A commuter in Germany has knitted a scarf depicting her railway delays over the course of a year.
Claudia Weber’s artistic knitwear fetched €7,550 when she put it up for sale on eBay.
The scarf extended 1.5-metres and was bought by German railway company Deutsche Bahn.
All proceeds went to Bahnhofsmission, a charity assisting vulnerable passengers at train stations in Germany.
The picture went viral when journalist Sara Weber shared a picture of the scarf, knitted by her mother.
The different colours depicted the various lengths of delay she experienced during her commute over the past year between Moosburg and Munich.
Grey was for delays under five minutes, pink for between five and 30 minutes delay, and red if she was delayed on both trips, or one trip by over 30 minutes.
Meine Mutter ist Pendlerin im Münchner Umland. Und begeisterte Strickerin. 2018 hat sie einen "Bahn-Verspätungsschal" gestrickt. Pro Tag zwei Reihen: Grau bei unter 5 Minuten, rosa bei 5 bis 30 Minuten Verspätung, rot bei Verspätung auf beiden Fahrten oder einmal über 30 Minuten. pic.twitter.com/PpGJiiU8AS
— Sara Weber (@sara__weber) January 6, 2019
Das Ende der Schalgeschichte:
1. Mama war heute die Münchner @Bahnhofsmission besuchen.
2. Der Schal war in der @nytimes: https://t.co/MuloIiwv1y
3. Ich weiß jetzt, wer den Schal ersteigert hat: Das @DB_Bahn-Digital-Team rund um @ManuelGerres und @antjePR. Nächste Woche Übergabe!— Sara Weber (@sara__weber) January 16, 2019
