to access your digital one.

2. Don't risk scissors getting lost, confiscated or damaging your bag. Use tiny Hiya Hiya snips or - my favourite - the cutter on a little pack of dental floss.

3. Always have a small notebook and pen/pencil in case of ad hoc pattern adjustments. Relying on memory alone is a bold move.

4. Keep a small notions case/tin in your handbag or project bag. You never know when you'll need an emergency stitch marker - a bulb pin can catch a dropped stitch until you can rectify it later.

5. Finally - consider stowing an emergency ball (ready wound) of sock yarn and DPNs in your car's glove compartment. I do this ever since I was stuck sans-knitting on the M11 for 5 hours.

Any top travel tips? Do let me know in the comments.

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