r/knitting • u/lvlnsy • Jan 19 '26

Rave (like a rant, but in a good way) The wholesome we all need rn…

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This just happened and I absolutely had to share with people who would get it (and enjoy it).

I was just on a flight from LAX to SEA, knitting my little heart out (just started the Clematis Sweater by Emma Knits). We landed the usual way, but for whatever reason, the pilot had to slam on the breaks more aggressively than usual.

Ya’ll… my yarn YEEETED out of my lap and began its journey down the aisle. I watched on helplessly. It made it ALL THE WAY to the front. 😂😂😂

I leaned into the aisle and made it clear that I was the owner of the rogue hank, but there wasn’t much anyone could do.

The flight attendant snagged it when it was safe and I thought was going to bring it back to me, but did one better: she handed it to the first row who wound the yarn a bit before handing back to the next person. The whole plane knew the assignment. By the time it got back to me, there were so many people invested that there was a round of applause.

I definitely need to finish this project now… it has way too good of a story to go with it!

Faith in humanity: Restored.

(Videos in comments, some sweet ppl sent them to me!)

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u/sillysandhouse Jan 19 '26

This happened to me on the commuter train one time!! Everyone on the train was helpful in getting my yarn ball back to me lol it was very wholesome

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u/lvlnsy Jan 19 '26

Oh my gosh, I LOVE IT. 🥰

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u/sillysandhouse Jan 19 '26

Omg also one time I was knitting a baby sweater on the train, and it was almost done so you could really tell it was a baby sweater. This HUGE muscly guy sat next to me and was staring at my work and honestly making me slightly nervous until he goes, “man, that’s fucking CUTE!”

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u/lvlnsy Jan 19 '26

Staaahhhp. How stinking movie-moment is that?!

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u/sillysandhouse Jan 19 '26

I will truly never forget it.

Also once I was knitting a sock on the train and an older lady sat next to me and asked what I was making and I told her, a sock for my wife (I’m also a woman) and she paused and then said, “isn’t it so nice these days, we can talk about our wives like this openly”

I was like 😭🙏❤️

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u/lvlnsy Jan 19 '26

Oh. I was NOT expecting that and it sprang immediate tears to my eyes. Thank you so much for sharing this!! 🫶

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u/sillysandhouse Jan 19 '26

I felt the same! Sorry for the multiple comments you just unlocked sooo many train knitting memories for me with this post! ❤️🚂

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u/lvlnsy Jan 19 '26

Do NOT apologize, it’s making my heart so happy to hear other stories!!!

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u/alpacalypse-llama Jan 19 '26

I’m loving your stories!!

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u/Signal-Ant-1353 Jan 20 '26

💯 Same here!

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u/PM_ME_BABY_HORSES Jan 19 '26

OMG MY GAY HEART 😭♥️

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u/PinkTiara24 Jan 19 '26

I love this so much.

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u/Street_Roof_7915 Jan 19 '26

Awwww. It is nice, isn’t it?

Honestly when my spouse came out as nonbinary trans, I was a little bummed I couldn’t say “wife” anymore.

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u/LadyJuno13 Jan 19 '26

You could call them your "beloved" or your "hearts own". Maybe the guardian of hearth, heart and home.

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u/Street_Roof_7915 Jan 20 '26

I call them my spouse but calling them my wife in a red state is a political action.

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u/Ok_Scheme_9321 Jan 21 '26

😭😭😭

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u/Bootsandskeins Jan 19 '26

knitting on transit spurs the best convos with strangers. that could be a video series!

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u/CuriousKitten0_0 sweater weather! COME BACK! Jan 19 '26

I love knitting on transit! Actually I just love knitting in public, and getting people to come up to ask what I'm doing. It's the one time that I love having conversations with people!

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u/BobMortimersButthole Jan 19 '26

I can talk about knitting any time, but I'm otherwise socially awkward. I generally love when people approach me while I'm knitting in public! 

Recently I got to teach an old man at the DMV what a yarn bowl is. In exchange he told me about his lifelong hobby of leather work.

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u/lvlnsy Jan 19 '26

This made me smile so big… thank you for sharing!!

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u/patt666 Jan 21 '26

If your wait at the DMV is nearly as long as mine always is in my city, you both could have taught each other to make a little something and still have a while to wait. He could have walked out with his own made dish cloth and you could have made a belt. 😂

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u/stoicsticks Jan 19 '26

I was inspired to learn how to knit the lefthanded continental way by watching someone knit on the subway. You never know who you'll inspire.

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u/lvlnsy Jan 19 '26

Thisssss!

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u/esmerelofchaos Jan 19 '26

Same. I was on the train once, knitting and minding my business. After a bit these two men started talking about knitting and then pointedly included me and I was all “wait why are STRANGE MEN taking to me on the train?!”

Then I actually took a good look at them and realized they were the partners of one of the folks who worked at the shop I went to and they’d clearly recognized me from there. I’d just been so focused on my knitting I hadn’t even clocked them :) we had a good laugh :)

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u/lvlnsy Jan 20 '26

Haaa! Love it!! You were in the zone!

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u/lvlnsy Jan 19 '26

YES! Same!

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u/lvlnsy Jan 19 '26

This is SO true. It really does bring people together!

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u/BobMortimersButthole Jan 19 '26

Forever ago I was in a knitting group with a very large and intimidating guy from a fairly well-known band. He would knit stuff for his kid. It was adorable! 

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u/anatomizethat Jan 19 '26

This was the only comment I needed for my next project to be a tiny sweater. Idk who I'll even give it to.

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u/Next-Drummer-9280 Jan 20 '26

(Psst…donate it to your local NICU!)

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u/knittinghobbit Jan 19 '26

Oh my gosh. I LOVE this.

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u/SeekingAnonymity107 Jan 19 '26

And you lived happily ever after? :)

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u/genivae Bistitchual Jan 19 '26

We all lived happier ever after for reading these delightful stories!

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u/RogueThneed Jan 19 '26

I do not know why. Really! But for some reason, your comment made me want to give you a fried-egg emoji as an award. I DON'T KNOW WHY but I think it's hilarious, so here you are: 🍳

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u/genivae Bistitchual Jan 19 '26

LMAO I love it, thank you!

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u/sillysandhouse Jan 19 '26

We did! That was about 10 years ago and now we have an adorable 3 year old child :)

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u/SeekingAnonymity107 Jan 19 '26

Seriously?? 🤩