Recycled Wool Mittens
Photo by baabaaZuzu
If you can’t tell a bobbin from a feed dog, but still want to get in on some of that recycled-wool goodness, take a gander at these polar-fleece-lined mittens made from 100 percent recycled wool and trimmed with vintage buttons. They remind me of a nursery rhyme my mom used to read us, about three juvenile felines who took pause from their crying jag to retrieve their lost mittens only AFTER they were threatened with the prospect of going without pie. So don’t lose your mittens, kiddies, because there is nothing—and I do mean NOTHING—more depressing than being stripped of your pie-noshing rights, especially when you’re freezing your hands off. ($46, baabaaZuzu) [via Great Green Goods]
Maybe I shouldn’t be one to talk, since my food pops out straight from a can, but while it’s more convenient to nuke a microwave-ready instameal, try cutting back on overprocessed and packaged foods. According to Mr. Green of the Sierra Club, food packaging accounts for 30 million tons of waste annually, much of which is made up of small individual (and nonrecyclable) packages. It’s often cheaper, and definitely greener, to simply buy products, say oatmeal, in a single container, rather than in many single-serve packets. Try cooking more often from scratch, as well, while playing around with ingredients and condiments to adjust to your own taste, sans preservatives and artificial food coloring. Your wallet, body, and piece of mind will thank you. I mean, they’re not going to write you a note or anything like that, but you get my general drift.
lyne Rutko said,
November 13, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Is your pattern for mittens available? I would love to make some of these to donate. They are beautiful!
Lyne
Marlene Rasmussen said,
November 25, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Is there a pattern available? Would love to have it. thanks
Jasmin said,
November 26, 2008 at 4:11 pm
@lyne, @Mariene:
I didn’t make these, so no, I don’t have a pattern available.