Foxy Beanie
The Foxtail
Be the Smartest Animal Around
Bedtime Stories
Everybody wants to write a story about the fantastic Mr. Fox. He’s wise and he’s agile, and he comes with a good looking color scheme.
After reading bedtime books with my son year after year, my mind became seared with the image of talking foxes and their swirling tails. And at one time, I thought — that could be a cool color scheme for a pointy North Cap.
Tip of the Foxberg
The Foxtail is a North Cap, using one part orange leftover yarn from other knits, and one part new white yarn.
The pointy tip of the North Cap naturally lent itself to this color scheme, so the choice of base beanie was easy.
Details
The Southlander is a hand knit wool beanie, knit the old fashioned way, with two knitting needles and a whole lot of patience. It is knit in Norway, on the South Coast, by a variety of knitters. No matter which knitter, each beanie goes trough the same quality control, and each knitter is selected through a few (paid) test knits. Each Southlander comes with signed Certificate of Authenticity, signed by the knitter of your particular beanie.
We knit with wool, the Southlander being 80% sheep wool. Sheep wool is by far the most common knitting material in Norway, historically and in modern times alike. The 20% other percent are nylon, which strengthens the thread, and makes the Southlander an all-round beanie, as opposed to the thickness of pure wool, which produces more of a pure winter beanie.
- Material 80% Sheep Wool, 20% Nylon
- Optimal Wear Temperature 0-15°C (32–59°F)
- Size One-size
- Washing Temperature 40°C (Wool Programme)
- Knitting Time 4 Hours
- Warranty 10 Years (Read More)