The Koru Beanie
The Kiwis call it ‘a Beanie’, a title derived from ‘Bean’, Scots Gaelic for the head. North Americans call it ‘a Watchman’s Cap’. The British simply call it ‘a Woolly Hat’. Some say that the South Americans developed this most practical of garments, others that it was nomads from Central Asia. Bald men have a particularly soft spot for it.
Whatever you call it, and whoever invented it, it has been keeping the chill and frostbite away for thousands of years; almost since the birth of knitting.
So what’s different about this Beanie? Not a lot actually! Unless you count the fact that it is made from 40% Possum, 50% Merino Lamb’s Wool, and 10% Silk, making it one of the lightest, cosiest and most comfortable garments you will ever wear … and wear … and wear. It is available in nine colours.
By the way, a Victorian word for the head was ‘the Noggin’. So you might have ended up giving your loved one a gift of ‘a Nogginie’. Try explaining that to them!
If sensible care is taken, they should give service for many years. The possum fibre is hollow, making it a natural heat exchanger. The millions of fibres woven through the yarn combine to regulate the wearer’s body heat, a quality which has made it the knitwear of choice for ramblers, golfers, hill walkers, fisherfolk and countless others out and about in New Zealand and Australia. When the wearer is cool, the possum traps heat, warming her. When too warm. the possum fibres vent the excess heat into the atmosphere, maintaining her at a pleasant ambient temperature.
To get the best out possum beanies we recommend that you hand wash them. If you choose to use a washing machine, please ensure that you use the machine's most delicate program. Possum based garments must never be washed at temperatures higher than 30°C. We accept no responsibility for any problems arising from the machine washing of garments.
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