Highlands Alpaca Blend Hat
Style: 05538
Regular price
$45.90 USD
Sale price
$45.90 USD
Regular price
$45.90 USD
Cozy without the bulk, our Alpaca Blend Hat offers just the right amount of warmth for crisp fall days and chilly winter outings. The soft, lightweight knit features alpaca for natural warmth and a comfortable feel, making it an easy everyday essential. Beautifully crafted in Peru, it pairs perfectly with our Alpaca Blend Socks and Hand Warmers for a cozy cold-weather set.
- 50% alpaca, 50% acrylic
- One size fits most
- Machine wash cold, gentle cycle; air dry
- Fairly made in Arequipa, Peru
- Brought to you by our fair trade partners, Tey-Art
family farms
alpaca
earth friendly dyes
enduring quality
ethically made
Alpaca: upgrade your wool
Nestled in the Peruvian Andes, alpaca ranchers have been deriving their livelihoods and supplying the world with one of its the most beautiful fibers since the time of the Incas.
To make enduring socks, we blend the alpaca with synthetic fibers, but the benefits of alpaca shine. through in every pair:
- Super soft. Compared to wool, alpaca has a cashmere-like softness (without the exploitive ecological & human side effects).
- Warm. Though it's lighter, alpaca is seven times warmer than wool.
- Resistant. While not appropriate for extended rainy weather, compared to wool, alpaca is three times more water resistant and better resists damage and mildew.
- Hypoallergenic. Alpaca contains no lanolin, the substance found in sheeps wool that causes itchiness for many people.
- Earth-friendly. Almost no other clothing fiber has a smaller carbon footprint. Compared to sheep, the alpaca's upper lip allows it to eat grass without uprooting it so there's no long term grazing damage. It's why alpaca have been herding on the same land for millennia.
