If the classic Little Red Riding Hood underwent a modern yet vintage fairy tale fashion update today, Monsters in Mittens is what she'd be wearing for those long trips over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house.
Based in New Zealand and established by two friends and new mums, Tracy Duncan and Emma Algie, Monsters in Mittens creates luxuriously soft heirloom knits made by hand from high-quality merino wool - sourced from local growers - that is 100% sweatshop free and even includes a certified organic range. It's the kind of lovely stuff you'd knit yourself, if you knew how ... or had the time.
Inspired by kitschy, playful patterns from the 50's, 60's and 70's, Monsters in Mittens offers trendy tots a full layette line teeming with bright colors for warm, cozy hats (we're loving the Pixie style, shown at left), booties, singlets (onesies to us Yanks), tops,
accessories, jackets (a Cosmotot fave, pictured at right), bottoms, dresses, friendly-faced toys, and new buttery soft cot (crib or toddler) blankets that you'll wish
came in adult bed sizes, too.
Maybe I'll have to try one out on my own bed .... strictly for testing purposes of course.
Cosmomama says there's more in the details:
I love that there's a currency converter located conveniently on the web site, making shopping much easier for the math-challenged like me.
