Interesting piece of trivia. In light of this, you would think that knitting in prison wouldn't be allowed. However, most knitting needles are made of aluminum or wood now and not of steel.
"George Blake, a British double agent, used a ladder made of rope and knitting needles to escape Wormwood Scrubs jail in 1966, five years into his 42-year sentence for treason. With the help of accomplices, he made his way to the border of East Germany hidden in a secret compartment inside a camper van. Blake ended up in the Soviet Union and still lives in Russia, where he receives a KGB pension and last year celebrated his 90th birthday."
To read about other methods of escape, here is the link:
Notorious prison escapes: Dirty laundry, bed-sheet ropes, knitting needles and duct tape - Washington Post:
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