In season: tea towels as fresh as just-picked veggies

Cooking with the windows open, wrists slightly dirty from picking fresh veggies, knife making a crisp choppety-choppety sound--not going to lie. I live for spring and summer produce. But, with cooking comes cleanup, which pales in comparison to eating. Until you discover pure linen tea towels like these. Ahhhh.

From Poketo, featuring sweetly simple, often humorous designs hand-printed in fresh green and vibrant orange, these towels are for more than just wiping countertops. Use them as place mats, kitchen decor, knot one around your waist as an impromptu apron--or, if you're feeling crafty, use as uber-green gift wrap.

They're naturally more absorbent and stronger than cotton, and even get softer with use over time. Wish I could say the same for my dishpan hands - Pilar See all of Poketo's beautiful, but not-too-beautiful-to-actually-use tea towels at their webshop.