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The Beanie Sourcing Brief · B2B

Beanie Manufacturer

The complete sourcing brief for brands adding a knit beanie to a drop, yarn, gauge, stitch, branding, and cost decided the way a factory floor actually decides them. Cuffed or slouchy, drop-matched to your apparel, from 50 pieces per colorway.

Get a quote Request a sample

Send your logo and the Pantone of the hoodie it should match. We quote within 24 hours.

Knitted, not sewn

Made on knitting machines, with their own queue

Drop-Match Knit

Yarn matched to your apparel Pantones

3-5 weeks

Bulk after sample approval

Retail-shaped

Packed, nested with crown supports

What this brief covers

A beanie decision, start to finish

Most “beanie manufacturer” pages sell you a photo. This one hands you the same checklist we run on our own knitting floor, so you brief us like an insider instead of guessing. Everything a buyer needs to spec, price, and reorder a knit beanie is below no fluff, no sign-up.

  • The build, yarn, gauge, and stitch, and why the knit is the design.
  • The materials: acrylic, wool blends, and recycled yarns compared.
  • The branding: woven patch, embroidery, and debossed logos on knit.
  • Drop-Match Knit: our method for making the beanie read as part of your capsule.
  • MOQ & pricing: real order tiers and what moves the unit cost.
  • Process, sizing & care sampling, lead time, QC, and.

Built for brands

Who we make beanies for

A beanie is the easiest add-on in a capsule. These are the brands that get the most from it.

Streetwear capsule brands

A beanie drop matched to your hoodie colorway, with a woven cuff label. It completes the outfit in every product photo.

Hoodies to match

Cold-market and outdoor labels

Wool or merino blends, chunky gauge, and a fleece headband or full lining. Real warmth for real winters.

All headwear we make

Merch, events, and teams

Your colors are knitted in, stripes or jacquard, and a patch on the cuff. A low-cost piece everyone in the crew will wear.

How low-MOQ production works

The build

How a beanie gets its shape

A beanie is the one product in our range that comes off a knitting machine, not a sewing line the whole garment is the stitch. So the design decisions are yarn, gauge, and stitch pattern, and beanies run on their own equipment with their own queue. We say that plainly because it’s why beanie timelines read differently from sewn caps and why they’re the highest-margin, lowest-risk piece you can add to a drop.

Knit

Rib, waffle, or chunky fisherman knit the stitch is the design, and it never fades because it isn’t printed.

Cuff

Folded cuff or single-layer. The cuff is also your prime branding surface.

Crown

Slouchy for length and relaxed drape, or snug for a clean fit. Pom-pom optional.

Gauge

Fine-gauge reads premium and modern; chunky reads warm and heritage. Gauge sets the whole feel.

Lining

Optional fleece headband or full lining for colder markets.

Label

Woven or leather label at the cuff the signature beanie tell.

Pick your knit

Knit The read Best for
Fine-gauge rib Premium and modern Streetwear capsules and clean branding
Waffle Textured and casual Lifestyle and everyday drops
Chunky fisherman Warm and heritage Cold markets and outdoor labels
Jacquard or stripe Pattern knitted in, never printed Team colors, retro and statement drops

Cuffed or slouchy

The classic

Cuffed

Height (folded):
About 20-22 cm.

The look:
Snug and clean, sitting neatly on the head.

Branding:
The folded cuff is your prime branding surface.

Slouchy

Height (folded):
About 26-30 cm.

The look:
Extra length and a relaxed drape at the back.

Branding:
A label or patch at the front, just above the brow.

The materials

How to pick the right yarn

Yarn is where cost, hand feel, and warmth get decided before a single stitch runs. Here’s how the three families actually compare when you’re the one paying for the run.

Acrylic

Soft, warm, color-fast, and cost-effective, the beanie is the standard and the reason margins are high on this piece.

Wool/blend

Premium warmth and hand: a merino blend elevates the whole drop.

Recycled

Recycled-yarn beanies for brands running a sustainability story.

The woven label is the classic branding and it’s cleaner on knit than embroidery. A small woven or leather patch on the cuff is the signature beanie look, instantly recognizable and hard to fake cheaply. Embroidery and debossed patches work too; we recommend based on your logo.

The branding

How to brand a knit without cheapening it

Knit is unforgiving; the wrong decoration puckers the stitch and reads cheap. These three do the opposite.

Woven/leather patch

Sewn to the cuff is the classic finish, and the one buyers recognize on sight.

Embroidery

Direct flat embroidery on the cuff; best on tighter-gauge knits where the stitch stays flat.

Debossed patch

Rubber or faux-leather embossed logo for a modern, tactile mark.

Match the method to your logo

Your page says you recommend based on the logo. Here’s how that recommendation usually lands.

Your logo Usually best as Why
A wordmark or detailed logo Woven label Holds fine detail and small text that stitches would lose
A bold, simple mark Flat embroidery on a fine-gauge cuff Sits flat on a tight-knit
A premium or heritage mark Leather patch A tactile, crafted finish
A modern graphic mark Rubber or debossed patch Clean, tactile, and durable
On a chunky knit A patch, not embroidery Loose stitches pucker under a needle
The signature move

Drop-Match Knit

A GIBBEN CLOTHING method

Your beanie should read as part of the drop, not an accessory bought elsewhere.

Cheap headwear looks bolted-on because the color is close-but-off. With Drop-Match Knit, we dye or select the yarn against the same Pantone standards as your hoodies, tees, or tracksuit so the beanie sits inside the capsule and your customers see one cohesive story, not a mismatched add-on. It’s the difference between an accessory and a hero SKU.

