Watch Cap Wool Knit Beanie, Black

Wool knit · short brim · holds shape · fits under a hood

At a glance

• Type: Cuffed wool watch cap beanie
• Material: Wool-dominant, 71–80% wool; the rest is a stretch fiber that helps it keep its shape
• Fit: One size, 54–58 cm, stretches to fit
• Wear it three ways: Cuff up, cuff down over the ears, or unfolded
• Care: Hand wash cold, lay flat to dry
• Colors: Black, Gray, Army Green (same hat, each color sold as its own listing)
• Shipping: Ships within 1–3 business days; usually 10–15 business days from order to door. Ships to the US, Canada, UK, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia, with tracking.
• Returns: 30 days from delivery, unworn and in original packaging

Wool-dominant, 71-80% wool, thin enough to wear under a hood and warm enough that you notice it on a windy October afternoon. Wool traps warm air in the fiber and does not go clammy when you step from outside into a heated room. That last part is why synthetics feel wrong and this one does not. The cuff is what makes it: fold it up and the hat sits above the ears, fold it down and it covers them, leave it unfolded and the cuff becomes a brim. Three ways to wear it, same hat.

What it's like in the cold

Wool is the point of a wool hat. It traps warm air in the fibers, breathes, and doesn't get the clammy feeling synthetics get when you step out of the wind into a heated room. This one is wool-dominant, 71-80% wool, with the rest being the fiber that gives it stretch and helps the hat keep its shape after a season of wear. We tested it on a windy afternoon in October. The hat won.

What it's like to wear

One size, 54-58cm, with enough stretch to fit most heads without feeling like a headband. The cuff is wide enough to actually cover your ears when you fold it down. The crown has room for actual hair, instead of sitting on top of it like a shower cap. The knit is dense enough to block wind, loose enough to breathe.

What it's like to live with

• Wool-dominant, 71-80% wool. The rest is the fiber that gives it stretch. We didn't run a lab test; we have October.
• One size, 54-58cm. Stretches to fit. If your head is outside that range, the Foldaway is the one.
• Three ways to wear. Cuff up, cuff down, or unfolded.
• Hand wash, lay flat to dry. Wool doesn't love the dryer. Cold water, gentle soap, flat dry. It keeps its shape for seasons.
• Breathable, thermal, windproof. The three things the fiber was built for.

The Logistics

It's a wool hat. It will keep your head warm in the cold. It will not keep your head dry in real rain — for that, the Foldaway is the one. This is for the kind of weather where you need a hat and a coat.

The three colors. Black, gray, army green. Same hat, three colors. We list each color as its own page so the swatch you see is the swatch you receive.

Shipping. Ships within 1–3 business days and usually arrives 10–15 business days after you order. Tracking included. If it goes missing, we replace it.

Returns. 30 days, no restocking fee.

Who it's for. The person who loses their hat every winter and has decided this is the one they replace, not the one they lose.

— Marie Kiro