The Merino Beanie
Navy
39 €
In stock
- Warm, mulesing-free Merino wool
- A tight-knit that’ll keep its shape
- Characterful English rib finish
Navy
How to bring this winter fixture up to scratch?
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Itchy materials
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No thermal oomph
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Knits that lose their shape
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Overlong cuts
One size fits all, but it’s over to you on the style front
DITCH THE ITCH
Let’s banish those discount woollies that get your ears burning. We've opted for one of the nicest wools on the market: Merino. It's world-renowned for being ultra-soft and warm, but don’t fret: we’ve kept the price spot on, fancy sheep included.
A TOASTY LOAF
We had that superb Merino carded — a technical, fabric-y term that means the wool’s coarsely sorted, rather than being machine combed — making the final product all the more bouncy, with an outdoorsy, characterful look and added thermal clout.
ROLL WITH IT
You told us you’d had enough of those ‘90s footballer hang-off-the-back-of-your-head beanies. So we put time, effort, and some high-powered algebra into nailing a length that allows you to roll it up once: for a classic feel; or twice: for that grizzled docker smoking a rollie on a pallet look. It’s your call.
TASTY RIBS
To give the Beanie even more character, we knitted it in double stitches - also known as "English ribs", if you want to get technical. The result’s there for all to see: solid vertical ribbing that adds texture, without looking too busy.
KEEP YOUR HEAD ON
We've gone to town designing a beanie that’ll keep a grip on things. High yarn quality, ultra-tight stitching, those English ribs, and a dense knit... These are all ingredients in the recipe for a snug hat that’ll keep its shape for winters to come. Beanie promise.
SO LONG SEAMS
The Beanie is knitted in one go, a continuous flow of stitches from crown to rim. It's an approach known as ‘fully-fashioned’ construction and as well as making your woollens hardier, it also means there are no seams in the mix, so nothing’ll interfere with your hats good looks.
Happy sheep, happy heads
We’re sure to only work with Merino farms that are certified mulesing-free. This means that the sheep are treated well and crucially they’re groomed regularly to prevent flystrike — a nasty parasitic infection that can also be avoided by a painful treatment, the ‘mulesing’ we’re so keen to keep clear of. Happy sheep, top-notch wool, cracking hats.
Never not in style
Soft? Tick. Warm? Check. What about style? Well; the beanie’s been on the go for centuries, a classic bit of gear that’s spanned eras and found its niche in every subculture, tradition and clique. From dockers to rockers, sailors to authors, the beanie’s as reliable as they come. A passing fad it’s not. And ours comes in seven classic colours. One for each day of the week, if you get really carried away.
The price is right
We know what you’re thinking… For this chunk of 100% Merino wool, made with English ribbing in Portugal, you’ll have to pay an arm and a leg. Well, no. In fact, ours is one of the most fairly-priced pure wool beanies on the market: 29€, thanks to our preorder model and your patience. Now that’s using your head.
Potentially the softest Beanie on the planet.
What goes into making your Beanie. The materials have travelled a total of 32 280 km (20 057 miles) from field to doormat.
Raw material
Farming cooperatives Australia
Mulesing-free. The “Mulesing Free” certification guarantees that this technique isn’t used during the steering so you can rest assured that this wool was collected respecting the sheep's welfare.
Washing
Chine
Dyeing
Gruppo Colle Italy
Social certifications : GRS
Environmental certifications : GRS, RWS, OEKO-TEX Standard 100 and a certification that guarantees organically farmed materials, a safe working environment and the respect of human rights.
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Spinning
Papi Fabio Italy
Social certifications : GRS
Environmental certifications : GRS, RWS
Knitting and garment make
Elmate Portugal
Social certifications : ISO 9001
Environmental certifications: RWS
Label matière biologique
L’entreprise familiale Elmate tricote nos pulls parfaits depuis 2016. C’est une petite usine traditionnelle au savoir-faire authentique.
Transport
Road haulage
Environmental impact
Our aim is to always give you as much information as possible on the clothes we make so you can make an informed decision before preordering. This includes the environmental impact of each Beanie we produce expressed in simple terms that we can all easily understand. There’s no point hiding from it :
2.7 kg
of CO2 emitted
Equivalent to 27.5 km (17miles) travelled by car.
2.1 g
of phosphor released in the water
Equivalent to growing 36 kg of potatoes.
23 MJ
energy depletion
Equivalent to 8 h of heating (avg. flat).
No Sweat !
Delivery costs
We deliver worldwide, the cost of which is automatically calculated at checkout. For all deliveries to the UK, European Union countries, Switzerland and Norway we charge a flat fee of 6€. For other European countries we charge 15€, please check our FAQ for the full list of countries included. All other countries are charged at 25€.
Easy to change your size
If you get the wrong size, fear not, we accept returns and exchanges. For orders in Europe, these are free. For countries in the rest of the world, we ask you to pay the return cost and we will take care of the cost of sending out an exchange. Just log into your Asphalte account and we’ll get that sorted.
It's a risk-free investment
Sure, we work hard on our products, but we won’t take it personally if, for whatever reason, you change your mind about the item you’ve preordered. We’re all friends here, you can be honest with us. So long as the item is in its original condition, with tags and packaging intact, you can send it back to us for a full refund. No worries.