Stranger knits woolen hat for baby on plane

Seeing the curious look of the little passenger next to her, Rubin decided to spend the remaining time on the flight knitting the little girl a small hat.

On a January 6 flight from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to their home in New Jersey after a trip , Jake and Kelly worried that their 5-month-old daughter, Romey, might cry and disturb other passengers during the 5-hour flight.

But Romey was very good and ended up receiving a surprise gift from the passenger sitting next to her, Meegan Rubin, who was traveling with her boyfriend.

Rubin, from Pennsylvania, was knitting a sweater when little Romey's curious eyes caught her attention. "She was staring at me curiously, as if fascinated by the knitting," she recalls.

After finishing the sweater, Rubin looked at the baby, calculated the remaining time of the flight, and decided to take on a new "project": a baby beanie, which she had just enough yarn left. She hoped to finish it in about an hour.

Baby Romey wears a hat knitted by Rubin on the plane. Photo: FOX 47 News

A few minutes after the plane landed, Rubin turned to Jake and Kelly excitedly, exclaimed, "Done!" and handed the couple a small cream-colored beanie.

"We were completely shocked, extremely emotional, as were the passengers around us. I was almost in tears," Kelly said.

Rubin learned to knit during the Covid-19 pandemic. She had been knitting for family and friends, but always considered herself a "newbie." "Seeing the look in Romey's eyes and the way the couple patiently cared for her, I told myself I had to make the hat. It feels good to give back," Rubin said.

Stranger knits a woolen hat for a baby on the plane

Rubin knits a hat for Romey on the plane. Video : TikTok/Kellyryan49

Kelly decided to share the story on social media. Kelly's TikTok video quickly went viral, attracting 7.8 million views and thousands of comments.

"Miss Rubin reminds me that there are still good people in the world," one user wrote.

Kelly holds baby Romey wearing a beanie knitted by Rubin on the plane. Photo: Instagram/crochetobey

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