This luxuriously tactile hat, designed in a textured stripe stitch, is intended to showcase the beautiful character of the wool and is inspired by the raw beauty of weathered coastal surfaces worn over time by shifting tides and shoreline winds.

It combines Donegal Wool and finest lambswool in a fine two-tone stripe, with a subtle pattern detail at the crown of the hat.

Contents - 50% non-mulesed Irish Donegal wool and 50% lambswool, spun and dyed in Scotland.

One size fits all - Approximate circumference 48cm (19 inches) and height 25.5cm ( 10 inches) or 18cm (7 inches) when folded up.

Cool gentle hand wash or dry clean only.

This hat was knitted in my studio on a vintage domestic knitting machine using a beautiful merino-quality wool sourced from a mill in southwest Donegal, an area which can trace its heritage to the early tradition of hand spinning, dating back centuries.