Day 345 – A New Winter – A New Olympic Mitten

345/365 (December 11, 2010) – The biggest material hit of the 2010 Olympics was the red Canada Mitten. At $10 a pair, it seemed like everyone had them. On every news cast,there was a sea of red mittens waving at the cameras. The mittens were introduced as a mechanism to raise funds for the Olympic athletes and there were a smashing success. At the price, they were also an instant hit as a souvenir or a gift for those back home in other countries. The stores had a difficult time keeping them in stock and when we went to the Bay we saw people from other countries buying them, literally, by the armload.

So with such a roaring success on their hands, a new Olympic mitten was designed for this winter, and here they are. They are rather neat, when you hold the left and right hands together, the maple leaf is complete.