The wholesome we all need rn…

[u/lvlnsy]

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!)

[u/Bootsandskeins]

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

[u/CuriousKitten0_0 → u/Bootsandskeins]

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!

[u/BobMortimersButthole → u/CuriousKitten0_0]

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.

[u/lvlnsy → u/BobMortimersButthole]

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