Comments on: 12/03/10 – Idiot Mittens

By: Silverlynn

Silverlynn — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:27:59 +0000

These days they have those interesting hats with built in scarf, and gloves, all animal/character themed

I had idiot mittens when i was a kid

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:06:24 +0000

“Idiot mittens” – what a nice name. Older siblings, anyone?
Actually, I guess my German has an accidental gap in spite of knowing and having had some of those.

By: Toby Bartels

Toby Bartels — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 23:58:47 +0000

Hey, how come Ted isn’t dressed up like a human? Won’t they get caught?

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:14:33 +0000

my mittens were always separate, so this strip was the first time I got any explanation of the idiot mittens phenomenom

By: PJ

PJ — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:48:00 +0000

Actually, knitters make idiot mittens all the time – for our children, grandchildren, husbands and others who have trouble keeping up with their hand coverings! I’m making a half-dozen pair as Christmas gifts.

By: Harena

Harena — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:26:46 +0000

Heh, I remember my own idiot mittens when I was a wee sprat. Don’t have ‘em for my kids ’cause I’ll just cheerfully knit ‘em a new pair when (yes, it’s already happened ;D) they lose one of a pair! Mittens are a remarkably fast knit which helps. ;)

By: War Pig

War Pig — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:56:34 +0000

Hey, I’ve always had my own idiot mittens/gloves. I have a bad habit of losing gloves out of the pockets of jackets when working outdoors and when taking them on/off multiple times to do things which require touch. So I clip them together with a strap with a heavy clip on each end and run it through my sleeves. No more gloves missing or a sodden mess in a pile of slush.

They were so popular in the Army that several guys had me make them for their use in the field.