personalized classic stripes hat with earflaps

Fine stripes running round the hat with a name or initials at the brim. The most traditional thing we knit, and the one that has never once looked of its moment because it has never tried to be.

This is the earflap version, with flaps that cover the ears and hold the hat steady on a head that will not stay still. The same design is knit as a plain beanie if you prefer it without.

Each hat is made to order in the USA in a soft, hardwearing acrylic that holds its shape wash after wash. Choose your base and accent from twenty-nine colors, and it becomes a piece made for one child alone.

• Three sizes, Small (0-1 year), Medium (1-4 years), Large (4+ and Up/Adult)
• Earflaps for warmth and a closer fit
• A name or initials, up to nine characters
• Antique Roman lettering, in uppercase, the typeface is part of the design, so there is no font to select
• Twenty-nine colors to choose from, for both base and accent
• Made from 100% high-quality acrylic, will never fade or shrink
• Made Proudly in the USA
• Shown here in Charcoal with a Black accent

Children's head sizes vary so please select size carefully. Because our hats are handcrafted, slight size variances can occur due to design and yarn color choices.

• SMALL, 0 - 1 year old, approximately 17″ circumference
• MEDIUM, 1 - 4 years old, approximately 20″ circumference
• LARGE, 4+ and Up/Adult, approximately 22″ circumference

Is this a good baby shower gift?
It is one of our most popular personalized baby gifts. A knit hat with a name is small enough to wrap, useful from the first cold week, and unmistakably chosen for that child.

How does it differ from Modern Stripe?
Classic Stripes runs finer, more traditional lines. Modern Stripe uses wider, evenly spaced bands, a bolder reading of the same idea.

Which colors look most classic?
Charcoal with Black is the sample. Navy with Bleached White, Red with Bleached White and Heather Gray with Off White are the pairings that predate all of us.

Which size should I choose?
Small suits a baby up to a year, at roughly a seventeen-inch head. Medium covers one to four years at about twenty inches, and Large fits four years through adult at around twenty-two. If a child falls between two sizes, take the larger, the knit has give, and a hat that lasts two winters is the better gift.

Regular or earflaps?
Earflaps for babies and toddlers, who lose warmth through their ears and rarely leave a hat where it was put. The plain beanie suits older children who want the design without them.

100% Skein Acrylic:

• As easy to love as it is to care for: Machine wash cold on a gentle cycle. Do not bleach. Lay flat to dry or tumble dry on low heat.
• To maintain quality and avoid pilling, wash separately, especially from cotton towels or mixed fabrics.
• When possible, wash alone for best results.

Please note that colors might vary in intensity as we hand-dye all our yarn. Personalized pieces are made to order and cannot be returned, please check your spelling before ordering.

Also available as a matching scarf, knit in the same design and the same twenty-nine colors.