In the comments about Textile Collecting 3, a reader said that she thought these hats would be made of alpaca. I think they always were in the past, but most of the hats I have are not natural fibers. The one shown here is the only one that has any natural fiber to speak of.
This one doesn’t show the best technique of the bunch—the stranded threads seem to be pulled too tightly. But the cream-colored yarn feels wooly and soft, like alpaca.
The ear flaps look a little different from the other hats. Here’s a close-up, so you can see.
The little balls at the end of the ties are cute. They’re embroidered, maybe on felt?
