# Help me find a felted wool beanie, or, an opportunity for a quality knitter **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 19, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-felted-wool-beanie-or-an-opportunity-for-a-quality-knitter/613364 "2012-02-19T22:51:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-felted-wool-beanie-or-an-opportunity-for-a-quality-knitter/613364/1 "2012-02-19T22:51:40Z")
About 15 years ago I purchased 2 felted wool beanies (watchmen’s caps, dock workers caps) from Burlington Coat Factory. The caps have no tags and no identifiable marks. I have lost one of the caps and the one I have left is starting to get holes in it. I would be grateful if anybody could help me locate a source for more of these. Here is a picture of the [remaining cap](http://s1175.photobucket.com/albums/r630/sitchensis/): (Warning dead deer in photo) Also, if any knitters out there are confident they could knit something this fine, I would gladly pay you and do the felting myself. The pre-felted hat would probably need to big enough for a basketball. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-felted-wool-beanie-or-an-opportunity-for-a-quality-knitter/613364/2 "2012-02-19T23:43:23Z")
I can knit it for you like - I can felt it too, actually. I even have te yarn - do you have a colour preference? Let’s wait and see if anyone knows where you can buy one tho… ---
**Author:** ![FlyByNight512](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/82dd89/32.png) [@FlyByNight512](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyByNight512)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-felted-wool-beanie-or-an-opportunity-for-a-quality-knitter/613364/3 "2012-02-19T23:46:13Z")
[This](http://www.etsy.com/listing/39944285/felted-mohair-and-wool-beanie-adult) etsy seller might be able to do what you want. The pics look a little odd as the mannequin heads used to display hats are usually 60-70% of life size. I’m not sure why, but that seems to be the usual practice. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-felted-wool-beanie-or-an-opportunity-for-a-quality-knitter/613364/4 "2012-02-20T00:27:13Z")
It looks like a [Toque ( Canadian beanie)](http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=tok+canadian+hat&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#q=toque+canadian+hat&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&prmd=imvns&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=FJNBT_LfOIfniAK3pLWYAQ&ved=0CGQQrQQ&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=5eb811c1a0268769&biw=1866&bih=970) ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-felted-wool-beanie-or-an-opportunity-for-a-quality-knitter/613364/5 "2012-02-20T01:16:16Z")
How about [this one](http://www.etsy.com/listing/88292432/felted-beanie-greenbrown-spiral?ref=sr_gallery_21&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=felt+toque&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_spelling_corrected=felt+tocque&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade)? StG ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-felted-wool-beanie-or-an-opportunity-for-a-quality-knitter/613364/6 "2012-02-20T01:27:38Z")
Thanks for the responses @ alice: Thank you, I’ll let this thread sit around for a few days, if I can’t get a lead on a dealer, I will PM you. @ FlyByNight512: Never thought of etsy, good idea. I would rather pay a doper if they would want the job. @ picnurse: Yeah it is like a toque, only the felted wool is fairly dense, like a pea coat. That’s what makes it so difficult to find. The ones I purchased, I assumed were meant as classic dress hats, to accompany a long camelhair trench coats and pea coats, for men in the 1950’s ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-felted-wool-beanie-or-an-opportunity-for-a-quality-knitter/613364/7 "2012-02-20T02:18:52Z")
It looks like it was knit in a double rib and then felted (although I’m on my phone and can’t get great resolution) - that’s what would account for the thickness of the fabric. Anyway, see if you can buy one cheap - if not I can knit it up for you. ---
**Author:** ![StuffLikeThatThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@StuffLikeThatThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StuffLikeThatThere)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-felted-wool-beanie-or-an-opportunity-for-a-quality-knitter/613364/8 "2012-02-20T14:29:33Z")
Concurring with **alice** on the construction (2x2 rib, felted). I’ve made my husband some very similar hats, and those suckers are warm. (In a pinch, you can use one to carry a just-out-of-the-oven round casserole dish to a potluck. In case that ever comes up.) ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-felted-wool-beanie-or-an-opportunity-for-a-quality-knitter/613364/9 "2012-02-20T15:13:03Z")
Pretty sure I accidently just made one of those for myself. Hand knit by me pure wool hat + too long in the dryer = smaller, thicker, close fitting cap. ---
**Author:** ![\_Olive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/4af34b/32.png) [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-felted-wool-beanie-or-an-opportunity-for-a-quality-knitter/613364/10 "2012-02-21T22:15:23Z")
[this etsy site has some beanies](http://www.etsy.com/shop/encorehats?ref=seller_info)