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Up to 12 colors of bright merino wool yarn are pulled from cones dangling from the ceiling into the teal-colored machines' high-speed knitting needles.
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In 2005, the TSA changed its policies to allow passengers to carry on airplanes small scissors, knitting needles, tweezers, nail clippers and up to four books of matches.
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So, stick to our knitting needles we did.
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Ullman also says that knitting keeps her calm during stressful flights, though she envisions losing her needles to airport security.
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There's a metal tube in the middle with dozens of needles that act like robotic claws, grabbing pieces of thread and knitting them.
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Ullman learned the basics of knitting from her mother, but it wasn't until decades later that she picked up the needles again.
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