Wildfool Alashan cashmere-blend beanie in oat — front view on cream linen background

The Alashan Cashmere-Blend Beanie

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$35.00

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The Alashan Cashmere-Blend Beanie

Two layers between you and the wind. One is cashmere.

$35.00

About this item

Two layers, two jobs -- wool outer for the wind, cashmere inner for your forehead.

Outer shell: 93% sheep wool, dense and matte, structured to catch wind.

93% Sheep Wool outer / 7% Alashan Cashmere inner
Two-layer construction -- wool out, cashmere in
Holds shape in rain, breathes in subway warmth
Doesn't pill into tired fuzz by February

Wool fights the wind. Cashmere meets your forehead. You do not have to choose.

Why two layers beat one thicker one --

Material: 93% Sheep Wool (outer) / 7% Alashan Cashmere (inner)
Construction: Two-layer, layered not blended
Knit: Ribbed, medium gauge
Origin: Cashmere from Alashan plateau, Inner Mongolia

Hand wash cold with wool detergent or machine wash gentle in a mesh bag. Lay flat to dry. Use a sweater shaver if pilling appears -- the wool outer will pill before settling.

Most beanies are a single layer of compromise. Thick enough to block cold, but scratchy. Soft enough to feel good, but the wind cuts right through. You spend the winter toggling between the two.

This one does something different. Outer: dense, matte, structured. Catches the wind so you don't have to. Inner: cashmere, the part your forehead feels. Same wool that's been doing this for centuries; same cashmere that grew in -30C winters.

Wool's structure is what blocks wind. Cashmere's softness is what sits against skin. Putting them in separate layers -- not blended into one yarn -- means each does its job without compromising the other. Most beanies blend; this one stacks.

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