The Church of Sweden has organized a nationwide knitting and crochet initiative aimed at creating a warmer society, according to reports from Swedish media. The initiative, which reportedly involved hundreds of hours of secret knitting and crocheting, resulted in handmade scarves, hats, and mittens being placed in bus shelters and other public locations across the country.
According to Dagen newspaper, the initiative was launched on Thursday, February 21, 2026, with morning commuters finding the warm gifts waiting for them. The Church of Sweden stated it wants to contribute to 'a warmer society' by sharing homemade winter accessories.
You can start with something as small as just leaving a pair of mittens at a bus stop to make another fellow human being happy.
A follow-up report from Norrköpings Tidningar detailed how the Söderköping S:t Anna parish placed approximately 40 knitted gifts around their community on Friday morning. Emma Renhorn, the parish priest in Söderköping S:t Anna, explained the initiative's purpose: 'You can start with something as small as just leaving a pair of mittens at a bus stop to make another fellow human being happy.'
The idea for the secret morning gifts reportedly originated at the national level within the Church of Sweden and was implemented locally by parishes including those in Luleå diocese and other regions. Both parish members and church employees participated in creating the knitted items, which were strategically placed in bus shelters and on benches during cold winter mornings.