[by Fluffy Puppy on March 23, 2009]
Not many winters will pass when you don't see a spare mitten lying in the snow, or lying alone in the back of your closet. And, though there are probably a thousand identical mittens in the world, the chances of coming across one is very rare. Even then, there'll always be a spare mitten in the world, watching, waiting, until somebody attempts to pair it.
So what're you to do with the pieces of orphaned cloth? Here's a few suggestions:
Not many winters will pass when you don't see a spare mitten lying in the snow, or lying alone in the back of your closet. And, though there are probably a thousand identical mittens in the world, the chances of coming across one is very rare. Even then, there'll always be a spare mitten in the world, watching, waiting, until somebody attempts to pair it.
So what're you to do with the pieces of orphaned cloth? Here's a few suggestions:
- Make a drawstring bag.
- Throw a spare mitten into a hamster/mouse cage, and your pet will chew it up and use it as bedding.
- Use as a duster. Merely put the mitten on, dust the desired surface, and wash.
- Make glove puppets.
- Small gift bags.
- Fill with sand, stitch up, and you've got yourself a bean bag!
- Fill with newspaper, etc., stitch up, and you have a cat toy!
- iPod pouch/USB sock
- Reuse and wear mismatched mittens next year... it's the new fad!
- Make into a Christmas stocking.
I used the following sites for information:
http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20060908/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-random-odd-gloves#comments
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/reuse-errant-mittens.html
http://greenopolis.com/myopolis/blogs/veshengro/reuses-errant-mittens
http://www.greendaily.com/2009/02/18/what-to-do-with-lonely-mittens/
