Scrap Happy Swedish socks
I bought a Zauberball of crazy sock yarn when I was was at the beginning of my trip to Sweden…cast on and knitted…
…finished them while still on the Juno going through the Göta Canal…
…and carried them around until…
…I could give them to my cousin when I visited him at his home in Vreta Kloster yesterday.
With the leftover (scrap) yarn, and by knitting here and there, I knitted one little…
…two little…
…three…
…very little baby socks. By knitting a bit in the evenings…
…and knitting a bit in the mornings …
…I eventually ended up with…
…almost four baby socks. “Almost” because I hadn’t finished the fourth sock before posting for Scrap Happy Day, but I am sure I will get it done before we leave Sweden in a couple of days.
ScrapHappy is a group of bloggers (links below) who post monthly about using up scraps! All genuine scraps are allowed, and any material. Blog posts are published on the 15th of the month – I really love to see what people are doing with bits and pieces saved from the scrap heaps! If you think you’d like to join the group, contact Kate who devised it with a Swedish friend – her blog is the first link below:
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Kate, Eva, Sue,Lynda,
Birthe,Turid,Tracy,Jan,
Moira,Sandra, Chris, Alys,
Claire, Jean, Dawn, Gwen,
Sunny,Kjerstin, Sue L, Vera,
Ann,Dawn 2,Carol,Preeti,
Viv, Karrin, Alissa,
Tierney, Hannah and Maggie
Quimper Hittys 
Socks are perfect knitting for journeys aren’t they? Small enough to stow away and never getting too big on your lap. I love the colours and I hope your cousin was thrilled with his gift. The baby ones are sweet!
I love knitting socks, and as you say they’re perfect for odd moments of waiting, which seems to be a feature of travelling! My cousin laughed when he saw the socks, but he put them on right away!
There is something very special about hand knitted socks!
Amazing that you made a Scrap Happy Day posting! You’ve written another wonderful narrative amongst your marvelous travels.
Thanks! I didn’t think I would have anything to say for scraphappy this month until I realized that all the baby docks counted as scraps!
Adorable socklets, perfect for your coming colder weather. I love all the colours working together harmoniously. Perched on the bushes, they look like little soft birds!
I like the idea of baby-bird-socks! They will be going to my travelling companion who has acquired a new baby grandchild!
Beautiful yarn and socks and photos! How many socks get to be photographed in such lovely surroundings? 🙂
Thanks! That ball of yarn was the prettiest in the shop! And I loved how the grownup socks and baby socks all turned out! We were generally very lucky with the weather! It was almost impossible to take a bad photo on this trip!
as a past recipient of your lovely socks I know your cousin was delighted. Those colors are fantastic and the little baby socks are darling. You are so endlessly creative!!
Aw, thanks! It is a joy to make socks to give to discerning recipients! I like that the baby socks don’t match at all and I try and give parents three socks, so they never have to worry about losing one.