Beyond color: knitted-in jacquard patterns and stripes are available. The pattern is knitted, not printed, so it never washes out. 

Side by side

A hero beanie vs. a bolted-on accessory

Your Drop-Match Knit section calls it the difference between an accessory and a hero SKU. Here’s where that difference shows.

Detail Bolted-on beanie Gibben beanie
Color Close-but-off next to your hoodie Yarn dyed or selected to your Pantone standards
Branding Embroidery that puckers the knit Woven or leather cuff label, or embroidery only where it lies flat
Pattern Printed, and it fades Knitted-in jacquard or stripes that never wash out
Arrival Flattened in the carton Packed nested with crown supports, retail-shaped
Reorders Re-sampled, and the color drifts Files, dye standards and specs kept on file

The beanie is in the outfit photo

Your product shots put the beanie right next to the hoodie. If the green is one shade off, customers see it before they read a word, and the whole capsule looks cheaper. A drop-matched beanie makes the outfit look planned, and gets bought with the hoodie.

MOQ & Pricing

What you’ll order

Quantity / style Indicative unit price
100–198 Base
200–598 −1%
600–998 −2%
1,000–1,998 −3%
2,000+ −4%

Exact pricing is issued on the quote against your fabric, decoration, and Incoterm. 

What moves a beanie’s price

Yarn
acrylic, wool blend, recycled
Order quantity
MOQ tiers
Knit and gauge
chunky, jacquard, stripes
Lining
fleece headband or full
Branding
label, patch, embroidery
Extras
pom-pom

Planning your range

Three ways a beanie earns its place

Your floor section says brands add the beanie last. Here’s why it deserves a place in the plan from the start.

The add-on

A low-cost piece bought alongside a hoodie that lifts the value of every order.

The capsule finisher

Drop-matched to your hoodies, tees, or tracksuits, it makes the whole drop look planned.

The easy reorder

Specs and dye standards are on file, so next winter’s run needs no re-sampling.

Process & Standards

Before and after the run

Sampling

Spec → knit sample → patch strike-off → pre-production (7–12d).

Lead time

Bulk 3–5 weeks after approval, plus shipping.

Quality control

Each item beanie is individually checked.

Compliance

Recycled yarn available.

Retail-Shape Packing

Packed nested with crown supports so hats arrive retail-shaped, not flattened.

Reorders

Digitized files, dye standards, and specs kept on file for exact reorders no re-sampling.

Count back from the first cold snap

Beanies sell in a short window. Here’s how far back to start, with one sampling round.

Stage By air By sea
Knit sample to pre-production 7-12 days 7-12 days
Bulk 3-5 weeks 3-5 weeks
Shipping 5-12 days 25-40 days
Stock in hand About 5-8 weeks About 8-12 weeks
Sizing & Care

Fit and aftercare

Style Height (folded) Fit
Cuffed ~20–22cm One-size stretch
Slouchy ~26–30cm One-size stretch
Kids scaled One-size youth

One-size stretch fits most adults; a youth size is available on request. Care: cold hand or gentle wash, reshape and lay flat to dry.

From our floor

Why brands add the beanie last and shouldn’t

QC

Each item checked

100 pcs

Minimum per colorway to start

3–5 Weeks

Bulk after sample approval

A beanie is usually the cheapest unit in a capsule to make and one of the easiest to sell, which is exactly why it’s the highest-margin SKU most brands under-order. Drop-match a beanie to a hoodie drop. Spec it as a hero piece, not an afterthought.

FAQ: Beanie

Buyer questions

A woven label is the classic choice, and it’s cleaner on knit than embroidery. Flat embroidery works too, directly on the cuff, and is best on tighter-gauge knits where the stitch stays flat. We recommend based on your logo.

Cuffed (about 20-22 cm folded) gives a snug, clean fit, and the cuff is your prime branding surface. Slouchy (about 26-30 cm folded) gives extra length and a relaxed drape. Both are one-size-fits-all.

Yes. Choose a fleece headband or a full lining for colder markets.

Because they’re knitted, not sewn. Beanies come off knitting machines with their own queue, so sampling runs 7-12 days to pre-production, and bulk takes 3-5 weeks after approval.

Yes. With Drop-Match Knit, we dye or select the yarn to match the same Pantone standards as your hoodies, tees, or tracksuits, so the beanie reads as part of the drop.

Yes to both. A pom-pom is optional on the crown, and jacquard patterns and stripes are knitted in, not printed, so they never wash out.

A wool or merino blend gives premium warmth and hand. Acrylic is soft, warm, and cost-effective. For colder markets, add a fleece headband or full lining.

Yes. Recycled-yarn beanies suit brands running a sustainability story.

Yes. A scaled youth size is available on request alongside the one-size adult beanie.

Your digitized files, dye standards,, and specs stay on file, so a reorder is made to the same spec with no resampling.

Ready when you are

What to send for a fast, accurate beanie quote

A logo and a color reference are enough to start. The more of this you add, the sharper your quote.

  • Cuffed or slouchy
  • Yarn: acrylic, wool blend or recycled
  • Knit and gauge: rib, waffle, chunky or jacquard
  • Colors as Pantone, or the hoodie to match
  • Your logo, and label, patch or embroidery
  • Lining, pom-pom or stripes
  • Quantity per colorway, adult or youth
  • Your launch date, and air or sea
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