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With the increasing concern for environmental impact, there is a growing interest in sustainable fashion. One trend that has gained popularity over the last few years is upcycling old wool sweaters into cozy and stylish mittens. These mittens not only...

Do you often find that you never know how to wear and pair a winter coat and a set of mittens? Which styles, prints, and materials go best together? Read on to learn how you can look sleek, chic, and perfectly styled (not to mention warm and cozy) as you run out and about this winter!

Hello Mitten Company family! We hope you’re all doing well and staying healthy. Many of you know about the supply shortages still happening globally. Numerous companies are still experiencing extremely low inventory and residual manufacturing issues from last year. Without a...

The days are becoming shorter, apple picking and pumpkin patches are open, there’s a crispness in the air, gardens are done growing, the football season’s in full swing, and for many of us, it also means the start of something...

It’s now the end of the first week in January, 2020 and we’ve found time to breathe after one of our busiest falls and early winters in Mitten Company history. Orders were flying out the door, and our local postmaster...

You'll notice a new updated brand look with our company this year! It's more crafty, organic, upcycled, and hand-made. Inspired by classic Americana typography and vintage denim patches from Goodwill (one of our favorite stores to source sweaters). You can...

Some of you know that we donate thousands of dollars every year to the American Brain Tumor Association in honor of our founder Deb. You can read more about Deb in this post from September 25, 2017. This year, we've added the ability...

We have been going for 2 weeks now, and have had great responses from our customers, both old and new alike. Sales have been brisk, and we are putting new styles on our site weekly. In fact, it’s been difficult...

The hectic holiday season is over, and we’ve finally caught our breath, so we’ve found some time to write our December blog in January. We’re sure you understand. Our wonderful customers have made this the best season ever for The...

It’s been a crazy few weeks weather-wise. The last of the 7 inches of snow we got two weeks ago has finally melted away, and the high temperature in our corner of Minnesota will be close to 70 later in...

Why do leaves change color in the Fall? Most of the spectacular colors of Fall have actually been in the leaves all summer, however they were covered up by the dominant green of the chlorophyl. As weather cools, and shorter...

It's still 2020 and it's also the "official" opening of The Mitten Company's 20/21 season! We're very excited to get things rolling and can't wait for 2020 to be over (for all the obvious reasons), but first, we have a...

It’s January, and we here at The Mitten Company are still trying to catch our breath. This holiday season was one of our busiest ever, with trying to quickly fill the gift orders to make sure they all got there...

While some of this year's top costumes touch on 2019's biggest trends (Fortnite and unicorns, to name a few), other picks lean toward the classic side of things (witches and clowns). Based on the weather lately, we know it's going to...

Leaves turning colors, the sun setting earlier, footballs flying through the crisp air, almost anything you can imagine in “Pumpkin Spice” flavor... It’s officially Mitten Season! And to celebrate opening day, we’ve stocked the website with over 275 NEW pairs of mittens!...

As we near the end of our most successful mitten season ever, we'd like to thank all of our wonderful customers. While not everything went without a hitch (slow Canadian shipping due to customs, and slow American shipping due to our weekly snowstorms), we did our best to get to you the finest products, fastest shipping, and best customer service we were capable of providing.

Pick from rings, ties, lockets, and more in the holiday’s pinks, reds, purples, and even some whites By Lianna Matt McLernon I love Valentine’s Day. I love having something on the calendar that reminds people, “Hey, go tell someone you love,...

We've had a great start thanks to our wonderful customers spreading the word about our relaunch this year. October kept us very busy sending out mitten orders, but we're really looking forward to holiday shopping season :) Be on the lookout for those nice Black Friday deals coming up and a BUNCH of new mittens added to the website soon!

Hello wooly mitten fans! It’s now the second week of September, and you know what time it is. School has started, pumpkin spice has taken over, and temperatures are starting to drop. That can only mean one thing: MITTEN SEASON! And boy oh boy do we have some fun things going on.

We first want to thank the hundreds of people who took the time to fill out our survey this Spring. After analyzing your responses, your voice is loud and clear. We will not be mass producing our mittens. We will continue producing the warmest high quality one-of-a-kind recycled sweater mittens you're already accustomed to, along with some other NEW products this fall :)