{"product_id":"the-westcoaster-reknit","title":"The Westcoaster REKNIT – Chunky Norwegian Wool Beanie, Unique Colorway","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe REKNIT Series is a space to reimagine our main beanie collection in different color combinations, using mostly leftover yarn from other knits, sometimes tapping into never before used colors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThis REKNIT's Base Model: The Westcoaster\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Westcoaster is a hand knit wool beanie hat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, knit in Norway, the old fashioned way, with knitting needles — no machinery. It’s double-thread knit with high quality 100% sheep wool yarn, developed on the Norwegian West Coast. The wool’s coarseness is below the itchiness level of 30µm, making it non-itchy to the average wearer. It is a thick beanie meant primarily for the winter, but it works well for the coldest days of spring and fall as well. It comes with no tags or markings, making it naturally a fold-it-as-you-like beanie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeing 100% wool, it enjoys the inherent qualities of the material — wool’s ability to draw a lot of moisture into itself, leaving your skin dry even when sweating. It is also naturally anti-bacterial, and can go a long time only being aired out, not washed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDouble threaded knit for the coldest days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Westcoaster is knit with two threads side by side on the knitting needles. Something that makes it twice as thick and chunky. The unique knobby look, which comes from the knitting technique is also accentuated by the thickness of the knit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile we experience temperature differently, -10°C\/15\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e°F to \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e10°C\/50\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e°F is generally a good sweet spot, the Arctic Circle being the best for those lower ranges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn important aspect to understand, if you want to use these beanies in extreme weather, is that wool is not particularly wind resistant. It is primarily a powerful insulator. So if you are heading into a storm, learn the skill of layering. Wool as an inner layer to insulate you, and a windproof hood outside to windproof you. The combination of these two will offer you the maximum heat. But for most regular winter days, the beanie is enough in itself. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSizing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Westcoaster comes in Regular and Arctic Circle variants. The Arctic Circle is primarily made to accommodate a different style — specifically if you want a double fold to go all the way over your ears. But it also doubles as an XL, since the extra inch of length gives you more material to stretch, and the yarn is stretchy enough for anyone but a giant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeople above 60cm head circumference, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e7 1\/2 hat size, are usually happier with the Arctic Circle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSourcing the softest wool\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorwegian raw wool is available to us, but our yarn provider on the West Coast sources the wool for this beanie from Uruguay, specifically because the Norwegian raw wool is coarser, and is better used for outer layer wear, such as sweaters. The sheep used for our wool are guaranteed not to be mulesed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe design of-, and ways to wear the beanie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe beanie’s design uses a knobby knitting style called seed stitch, and the double thread makes the pattern more dramatic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt arrives as one long, tight knit unit ready to stretch to fit your head, and for you to fold as you will. Single fold, double fold, roll-up or even unfolded, are all valid ways to wear this beanie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt comes without any tag or markings, which is a callback to our heritage — when my mom knit for me as a child, there were no labels anywhere. Just needles, yarn, and skillful craftsmanship — and, as we like to point out, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epatience\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Hat Factory","offers":[{"title":"RHF04-RK39 Eucalyptus + Straw + Grays","offer_id":58659844555084,"sku":"RHF04-RK39","price":144.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"RHF04-RK40 Multicolor","offer_id":58659846947148,"sku":"RHF04-RK40","price":144.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"RHF04-RK41 Pink + Dark Blue + Eucalyptus + Beige","offer_id":58659949773132,"sku":"RHF04-RK41","price":144.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"RHF04-RK42 Yellow + Dark Blue + Spicy Orange + Charcoal","offer_id":58659954786636,"sku":"RHF04-RK42","price":144.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"RHF04-RK30 Green + White + Charcoal + Red","offer_id":57287390265676,"sku":"RHF04-RK30","price":144.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"RHF04-RK35 Wine Red + Charcoal","offer_id":58659799925068,"sku":"RHF04-RK35","price":144.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"RHF04-RK28 Wine Red + Olive","offer_id":56931234021708,"sku":"RHF04-RK28","price":144.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"RHF04-RK37 Wine Red + White","offer_id":58659816309068,"sku":"RHF04-RK37","price":144.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"RHF04-RK29 Multicolor","offer_id":57287371686220,"sku":"RHF04-RK29","price":144.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"RHF04-RK38 Multicolor","offer_id":58659821519180,"sku":"RHF04-RK38","price":144.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"RHF04-RK36 Multicolor","offer_id":58659815457100,"sku":"RHF04-RK36","price":144.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1729\/8315\/files\/custom-hand-knit-chunky-wool-beanie-RHF04-RK28-1.jpg?v=1773058072","url":"https:\/\/redhatfactory.com\/en-fr\/products\/the-westcoaster-reknit","provider":"Red Hat Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}