U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders went viral over mittens he wore to the 2021 inauguration; thanks to Sherwood woman, he now has another pair

Woman at Vermont school knits gifts for Bernie Sanders

November 20, 2023 at 4:01 a.m.

by Josh Snyder

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders arrives for the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol for President-elect Joe Biden in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)


A Sherwood resident attending Norwich University in Vermont earlier this month knitted a pair of mittens and a hat for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.

While this may seem at first like an odd thing to make for a congressman and former presidential candidate, Sanders, the longtime Vermont independent, is infamous for...