Grandfather’s passing inspired ‘smittens’ LeeAnn Schmitz’s children, Judd and Wriglee, are seen with several pairs
of the ‘smittens’ she makes at home.
BOSCOBEL - Following the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris recently, it seemed as though something unusual stole the spotlight. Senate Budget Committee Chair and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was seen at the event donning a pair of homemade mittens. The now famous mittens were created for Sanders by Jen Ellis, a Vermont elementary school teacher, from a re-purposed wool sweater.
Locally, LeeAnn Schmitz has been crafting and creating sweater mittens in memory of her Grandpa Sconne.