UPCYCLED felted wool beanie

This beanie is made from worn-out HEKNE wool sweaters. Instead of ending up in the trash, the sweaters have been given a new life.

Description and fit

• One size
• The wool is felted, which makes the hat dense and warm.
• Handmade in Norway by us

Would you like to make your own upcycled product from a worn-out wool garment?

All wool that is not Superwash will felt when washed at high temperatures. Wash the garment at 60 degrees and shape it while it is damp. It must be washed with something else to be felted properly, but it can be useful to put it in a laundry bag or pillowcase to prevent the wool fibers from spreading everywhere in the machine.

Once the wool is felted, you can freely cut it however you like. Use your imagination or follow a pattern, and have fun!

Other ideas for what you can make from wool felt from worn-out garments:

• Maybe the shrunken version fits someone smaller than yourself?
• A sweater can become a vest if you cut off the sleeves
• Sleeves can become baby pants
• Mittens, hat, PC or mobile phone cover, blanket, pillow, stuffed animal, seat pad
• And the leftovers? They can be used to patch holes in other wool garments

The great thing about felted wool is that what has become flabby, worn and ugly disappears when it shrinks. Another advantage is that you can cut it without it unraveling. This means that you can make something new out of the wool garment even without sewing.

And actually, this is not just version 2 of the product, but 3, because the sweater was already made from recycled wool!