Cream Faux Fur Cat Ear Beanie, Wool Alpaca Blend, "Ushba"
What to know
Materials
Alpaca, Polyamide, Wool
Cloud-soft crown, two crocheted cat ears, brushed to a fluffy halo.
WHAT IT IS
This beanie is crocheted from a blend of fluffy polyamide, wool and alpaca, shaped into a one-size brim with two stitched cat ears rising from the crown. Measured unfolded it comes to 25 cm long by 25 cm wide (9.8 x 9.8 in). The brim folds up or down, so you can adjust exactly how much ear shows. The polyamide is what gives the surface its brushed, fluffy hand; the wool and alpaca sit underneath, holding the shape.
WHAT GOES INTO IT
Three to four hours, most of it going into the two ears.
Each ear has to rise off a curved crown and match its twin, worked in the round with the increases and decreases counted row by row rather than eyeballed.
This yarn runs fifty percent polyamide for the brushed texture, with thirty percent wool and twenty percent alpaca underneath holding the shape.
This shape repeats - message me for another colourway - but every hat is still built stitch by stitch, one at a time.
HOW IT FEELS
The crown is brushed to a soft halo, the part your hand meets first when you pull it on.
Underneath, the wool and alpaca give it body, so the beanie holds its shape instead of collapsing into a floppy dome.
It sits light on the head rather than heavy, warm without pressing down.
Expect a little shedding in the first wears while the brushed fibres settle - a light shake sorts it.
MATERIALS
- 50% polyamide
- 30% wool
- 20% alpaca
I print the full split, half fluff fibre and half wool and alpaca. The polyamide is doing real work here - it is what gives the crown its texture. You should know exactly what is on your head before you buy it.
SIZE
- Length: 25 (9.8 in)
- Width: 25 cm (9.8 in) (measured unfolded; the folded brim is adjustable).
MADE ONE AT A TIME
I make these one at a time rather than in a run, so the colours change with the yarn I have.
CARE
Hand wash only, lukewarm, pH-neutral wool detergent.
Squeeze gently, like kneading dough. Do not wring, twist or pull.
Dry flat on a towel, away from sun and radiators.
Brushed yarn sheds a little for the first week or two. That is the halo settling, not a fault. Shake it out and it stops.
If small bobbles appear where it rubs, lift them with a knitwear comb - never a razor.
Store folded and clean. Moths go for skin oils, not for the fibre, so put it away washed. Cedar in the drawer, not mothballs.
Spot clean the fur rather than soaking it. Once dry, brush the pile back up with a soft brush or a wide-tooth comb - it flattens when wet and it comes back.
No heat, no tumble dryer. Heat is the one thing faux fur does not survive.
ORDER INFO
MADE TO ORDER? No. This one exists. It is finished, photographed and in my hands. It ships as it is.
PROCESSING
I pack and post within 1-2 business days, Monday to Friday.
SHIPPING FROM POLAND
Sent from Wroclaw, tracked, every parcel. Inside the EU there are no customs charges and nothing is collected at the door.
RETURNS
30 days from delivery. Not the 14 the law asks of me - 30.
Send it back unworn and I refund the item in full. Return postage is yours unless it arrived damaged or not as described, in which case it is mine.
Hand-made does not mean final sale. I would rather it came back than sat in a drawer.
QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU BUY
Message me. If you want a photo of it next to a tape measure, or held against a coat you already own, ask and I will send one. More information can be found https://zaikalabel.com/
Made by Zlata, in Poland. One person, one pair of hands.
Price:$84.41
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Order today to get by Aug 5-17
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Ships from: Poland
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