Chunky knit ribbed alpaca beanie ECO - camel

ECO line – an undyed alpaca beanie: thick but light, and soft

This listing is for the beanie only. The triangle scarf worn with it in the photos is not included and is no longer available.

A close-fitting ribbed beanie in a genuinely thick knit. It stretches well, so it fits any head.

Nothing here is dyed. The color is the color of the alpaca itself – camel. It is 77% alpaca, and the remaining 23% is polyester made from recycled plastic.

Alpaca carries virtually no lanolin, so there is nothing in it to itch, and the fiber is hollow – that is where this much warmth comes from at this weight. Because the yarn is undyed it stays a little fluffy and sheds a small amount of fiber for a short period at the beginning.

It is knitted to shape – fully-fashioned, never cut out of a length of knitted fabric – and wherever the knit is joined it is hand-linked: the open stitches are fed onto the linking machine one loop at a time, so the join stretches with the knit.

It is hand-finished and hand-steamed, then washed before it leaves the workshop, so it arrives at its true size and stays there. The yarn is spun in Italy.

I design every piece myself, and it is knitted in a small workshop here in Lithuania – a few at a time, never off a production line.

Every piece passes through my hands before it is packed – I check each one myself before it goes out.

It arrives in a plain brown box with the care card inside and nothing else – no filler paper, no leaflets. That is a choice, not a saving – I would rather use less than print something that is made to be thrown away.

Color – camel.

Other colors are available.

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Composition:
77% superfine alpaca, 23% recycled PET (polyester).

Measurements*:
Beanie:
Width – 50 cm / 19.69";
Height – 22 cm / 8.66".
The beanie stretches well, so it fits any head. The knit is genuinely thick.

*as with all knitted garments, the measurements may vary by a few centimeters.

CARE:
– hand wash;
– maximum washing temperature 30 °C;
– gently squeeze the excess water out of the washed garment, do not wring it;
– do not hang it wet on a hanger, as it will lose its shape;
– do not tumble dry;
– iron on the lowest setting with steam, or simply steam it.